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The Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism
Donald Trump's war against Iran is part of a terrifying new era of American imperialism, one in which the military budget never stops growing.
The Case For Abolishing Homeland Security, and Why We Shouldn’t Stop There
The closer we look at the history of criminality and corruption of most of the federal governments three letter agencies the more it becomes evident that they shouldn’t exist at all. The Department of Homeland Security has shut down — at least temporarily. Re…
The D Brief: Death toll, oil prices rise; Ukraine to send anti-drone help; WH calls industry meeting; Claude at war; And a bit more.
US-Israeli war on Iran, day 6: The wars death toll has risen to at least 1,230 Iranians after more 3,600 U.S. and Israeli military strikes across the country since Saturday. In response, officials in… [+10221 chars]
Pentagon Notifies Anthropic It’s Deemed Firm Supply-Chain Risk
The Pentagon said it has formally notified Anthropic PBC that it’s determined the company and its products pose a risk to the US supply chain, according to a senior defense official, escalating a dispute over artificial intelligence safeguards.
Users grow wary of Oura’s ties to DOD and are opting for cheaper smart rings
Oura says customer data is never shared. Some users are still skeptical.
OpenAI Had Banned Military Use. The Pentagon Tested Its Models Through Microsoft Anyway
Sources allege the Defense Department experimented with Microsoft’s version of OpenAI technology before the ChatGPT-maker lifted its prohibition on military applications.
Pentagon vs Anthropic: Defense Department formally notifies AI startup it is deemed supply chain risk
The Pentagon said it has formally notified Anthropic PBC that it’s determined the company and its products pose a risk to the US supply chain. Anthropic has previously vowed to challenge in court any supply-chain risk designation by the Pentagon.
Anthropic says that the Pentagon has declared it a national security risk
Anthropic said Thursday that it has been designated a threat to national security by the Defense Department, a striking move that bans the company from doing business with the U.S. military and could send shockwaves through America’s AI industry
Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
The US Department of War has issued the first such designation ever applied to an American company, demanding that defence contractors certify they do not use Claude. Anthropic says the action is unlawful and retaliatory. For months, the conversations between…
Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war
Defense tech companies are dropping Claude after Pentagon's Anthropic blacklist
Anthropic customers that do business with the government are having to make the tough call on whether to abandon Claude.
Palantir faces challenge to remove Anthropic from Pentagon's AI software
NEW YORK, March 4 : Palantir is the latest company to face the painful task of unwinding from Anthropic in the wake of the AI lab's dispute with the Pentagon over safety guardrails, raising questions about a key military software platform.Palantir's Maven Sma…
Anthropic chief seeks last-minute Pentagon deal to keep AI in military supply chain
Anthropic's potential exclusion from defense contracts could hinder AI innovation and raise ethical concerns about military AI use. The post Anthropic chief seeks last-minute Pentagon deal to keep AI in military supply chain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Maven Smart System: Innovating for the Alliance
Delivering Immediate Capability to the Warfighter In November 2025, NATO’s Task Force Maven hosted an Industry Day as a part of their Warfighting Innovation Week. The goal was to highlight how Maven Smart System’s (MSS) open, extensible architecture enables integration with third-party solutions, thereby powering rapid fielding of new technology combinations and enabling cutting-edge outcomes for the warfighter. NATO first acquired MSS , an AI-powered data integration and decision support system built by Palantir, in 2025. A call to industry was released , and over 80 vendors applied for the Industry Day. Four were selected. Over the course of three weeks, teams from Germany’s Quantum Systems , France’s Safran.AI , and the UK’s Hadean integrated with an unclassified, cloud-based deployment of Palantir’s MSS software, hosted out of Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s Stockholm region. The results are a testament to the power of the trans-Atlantic Defense Industrial Base and what is p
Dow Jones Futures Plunge Over 700 Points as Middle East Conflict Escalates, Oil Prices Surge
NEW YORK — Dow Jones Industrial Average futures tumbled sharply in pre-market trading on March 3, 2026, with contracts dropping as much as 772 points or 1.6%, signaling a potential open well below 49,000 as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensified…
NightDragon, Silicon Valley Defense Group Partner to Bridge Innovation, Capital, and National Security
San Francisco, CA / Washington D.C., March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NightDragon, a leading investment and advisory firm focused on cybersecurity, national security and safety, today announced a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley Defense Group (SVDG…
A CIO who manages $13 billion gives his top 5 stock picks as the US-Iran conflict roils markets
The US-Iran war has slammed stocks and oil. Amid the chaos, the CIO of Catalyst Funds says he likes a handful of stocks in defense, energy, and metals.
Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Many experts applauded Anthropic's CEO for standing up for ethical principles.