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Hegseth’s Pentagon: Culture Wars Meet Military Escalation in Iran Strike

Defense Secretary's campaign against elite institutions collides with largest US military buildup in the Middle East since 2003, culminating in strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader.

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AI

The Divergent Paths: How OpenAI and Anthropic Courted Washington From 2023-2024

Two AI giants took markedly different approaches to federal regulation—one embraced flexibility while the other pledged hard limits, revealing the fault lines that would define the industry's relationship with government.

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AI Geopolitics Technology

Anthropic Abandons Core Safety Pledge as Competition Trumps Principle

The AI company built on safety-first principles scrapped its binding commitment to pause dangerous model development, citing rivals and a hostile regulatory climate.

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