Newsom bets California government on Trump-scrutinized Anthropic AI

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a deal with San Francisco-based Anthropic, making Claude the first generative AI platform available to all California state agencies and local governments. This agreement allows the state to utilize the tool at half price. The partnership deepens California's embrace of artificial intelligence during a politically charged period, as the federal government under the Trump administration has moved to restrict rollouts and has become an enemy of the OpenAI rival.