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The latest Pete Hegseth news, : Google DeepMind staff resign over AI military contracts with US and Israel.
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Google DeepMind staff resign over AI military contracts with US and Israel
Several Google DeepMind employees, including Sofia Liguori and Andreas Kirsch, have resigned or are preparing to leave due to concerns over the company's AI contracts with the US and Israeli militaries. They cite…
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U.S. Army Cyber Command developing echotribble program to deploy autonomous AI agents to neutralize targets
The U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) is developing a program called ECHOTRIBBLE to deploy autonomous AI agents that can navigate networks, identify targets, and neutralize them by disabling or deleting threats,…
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Anthropic appeals Pentagon’s blacklisting of its AI models in D.C. court
Anthropic filed a petition on Tuesday asking a federal court in Washington, D.C. to rehear its appeal of the Pentagon’s blacklisting of its AI models. The company argues the Department of Defense’s designation as a…
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Signal’s CEO warns careless AI use risks war, not dystopian scenarios
Meredith Whittaker, CEO of the Signal Foundation, argues that the real threat of AI lies in its careless deployment—not speculative doomsday fears. She cites an alleged incident where a US intelligence chatbot…
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Trump ties power with AI: CEOs sign agreement
Donald Trump has made a series of moves to entwine his power with artificial intelligence. Last Tuesday, he and six AI CEOs signed an agreement that Trump called 'morally binding'. Zuckerberg played a key role in…
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Pentagon stops using Anthropic AI tools months after blacklisting company, BBC told
The US Department of Defense has officially ceased using Anthropic's AI tools, a department official told the BBC on Monday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk in…
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Anthropic warns Pentagon dispute could cost billions
Anthropic has warned that its ongoing legal and political conflict with the US Department of Defense may result in billions of dollars in losses, extending beyond the original defense contract dispute. The conflict…
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US appeals court upholds Pentagon blacklisting of Anthropic over AI safeguards
A divided US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Pentagon's March 2026 designation of Anthropic as a national-security supply-chain risk, effectively barring the company from Defense…
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Pentagon requests $30.3 million for AI‑enhanced polygraph program
The Department of Defense has asked for $30.3 million over the next five years to develop “Polygraph+” – an AI‑driven lie‑detection system that would use machine‑learning scoring algorithms and “standoff sensing” to…
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US military aborts operation after AI-generated false report on Chinese ship
Multiple sources say an intelligence report generated with the help of an AI chatbot falsely claimed a Chinese vessel in the Middle East was carrying components for a nuclear weapons program. The report, produced by a…
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House speaker Mike Johnson calls early recess amid AI regulation push
Republican House speaker Mike Johnson announced an early recess, canceling Thursday votes and sending lawmakers home a day before the midterm break. The move halts a pending vote on Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to…
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As of 21 October 2026: Google DeepMind staff resign over AI military contracts with US and Israel. Several Google DeepMind employees, including Sofia Liguori and Andreas Kirsch, have resigned or are preparing to leave due to concerns over the company's AI contracts with the US and Israeli militaries.