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Meet the Congressional Candidate in the AI Industry's Crosshairs
New York congressional candidate Alex Bores on running against a Kennedy scion, balling with Zohran, and why the midterms could be our last shot at stopping a total AI takeover.
AI at War: Anthropic Fights the Pentagon’s 'Unprecedented' Blacklist in Court
Anthropic is fighting a US Pentagon blacklist in federal court via lawsuit after the Claude AI creator was labeled as national security risk.
UK financial regulator defends contract with Palantir
US data analytics firm Palantir, which won a contract to supply AI systems to Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), will not have access to regulatory intelligence, an FCA official said yesterday, as the deal came under criticism from lawmakers.
HubSpot (HUBS) Fell on Investors’ Concerns
Brown Advisory, an investment management company, released its “Brown Advisory Mid-Cap Growth Strategy” fourth-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the...
Energy, water, bonds: What are Iran’s targets if Trump hits power plants?
Donald Trump's Strait of Hormuz deadline for Iran raises concerns about attacks on energy in the Middle East.
Matthew Steckman: A substantial US business is critical for defense viability, the importance of GTM experience in navigating procurement, and the pitfalls of overestimating the defense market | 20VC
Securing a $20 billion contract, Anduril Industries highlights the critical role of US defense market dominance. The post Matthew Steckman: A substantial US business is critical for defense viability, the importance of GTM experience in navigating procurement…
Manufacturing with the Connected Edge
Industrial and defense environments generate massive amounts of data that can’t wait for the cloud. Latency is often measured in milliseconds, and resiliency is paramount. A manufacturing plant can’t go down due to flaky Wi-Fi or a public cloud outage. “Traditional” approaches — shipping servers, hiring local IT, bespoke development, managing one-off deployments — simply don’t scale. Critical operations require infrastructure that is purpose-built for complexity at the edge. In the era of AI-enabled automation, the challenge isn’t building one edge device; it’s operating hundreds or thousands of devices, consistently and securely, without dedicated IT teams at every site. This requires a holistic architecture that spans three core dimensions: Data : Aggregating structured and unstructured streams from sensors like video, PLC(s), SCADA , MES(s), PLM(s), ERP(s) etc. into a unified namespace , which is accessible in real-time. Logic : Processing and analyzing that data locally,
Sam Bankman-Fried's past political cash gives AI PAC fuel for bashing NY candidate Bores
A sharply worded mailer distributed by Think Big PAC told voters that the Democratic primary candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District got more than $100,000 in support from the former head of the failed global exchange.
The Military Is Ramping Up AI. Experts Say It’s Putting Civilians — And Troops — At Risk
A new report raises serious concerns with how few guardrails there are for advanced weaponry, as the Department of Defense demands billions for these systems
AI, crypto industries dump millions into Illinois primaries to mixed results
Illinois' early primary shows the limits of the AI and cryptocurrency industries' spending power on shaping Congress.
In Illinois, a Deluge of Corporate PAC Ads Sold Populism. Wait, What?
Tuesday’s Illinois election yielded unexpected headlines, like “Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois” and “Progressive Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Democratic Senate primary race.” Billionaire-funded super PACs lost three out of five hotly c…
Judge threatens to halt $400 million White House ballroom...
A federal judge threw cold water on President Trump's efforts to bypass Congress in constructing a $400 million ballroom where the East Wing of the White House once stood, calling the scheme "brazen"
Illinois Senate Primary Features Millions in Outside Spending, Too
While the Democratic House primaries have gotten more attention, overlapping situational expenditures have boosted all three main contenders. The post Illinois Senate Primary Features Millions in Outside Spending, Too appeared first on The American Prospect.
Trump allies might get their preferred Democratic Senate candidate from Illinois
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has raised much more cash than Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and other primary challengers
Crowded primary races for U.S. Senate in Illinois come down to the wire
It's a heated and crowded race for the U.S. Senate seat that Dick Durbin has held for nearly 30 years, so Illinois voters are witnessing a generational shift in Senate leadership in Tuesday's primary elections.
Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems
In response to Anthropic’s lawsuit, the government said it lawfully penalized the company for trying to limit how its Claude AI models could be used by the military.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Illinois Senate Democratic primary for Durbin’s seat in key test of Pritzker’s influence
The Illinois primary election to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin pitted Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton against US Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly.
Democrats Press Meta Over Facial Recognition Plans for Smart Glasses
Lawmakers are citing privacy risks tied to wearable AI and are asking how Meta intends to secure consent from both users and bystanders.