US Appeals Court Upholds Pentagon Blacklisting of Anthropic

A US federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the Pentagon may keep Anthropic on its blacklist, barring the AI company from military contracts. The court declined to block the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, finding the move was legal. The decision upholds the Pentagon's labeling of Anthropic as a security risk, effectively excluding the company from defense work. The case centers on the military's ability to restrict contractors it deems a national security concern.