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A Fragile Off-Ramp Emerges in the Iran Conflict
Iran FM Clarifies Not Negotiating with US, But Messages Sent Iran's Foreign Minister Aragchi has clarified some things to AI Jazeera regarding diplomatic engagement with the US on potentially ending the war. The main takeaway is his explanation that what is h…
Iran Guard Brands 18 US Companies 'Legitimate Targets'
Iran's latest threat isn't aimed at a base or a ship, but at some of the biggest names in American tech and defense. Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Tuesday posted in a Guard-linked Telegram channel that 18 major firms with operations in the Middle East—Nvidia,…
Report: Hegseth Broker Sought Defense Investment Before War
The Pentagon is denying a potentially volatile report about Pete Hegseth's finances. The Financial Times on Monday reported that a broker for the defense chief tried to make a multi-million-dollar investment in major defense companies just ahead of the Iran w…
The AI War on Iran: Project Maven, a Secretive Palantir-Run System, Helps Pentagon Pick Bomb Targets
The Trump administration says the United States has struck 11,000 targets in Iran since the U.S.-Israeli war on the country began. Critics have questioned the accuracy of the Maven system, the artificial intelligence system used by the military to speed up th…
Variety Lands Two 2026 Webby Awards Nominations
The nominees for the 30th Annual Webby Awards have been announced — and Variety has received two nominations from the awards program honoring the best of the internet. Winners of the 2026 Webby Awards will be announced Tuesday, April 21, at a ceremony hosted …
2026 Webbys Nominations: PBS, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Nat Geo and WBD Vie for Media Company of the Year
"The Daily Show" correspondent Josh Johnson hosts the 30th Annual Webby Awards on May 11 in New York City, though winners will be revealed on April 21 The post 2026 Webbys Nominations: PBS, Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix, Nat Geo and WBD Vie for Media Company …
Webby Awards 2026 Nominations: Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Stephen Colbert & Timothée Chalamet Make The List
The 30th Annual Webby Awards were announced today by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, with winners to be announced on April 21 in New York and recognized May 11 at a special anniversary awards ceremony hosted by The Daily Show corresponde…
Palantir Stock Surges 4% as AI Defense Deals and Explosive Commercial Growth Ignite Investor Optimism in 2026
Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. climbed sharply Tuesday as the data analytics and artificial intelligence powerhouse continued to ride momentum from blockbuster government contracts, accelerating commercial adoption of its AI platform and strong 2026 rev…
Tesla named on Iran’s 18-company target list threatening Gulf operations
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has named Tesla among 18 US companies whose Middle East operations it is threatening to attack in retaliation for the killings of Iranian military leaders. The threat carries an explicit deadline: 8:00 PM Tehran…
Iran Says It Will Target U.S. Tech Companies in the Middle East
The threat comes as U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned of a decisive next few days in the war.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards just named 18 US tech firms as military targets. The age of the civilian data centre is over.
At 8pm Tehran time on Tuesday, a new kind of front line was drawn, not through desert terrain or along a disputed border, but through the server farms, cloud regions, and corporate campuses of America’s largest technology companies. The Islamic Revolutionary …
Palantir's UK boss criticises 'ideological' groups as ... scrap NHS contract
HN Discussion — 6 comments · 12 points.
The Iran war is defense tech's chance to shine, but few systems and weapons are ready
Palmer Luckey's Anduril, software AI company Palantir and Elon Musk's SpaceX are getting the lion's share of defense tech dollars from the Pentagon.
THE AI DOC: OR HOW I BECAME AN APOCALOPTIMIST Review: Timely, Personal, Must-See Doc
For Daniel Roher, the documentary filmmaker behind 2022’s essential Academy Award winner, Navalny, AI (Artificial Intelligence) isn’t just an abstract construct or the latest technological wonder endlessly hyped by Silicone Valley CEOs, the mainstream media, …
The Pentagon Wants Dual-Use Innovation. Patent Law Might Punish It.
In 1918, the U.S. Supreme Court held that government contractors could be sued for patent infringement even if their products were manufactured specifically for the U.S. government. Franklin D. Roosevelt, then acting secretary of the Navy, wrote an urgent let…
Canada Ex-Defense Minister’s Startup Juno Sees Anduril-Type Role
A defense technology startup chaired by Canada’s former defense minister is raising funds while the country rapidly rearms, and launched its first product aimed at Arctic security.
Judge blocks DOD's ban on Anthropic, calls it First Amendment retaliation
The court finds the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation was punishment for public criticism, not a legitimate security threat.
Anthropic vs Pentagon: Court grants injunction, questions govt’s move to ‘cripple’ AI firm
Anthropic wins a preliminary injunction against the Pentagon, as a US judge halts its AI ban and questions the government’s “attempt to cripple” the company.