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Hundreds of Googlers ask their CEO to block classified AI work with the Pentagon
About 600 Google employees urge CEO Sundar Pichai to block classified Pentagon AI deals, citing ethical concerns over military use of AI for weapons.
Anthropic, Silicon Valley's conscience?
Anthropic's recent clash with the White House over the use of AI in military and surveillance technology signalled lofty principles. Yet it's already embedded in the defence systems it claims to resist. - 2026/05 / article
Met officers could sue 'Big Brother Bosses' after Mail revealed Scotland Yard used AI to pry on phones
The controversial artificial intelligence tool was supplied by the US tech company Palantir, which also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump's ICE operation.
Palantir in Argentina and the Future of U.S. Dominance
The future of U.S. dominance relies on making governments dependent on technology companies that have effectively become part of the State
Germany's military shuns Palantir for now, cyber chief tells Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT, April 28 : Germany's armed forces do not plan to award contracts to U.S. data analytics and defence software company Palantir for now, a leading military officer told the Handelsblatt newspaper."I don't see that happening at all at the moment," Tho…
Germany's military shuns Palantir for now, cyber chief tells Handelsblatt
Germany's military will not award contracts to US firm Palantir at this time. A senior officer stated that granting industry staff access to national databases is currently inconceivable. This comes as Palantir's AI system is set for long-term use by the Pent…
Trump and Bannon Plan Third Term With Palantir Planning War
Palantir, named after the obsidian seeing-stones from Lord of the Rings, flagship product is an operating system named Gotham, after the Batman series utilizes MOSAIC, named after the Roman Empire to conduct mass surveillance. Their contracts are all governm…
Inside AI-led digital storefronts; Lalit Keshre’s big ET Awards win
Happy Monday! Digital platforms and brands are building their own AI storefronts. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Calls, messages, police records: How Palantir helped an intelligence agency analyse 42 million data points on Australians
Internal and public government records reveals how the federal government has spent $60 million on contracts with the Trump-aligned company, bought a stake worth more than $160 million, but has never considered if it is a responsible investment. The post Call…
3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make This a Race to Watch
Joan Walsh A decorated Army veteran, a Working Families Party candidate and a longtime liberal politician and activist make the Democratic primary in Hudson Valley’s CD-17 riveting. The post 3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make Th…
Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
The Apple rumors were true, once again. This week, the company announced that Tim Cook will be stepping down from his CEO role on September 1. Replacing him will be John Ternus, who currently serves as Apple's SVP of hardware engineering. In this episode, Dev…
'Why we must fight Palantir' — NymVPN CEO shares his anti-Palantir manifesto
Nym CEO Harry Halpin has responded to Palantir's controversial manifesto, condemning the company's recent pro-military stance and calling for developers to build decentralized privacy tools to resist global surveillance.
Palantir and the NHS – 10 things you need to know
What Palantir’s £330 million NHS data contract means for patients, privacy and the future of healthcare data in the UK.
How Project Maven taught the military to love AI
In 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" attack on Iraq over two decades ago. This acceleration was made possible by AI systems that speed up the targeting pro…
Palantir Is Helping Trump's IRS Conduct "Massive-Scale" Data Mining (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)
Sam Biddle / The Intercept: Palantir Is Helping Trump's IRS Conduct “Massive-Scale” Data Mining — Military contractor Palantir has been paid more than $130 million by the IRS to analyze sensitive federal databases. — MILITARY CONTRACTOR PALANTIR is helpin…
The viral manifesto of 'anti-woke' tech boss with NHS and defence contracts
The boss of the controversial tech company with UK government contracts published a 22-point plan on the future of the West.
Links 4/23/2026
Our daily links, including Russia cuts Kazakh oil to Germany as Berlin unveils military plan, autonomous warfare center, and Palantir-USDA deal.
Easier to Die, Harder to Vote: The Rigged Architecture of the Warfare State
An analysis of US military policy, draft registration systems, veteran protests, and growing concerns about surveillance, war powers, and civil liberties. The post Easier to Die, Harder to Vote: The Rigged Architecture of the Warfare State appeared first on G…