Judge Lin Temporarily Blocks Pentagon National Security Risk Label

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   Interest in Anthropic increased after CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down to the Pentagon.

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   Anthropic focuses on providing AI services to enterprise customers.

3. Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer of Anthropic

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   "I think we have a better business model. I think we have better margins," said Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer of Anthropic, at The New York Times DealBook summit in December 2025.

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   People wrote "Thank You" messages in chalk outside Anthropic's headquarters.

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   In legal filings, Anthropic said it could lose billions of dollars if the national security risk designation remained.

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   Anthropic sued the Pentagon and the Trump administration to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to label the company a "supply chain risk."

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   President Donald Trump ordered all federal agencies to cease using Anthropic's products within six months.

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   US District Judge Rita Lin issued a temporary order blocking the Pentagon from labeling Anthropic as a national security risk.

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   Judge Rita Lin stayed her order for one week to allow the Justice Department time to appeal.

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he would formally label Anthropic as a national security risk.