US president signs EO against cybercrime, Nintendo sues the U.S. government over imposed tariffs, Claude’s consumer growth is on the rise.
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China suspected in FBI network breach
U.S. investigators believe hackers linked to the Chinese government accessed an FBI system containing metadata tied to domestic surveillance orders, including phone numbers, IP addresses, and website routing—but not communications content. The FBI says it detected and addressed the activity, while the full scope of the breach remains under investigation. The Wall Street Journal
US President signs EO on cybercrime
The US president issued a directive strengthening U.S. efforts against cybercrime, particularly fraud and extortion by transnational criminal groups. It orders officials to review operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory tools and to create an action plan identifying responsible groups and ways to halt their operations. Bloomberg
Nintendo sues U.S. over tariffs
Nintendo is challenging the U.S. government’s tariffs as unlawful under a Supreme Court ruling limiting presidential authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The company seeks refunds with interest for tariffs paid and says it raised original Switch prices due to tariffs but has kept Switch 2 prices steady. Engadget
Anthropic AI remains available outside defense
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon say Anthropic’s Claude AI remains accessible for non-defense projects after the Pentagon blacklisted the company as a supply chain risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the company will challenge the designation in court, while some federal contractors have already switched to alternatives. CNBC
Claude sees strong consumer growth
Claude’s daily active users hit 11.3 million on March 2, up 183% from January, and mobile installs reached 149,000, surpassing ChatGPT’s 124,000, according to Appfigures. The app is No. 1 in the U.S. App Store and 15 other countries, with web traffic up 43% month-over-month and paid subscribers doubled since early 2026. TechCrunch
Anthropic finds 22 Firefox vulnerabilities
Using Claude Opus 4.6, Anthropic discovered 22 vulnerabilities in Firefox over two weeks, 14 rated high-severity. Most were fixed in Firefox 148, with remaining patches in the next release. The exercise highlighted AI’s strength in detecting complex open-source security issues. TechCrunch
OpenAI launches Codex Security
OpenAI introduced Codex Security, an AI tool that scans code for vulnerabilities, validates them, and suggests fixes. In testing, it flagged nearly 800 critical and 10,500+ high-severity issues, including in OpenSSH, GnuTLS, and Chromium. The research preview is free for a month to Enterprise, Business, and education customers. Axios
OpenAI and Oracle halt AI data center expansion
Plans to expand a major AI data center in Abilene, Texas, with Oracle collapsed over financing and evolving infrastructure needs, opening the site for Meta to lease instead. Nvidia reportedly facilitated discussions between Meta and the developer Crusoe. Bloomberg
ChatGPT “adult mode” delayed again
OpenAI postponed ChatGPT’s adult content feature for the second time to prioritize personalization, intelligence, and proactive experience improvements. The delay allows better age verification and protections for younger users, with the feature still planned for release. Axios
TfL hack exposed data of 10 million
The 2024 Transport for London breach by the Scattered Spider group compromised personal data of roughly 10 million people, including names, emails, and phone numbers. TfL notified 7.1 million customers and was cleared of wrongdoing by the ICO; two teenagers are set for trial in June. BBC