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Trade Alibaba Sues US Government Over Pentagon Defense Blacklist Allegations
E-commerce giant Alibaba has sued the US government over its inclusion on a Pentagon blacklist that labels the company a 'military-civil fusion contributor' to China's defence industrial base. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, challenges the designation as baseless and warns of severe business restrictions starting 30 June, including a ban on Pentagon contracts and indirect pressure on US advisers to sever ties.
Technology Anthropic Accuses Alibaba of Largest AI Capability Extraction Campaign
Anthropic has accused Alibaba of carrying out the largest campaign to illicitly extract capabilities from its Claude AI model via distillation attacks. The company says operators linked to Alibaba used thousands of fraudulent accounts to carry out almost 29 million exchanges, targeting Claude's most advanced features. Anthropic has urged Congress to impose penalties and prevent US technology theft.
Trade Pentagon Adds Alibaba and Baidu to Chinese Military-Linked List, Escalating Tech Tensions
The U.S. Defense Department has added Alibaba, Baidu, and two Chinese memory chipmakers to its list of companies believed to have ties to the Chinese military. The update blocks the Pentagon from contracting with these firms or using their products via third parties, raising risks of lost contracts and further straining US-China tech relations.