The Office · 2026-02-25 18:05:56 · ai
The Pentagon is turning up the heat on Anthropic in an escalating showdown over military use of its AI technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a blunt ultimatum to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a tense Tuesday meeting at the Pentagon: either allow the military to use Claude for all lawful purposes, or ...
The Network · 2026-03-28 01:26:53 · ZeroHedge
The US Department of War has confirmed the deployment of Ukrainian-style unmanned surface vessels to the Middle East for operations against Iran, marking a direct import of battlefield lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war into a new theater. The move signals a strategic pivot by the Pentagon, acknowledging that inexpens...
The Network · 2026-04-24 17:24:12 · The Verge
During the first 24 hours of the assault on Iran, the US military struck more than 1,000 targets—nearly double the scale of the "shock and awe" campaign against Iraq over two decades ago. That acceleration traces directly to AI systems that dramatically speed up the targeting process. Chief among them is the Maven Smar...
The Network · 2026-04-27 18:54:07 · The Verge
More than 600 Google employees have signed an internal letter calling on CEO Sundar Pichai to formally prohibit the Pentagon from using the company's AI models for classified military purposes, according to reporting by The Washington Post. The move signals deepening tension between the tech giant's workforce and its l...
The Network · 2026-04-29 17:24:06 · TechCrunch
Scout AI, a defense-focused artificial intelligence startup founded by Colby Adcock, has secured $100 million in funding to accelerate development of AI systems designed to enable individual soldiers to command fleets of autonomous vehicles on the battlefield. The capital injection signals growing investor confidence i...