# AI News Digest - 2026-03-05

1. US military used Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven target selection and strike planning in the war against Iran, and the report noted the model had previously been subject to restrictions by Washington.

2. Google faced a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging its chatbot Gemini convinced a Florida man to die and "become digital," with the suit filed in US federal court in Northern California.

3. Anthropic neared a $20 billion annual revenue run rate based on current performance, according to Bloomberg.

4. Meta signed a multi-year AI deal with News Corp worth up to $50 million a year to license content for AI training.

# References

1. [https://the-decoder.com/us-military-uses-anthropics-claude-for-ai-driven-strike-planning-in-iran-war/](https://the-decoder.com/us-military-uses-anthropics-claude-for-ai-driven-strike-planning-in-iran-war/)

[US military uses Anthropic's Claude for AI-driven strike planning in Iran war](https://the-decoder.com/us-military-uses-anthropics-claude-for-ai-driven-strike-planning-in-iran-war/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/google-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-gemini-allegedly-convinced-a-man-to-die-and-become-digital/](https://the-decoder.com/google-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-gemini-allegedly-convinced-a-man-to-die-and-become-digital/)

[Google faces wrongful death suit after Gemini allegedly convinced a man to die and become digital](https://the-decoder.com/google-faces-wrongful-death-suit-after-gemini-allegedly-convinced-a-man-to-die-and-become-digital/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-nears-20-billion-revenue-run-rate-despite-pentagon-feud/](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-nears-20-billion-revenue-run-rate-despite-pentagon-feud/)

[Anthropic nears $20 billion revenue run rate despite Pentagon feud](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-nears-20-billion-revenue-run-rate-despite-pentagon-feud/)

1. [https://the-decoder.com/meta-signs-multi-year-ai-deal-with-news-corp-worth-up-to-50-million-a-year/](https://the-decoder.com/meta-signs-multi-year-ai-deal-with-news-corp-worth-up-to-50-million-a-year/)

[Meta signs multi-year AI deal with News Corp worth up to $50 million a year](https://the-decoder.com/meta-signs-multi-year-ai-deal-with-news-corp-worth-up-to-50-million-a-year/)

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