1. Pentagon Designates Anthropic as a "Supply Chain Risk"

In a stunning escalation of the standoff reported earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has officially designated Anthropic as a National Security Supply Chain Risk.

• The Impasse: The decision follows Anthropic’s refusal to grant the military "unrestricted use" of its Claude models, specifically citing ethical red lines against mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons.

• The Fallout: Effective immediately, all U.S. military contractors and partners are prohibited from conducting commercial activity with Anthropic. President Trump has further directed all federal agencies to phase out Anthropic technology within six months.

• The Response: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei stated that "no amount of intimidation" will change the company's position on democratic values, while hundreds of employees at Google and OpenAI have signed a letter in solidarity.

2. Nvidia Blackwell Ultra Crushes "Agentic" Benchmarks

Following its record-breaking earnings this week, Nvidia has released new "InferenceX" benchmarks for its Blackwell Ultra (GB300) platform.

• The Numbers: The new chips deliver 50x better performance and a 35x reduction in cost for agentic AI workloads compared to the previous Hopper generation.

• The Efficiency: Nvidia is now focusing on "tokens per watt," showing a 50x increase in throughput per megawatt. This is critical for "Agentic AI," which requires maintaining long-context memory and constant "reasoning".

3. Samsung Galaxy S26: The First Truly Agentic Phone

Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2026 in San Francisco has set a new standard for mobile devices, moving from "features" to "agents".

• Now Nudge: A standout feature of the S26 series is "Now Nudge," which understands conversational context to suggest actions—like preparing a photo gallery to send or drafting a reply—before the user even asks.

• Privacy-First Intelligence: The series includes a dedicated "Personal Data Engine" (PDE) that learns user preferences entirely on-device, protected by a new "Knox Vault" hardware environment.

4. Tech Spotlight: LillyPod and the AI Pharma Revolution

In Indianapolis, Eli Lilly has inaugurated LillyPod, the world’s most powerful AI factory wholly owned by a pharmaceutical company.

• The Power: Utilizing the first NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD with B300 systems, the facility is designed to accelerate genomics research and drug discovery at an unprecedented scale.

• Real-World Impact: This represents a shift where "Big Pharma" is becoming "Big Tech," using massive local compute to simulate chemical reactions that used to take months in a lab.

In honor of today's shift toward Agentic Workflows (and the launch of the India Summit), today’s prompt focuses on creating a high-level system rather than just a simple output.

Prompt of the day: The "Agentic Architect"

The Prompt:

"Act as a professional Chief AI Architect. I want to build a 'Digital Legacy Agent' that helps me organize and archive my personal digital life every month. Please structure a framework that includes the following points:

• Sorting Module: Instructions for the agent to scan my 'Downloads' and 'Desktop' folders and categorize files into 'Documents,' 'Photos,' 'Work,' and 'Trash.'

• Photo Culling Module: Instructions for the agent to identify blurry photos or exact duplicates and present them to me in a single 'Review' folder for deletion.

• Highlight Module: Instructions for the agent to pick the top 5 photos from the month based on clarity and 'emotional' cues (like smiling faces) to create a mini-monthly album.

• Security Module: Instructions for the agent to check if any of my stored documents contain sensitive information (like passwords or IDs) and suggest moving them to an encrypted vault.

For each point, provide a clear set of instructions that would allow an AI agent to operate as a professional and trusted personal archivist."