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Defense Department to begin using Grok, Musk’s controversial AI model

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI said its models are now available to federal agencies. The DOD said it awarded $200 million contracts to xAI as well as Google, Anthropic and OpenAI.

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US defense department awards contracts to Google, Musk's xAI

OpenAI, Alphabet's Google , Anthropic and Elon Musk's AI firm xAI have won contracts of up to $200 million each, aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense,

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Elon Musk’s Nazi Robot Just Landed a Contract With the Department of Defense

The Department of Defense under Secretary Pete Hegseth has been fixated on buzzwords like “warfighting” and “warfighters,” and adopting new AI tools is part of that mission, according to leaders at the agency. And Monday’s press release was filled to the brim with similarly grandiose language.

France's Macron Raises Defense Budget

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France’s Macron Raises Defense Budget, Says Europe Under Threat

President Emmanuel Macron said France will make a “new” and “historic” effort to increase defense spending to counter an acceleration of threats to freedom in Europe and the risk of outright war in the coming years.

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Macron promises to boost France’s defence budget by €6.5bn over next 2 years

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to increase military spending by €6.5bn over the next two years, saying the effort was urgent and necessary in the face of mounting threats, including from Russia.

El Mundo on MSN · 11h

Macron announces an unprecedented increase in Defense spending: "Never since 1945 has the freedom of Europe been so threatened"

On the eve of France's National Day, the president promises "a new, historic, and essential effort" to rearm the country, which will include a salary increase for the military. Emmanuel Macron has used his traditional speech on July 13,

Trump admin halted Harvard grant, but Defense Dept. still paid it, court docs say

Here's why Harvard is calling out the U.S. government in court for continuing to pay a grant to them they canceled.

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Strong US defense spending draws investors to space startups, report says

Space startups continued to draw investor dollars in the April-June period, making it the second strongest quarter on record ...

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Hochul calls for heightened federal drone defense strategy

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has called for a heightened federal drone defense strategy, following reports of drone sightings in the Northeast towards the end of 2024 “I am writing to you with ...

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Philippine defense chief renounced Maltese citizenship before his appointment, department says

The Philippine Defense Department says Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. renounced his Maltese citizenship and disclosed it to ...

Defense attorney Jahari Dowdy wants to be the next Shelby County Criminal Court judge

Jahari Dowdy is a 20-year veteran defense attorney. Now she is eyeing a judgeship in Shelby County's criminal courts.

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Ukraine's PM Shmyhal may become next defense minister, Zelenskyy confirms

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal may become the new Minister of Defense, replacing Rustem Umerov, President Volodymyr ...

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China blasts US ally over spying in air defense zone

China established an air defense zone for the purpose of identification and early warning in the East China Sea.

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Here Are the 596 Books Being Banned by Defense Department Schools

The list was released by the order of a federal judge as part of the ACLU's lawsuit against the Department of Defense ...

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