1. OpenAI's Robotics Chief Resigns Over Pentagon Contract Caitlin Kalinowski had spent months building OpenAI's robotics division from scratch. On March 7, she walked away from it. Her reason: the company's new agreement with the Department of Defense.

2. Block Fires 40% of Staff for an AI Overhaul. Alexa+ Shows the Tech Isn't Ready. Forty percent of Block's workforce is gone.

3. Courts and Consumers Start Pricing AI Transparency A California judge rejected Elon Musk's bid to block the state's AI data disclosure law last week.

In Brief

• Anthropic Plans Court Challenge to DOD Supply-Chain Label CEO Dario Amodei said Anthropic will contest the Defense Department's supply-chain risk designation in court. Microsoft, Google, and Amazon confirmed Claude remains available to all non-defense customers through their platforms.

• Google Awards Sundar Pichai $692M Pay Package Most of the compensation is tied to performance targets. New stock incentives are linked to milestones at Waymo and Wing, Alphabet's drone delivery venture.

• OpenAI Delays ChatGPT Adult Mode Again The feature, which gives verified adult users access to erotica and other explicit content, had already slipped from its December target. OpenAI has not set a new launch date.

• WhatsApp Opens to Rival AI Chatbots in Brazil Meta will let competing AI companies offer chatbots to Brazilian WhatsApp users for a fee. The decision follows a similar move for European users announced one day earlier.

• ICE Detention Facility Owner Targets AI Data Center Worker Housing AI data center developers are adopting "man camps" — modular housing originally used for remote oil field workers. One operator that also runs ICE detention facilities is marketing its units for AI construction sites.

• Google Releases CLI Tool Connecting OpenClaw to Workspace Data The command-line tool lets developers plug OpenClaw into multiple Workspace APIs. Google has not designated it as an official product yet.

• Hayden AI Sues Ex-CEO Over 41GB Data Theft and Résumé Fraud The AI startup alleges its former chief executive took 41GB of company email and lied about his credentials. The suit also claims the co-founder improperly sold over $1.2M in stock.

• City Detect Raises $13M Series A for AI Urban Monitoring The startup helps local governments detect urban decay using AI. It operates in at least 17 U.S. cities, including Dallas and Miami.

• Deveillance Launches Spectre I Jammer for Always-On AI Wearables The handheld device claims to block always-listening AI wearables from recording nearby conversations. Its effectiveness faces basic physics constraints, according to Wired's analysis.

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