US judge blocks Pentagon blacklisting of AI firm Anthropic
Court order rules that Pentagon acted illegally, punishing AI company for criticism of government.

Court order rules that Pentagon acted illegally, punishing AI company for criticism of government.

![ro-democracy activists Lee Cheuk-yan, left, Cheung Man-kwong and Chow Hang-tung, centre right, at a 2019 vigil for the victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre. [File: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-20T155359Z_737179566_RC2CAA9Y3IND_RTRMADP_3_HONGKONG-SECURITY-TIANANMEN-1787280720.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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