The department also said a forthcoming rule will make inventory requirements stricter for retailers that want to accept SNAP benefits.

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Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier remark on the Department of Defense's transition from Anthropic to OpenAI technologies.

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Donald Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology while simultaneously demanding the company cooperate with the government for six months.

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