AI News Flash for March 01, 2026 at 09:00 UTC.
Topics:
1. US Military Used Claude AI in Iran Strikes Hours After Trump's Ban
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/us-used-anthropics-claude-ai-in-iran-strikes-hours-after-trumps-ban-report-iran-israel-us-war-donald-trump-vs-anthropic-11153230
2. Claude Overtakes ChatGPT as #1 Free App on Apple App Store
https://startupnews.fyi/2026/03/01/anthropics-claude-ai-hits-number-1-spot-on-app-store-as-users-boycott-openais-new-pentagon-deal/
3. UK and EU Markets Hit Record Highs on HALO Trade Rotation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/investment-ai-resistant-halo-companies-uk-eu-markets-goldman-sachs
4. SoundHound AI Reports Record $169M Annual Revenue, Expands to India
https://simplywall.st/stocks/us/software/nasdaq-soun/soundhound-ai/news/why-soundhound-ai-soun-is-up-100-after-record-2025-results-a