Technology & Startups — Pentagon-Anthropic Dispute and OpenAI's $110B Raise Signal Critical Inflection Point in AI Industry Control

Technology & Startups · 2026-02-28

The technology industry is experiencing a transformative power shift as evidenced by today's developments in AI. OpenAI's massive $110 billion raise at a $730 billion valuation, backed by tech giants Amazon and Nvidia, demonstrates unprecedented capital concentration in AI development. Simultaneously, Anthropic's standoff with the Pentagon over AI safety protocols reveals the emerging tension…