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LS Digital join hands with London & Partners
Mumbai: LS Digital, a leading independent digital marketing transformation company, has announced that it has entered into collaboration with London & Partners, a leading business growth and destination agency in the UK, to amplify its foray in the region. This partnership will help LS Digital strengthen and consolidate its presence in the UK through events and promotions.
Commenting on the partnership, LS Digital business head (UK Operations) Pawan Wankhede said, “This collaboration is a testament of our commitment in the UK market where we are certain that LS Digital’s DMT solutions can provide tremendous value to businesses here. I look forward to this association with London & Partners and am confident of achieving much success with them.”
London & Partners specialises in supporting high-growth businesses to accelerate investment and growth in London and internationally. This includes providing guidance on everything from setting up an office space or a bank account to facilitating introductions within the wider business ecosystem and accessing key industry events.
Grow at London & Partners managing director Janet Coyle CBE said, “We’re delighted to welcome LS Digital to London and support them with their growth ambitions in our thriving business ecosystem. This undoubtedly marks an incredible milestone and next step for LS Digital and is a testament to how London continues to be a go-to destination for Indian tech startups aiming to go global.”
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Trump bans Anthropic’s Claude from US federal use after AI policy clash
A software standoff leaves the President seeing red over Anthropic’s lines
WASHINGTON: President Trump has issued an executive order mandating that all federal agencies immediately stop using technology from Anthropic, the developer of the Claude AI models. The directive marks a total break between the administration and one of America’s leading artificial intelligence firms.
The decision follows a breakdown in contract negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense. The central conflict involved Anthropic’s refusal to remove specific safety restrictions that would prevent its AI from being used for domestic mass surveillance or the operation of autonomous weapons systems.
While Anthropic maintained that these boundaries were essential for safety, the administration characterised them as a refusal to support national security requirements.
The order goes beyond a simple cancellation of services and introduces multiple layers of restrictions. Anthropic has been formally designated a “National Security Risk.” This classification effectively prevents any federal contractor or government partner from using the company’s software.
A six-month transition period has been established to allow agencies to migrate critical systems away from Claude and shift to alternative providers. During this time, departments are expected to review existing deployments and implement replacement solutions.
In addition, the General Services Administration has begun removing Anthropic from all approved federal vendor and procurement lists. This step ensures that no new federal contracts can be awarded to the company under current guidelines.
The vacuum created by the ban is already being filled by competitors. Shortly after the announcement, OpenAI reached a new agreement with the Pentagon to provide AI services. The administration has also indicated that it will expand its reliance on Elon Musk’s Grok AI platform for various government functions.
Anthropic has stated that it intends to challenge the order in court, arguing that the designation is legally unfounded for a domestic company.
It is important to note that the ban applies only to the United States federal government and its direct contractors. For individual users and private businesses in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, Anthropic’s services remain fully available and unaffected by the executive order.
