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Technology & National Security
Ukraine Inks Defense Agreements with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, with UAE to Follow“Ukraine has been countering Shahed/Geran drones for years, [and] all features of this defense are of interest to the Gulf: identifying incoming drones (SIGINT/ELINT); sharing...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
Russia’s New KVS Drone May Be Designed To Restore Reach In The FPV WarBy Samuel Bendett
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Energy, Economics & Security / Technology & National Security
Welcome to a Multidimensional Economic DisasterJanet Egan, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, described data centers to us as “large, juicy targets.” It is impossible to hide these facilities, which...
By Janet Egan
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Transatlantic Security / Technology & National Security
Russian Female Drone Pilots Flying Against The Wind Of Tradition“Russia’s traditional attitude towards the general role of women may preclude a wider acceptance of even professional drone pilots across the force,” Samuel Bendett, an expert...
By Samuel Bendett
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Technology & National Security
She Uncovered a Terrifying Lab Hidden in California, with Alleged Ties to ChinaIt isn’t known how many biolabs are operating in the United States because there’s no monitoring system in place, said Sam Howell, an associate fellow with the technology and ...
By Sam Howell
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iran War Complicates U.S. Push to Export AI to Persian Gulf“I would expect the investment there to ramp down slightly, but it does sound like the UAE and Saudi Arabia are still very keen on building out these AI data centers,” said Ja...
By Janet Egan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
Quote of the Day: Tech’s Big Bet On Weapons Is Paying Off“I wouldn’t be surprised if this is called America’s first A.I. war.”...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
The Artificial Intelligence Software Managing the U.S. War on IranTo strike approximately 1,000 targets within the first 24 hours of an attack on Iran, the U.S. military relied on the most advanced artificial intelligence ever deployed on th...
By Paul Scharre
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Middle East Security / Technology & National Security
Iranian School Was on U.S. Target List, May Have Been Mistaken as Military SiteThe Iranian elementary school building where scores of children were killed as the U.S. and Israel began their massive aerial campaign was on a U.S. target list and may have b...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The New Era of Drone Warfare Is Creating a New Level of Risk for Civilians, Even When They’re Not the TargetWith wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine, a new era of drone warfare has arrived that's harming more civilians....
By Molly Campbell
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic CEO Says Pentagon Ban Less Harsh than Hegseth Had ThreatenedThe official designation of Anthropic as a “supply chain risk,” delivered to the company Wednesday, imposed much milder penalties on the AI giant than Defense Secretary Pete H...
By Paul Scharre & Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic’s AI Tool Claude Central to U.S. Campaign in Iran, amid a Bitter FeudIn order to strike a blistering 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced artificial intelligence it’s ever used...
By Paul Scharre
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Technology & National Security
AI’s Mass Surveillance ProblemThe Pentagon’s standoff with Anthropic highlights a mass surveillance reality: There are few laws limiting what the government can do with artificial intelligence....
By Vivek Chilukuri
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Defense / Technology & National Security
The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing FounderWithin minutes of arriving at a security conference with U.S. defense and intelligence officials in December, Palmer Luckey was stopped by a military officer who wanted to tal...
By Stacie Pettyjohn
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Technology & National Security
The U.S. Launches a Peace Corps for AI to Compete with ChinaWhile speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi last month, White House science and technology adviser Michael Kratsios announced the launch of Tech Corps. Posi...
By Ruby Scanlon
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Technology & National Security
Pentagon Assault on Anthropic Sends Shock Waves Across Silicon ValleyThe Trump administration’s declaration that AI company Anthropic would be cut off from all government contracts shook the tech industry late Friday, hardening political and cu...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic tech over AI safety disputeThe Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, culminating an unu...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Here’s What Smart People Are Saying About Anthropic’s Public Spat with the PentagonAnthropic has drawn a hard line with the Pentagon. CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday that the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the Defense Department's request th...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
Anthropic Sees Support from Other Tech Workers in Feud with PentagonAnthropic PBC got a vote of support from Silicon Valley workers for its increasingly contentious public-relations battle with the Pentagon over how the military can use artifi...
By Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
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Technology & National Security
The High-Stakes Fight Between Hegseth and AnthropicHumanity’s real problem, the great biologist Edward O. Wilson once remarked, is that “we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.” There is no...
By Daniel Remler