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OpenAI reveals Pentagon deal details as Altman admits it was rushed
On March 1, 2026, OpenAI published additional details about its Department of Defense agreement following days of controversy. The disclosure came after the original deal announcement triggered consumer backlash, including a 295% spike in ChatGPT uninstalls. CEO Sam Altman, in public remarks accompanying the disclosure, described the deal as "definitely rushed" and acknowledged that "the optics don't look good." The additional details were released as context following the contrast with Anthropic's public refusal of similar terms, which had resulted in Anthropic being designated a supply-chain risk.
Google partners with Airtel to filter RCS spam in India at the carrier level
Google announced a partnership with Indian carrier Airtel to address RCS spam in India. The integration deploys AI-powered spam filtering at the carrier infrastructure layer, rather than relying solely on device-side or application-layer filtering. TechCrunch reported the news on March 1, noting that India has faced disproportionately high RCS and SMS spam volumes for years, driven by both commercial bulk messaging and sophisticated scam operations.
VCs say they're no longer funding AI SaaS without clear defensibility beyond model access
TechCrunch surveyed venture capitalists on March 1, 2026, about what they are no longer funding in the AI SaaS category. The consistent pattern across investor responses: firms are passing on companies that amount to thin wrappers around foundation models without proprietary data, network effects, or workflow integrations deep enough to create switching costs. The bar that was sufficient to raise a seed round in 2023 and 2024 - a compelling demo with GPT-4 and some growth traction - is no longer clearing the threshold at most firms.