Palmer Luckey, who founded the defense tech start-up Anduril, has become the It Guy as President Trump aims to modernize the U.S. military with autonomous weapons.
Category: Defense Contracts
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Pentagon-Anthropic Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War
The New York Times – Business:The Pentagon’s contract dispute with Anthropic is part of a wider clash about the use of artificial intelligence for national security and who decides on any safeguards.
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Pentagon Gives A.I. Company an Ultimatum
The New York Times – Business:Anthropic insists on limits on how its technology is used and could be labeled a supply chain risk if it fails to accept the military’s demands.
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Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety
The New York Times – Business:How artificial intelligence will be used in future battlefields is an issue that has turned increasingly political and may put Anthropic in a bind.
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Trump Seeks New Powers to Pressure ‘Underperforming’ Weapons Makers
In an executive order, President Trump is aiming to punish defense contractors that don’t deliver weapons quickly enough.
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Boeing Defense Workers Approve New Contract
More than 3,000 workers who make fighter jets and weapons in the St. Louis area have been on strike for over three months.
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Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal
A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
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Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract
A five-week strike at plants that make military aircraft and equipment will continue after 3,200 union members voted down the proposed agreement.
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Boeing and Union for 3,200 Striking Workers Reach New Proposed Deal
Workers who make military aircraft and equipment in the St. Louis area have been on strike since early August after rejecting an earlier agreement.