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Seven stories from the week of February 28, 2026. What they mean, why they matter, and how they connect to the future of education.

🤖 1. Anthropic vs. The Pentagon

The Pentagon demanded full access to Anthropic's AI — including for surveillance and weapons. Anthropic refused on ethical grounds. Trump canceled their $200M government contract. OpenAI publicly backed Anthropic... then quietly bid to replace them.

The post exposing this got nearly 1 million views on X.

Education angle: The same companies fighting over DoD weapons contracts are building the AI inside your child's school. No ethics board. No parent vote. No opt-out. Just a contract and your child's data.

🎓 2. Student Deported Mid-Semester

A college student was deported to Honduras by ICE mid-semester. A court ruled in her favor. ICE said they'd deport her again anyway. She refused the return flight.

"Education is supposed to be the great equalizer. But you can't learn when your government treats you as illegal."

💰 3. OpenAI Employee Fired for Insider Trading

An OpenAI employee was fired for using confidential company information to bet on prediction markets (Polymarket). The people building "safe" AI for classrooms are gambling with insider knowledge.

⚔️ 4. Musk vs. OpenAI in Court

Elon Musk in deposition against OpenAI and Sam Altman. Weeks after Grok, his own AI, flooded X with nonconsensual nude images. The men fighting over AI safety can't control their own products.

🌐 5. India Blocks Supabase

India's government blocked Supabase — a major developer platform used by educators and builders worldwide — overnight. One of its biggest markets cut off with no warning.

Education angle: Governments are deciding which tech tools educators can even use. The future of edtech is geopolitical.

🇬🇧 6. UK Greens Win Historic By-Election

The Green Party won a historic by-election in Gorton and Denton — a sign of insurgent political energy reshaping UK politics.

The pattern: Insurgent ideas are winning. The old playbook, in politics and in education, is dying.

🇮🇷 7. Trump "Not Thrilled" With Iran

Nuclear talks stalling. Speculation of military strikes growing. When geopolitics destabilizes, education systems are always the first to suffer and the last to recover.


Sources: BBC News · Google News · TechCrunch · X (@mrgoldbro, 941K views) · Week of Feb 28, 2026 · Researched by Research Hub

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