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OpenAI’s Fog of War + Betting on Iran + Hard Fork Review of Slop (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
“The Pentagon and OpenAI are saying to the public, You’re just going to have to trust us. And the public is saying, Well, we don’t.”
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Pentagon Officially Notifies Anthropic It Is a ‘Supply Chain Risk’ (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Anthropic has said it will sue the Defense Department over the designation, which could prevent the start-up from doing business with the U.S. government.
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S.E.C. Settles Its Case Against Justin Sun, an Investor in the Trumps’ Crypto Coins (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
The decision to settle the court action is particularly striking because the defendant was accused of a serious violation of securities laws. He denied the charges.
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Demand for AI Data Centers Sends Prospectors Hunting for Land and Power (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Brian Janous, a former Microsoft executive, and his firm Cloverleaf have become modern-day land men, packaging electricity and land for data centers.
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From 2017: Frances Gabe, Creator of the Only Self-Cleaning Home, Dies at 101 (Fri, 06 Mar 2026)
Equal parts quixotic dreamer and accomplished visionary, Ms. Gabe made the house do its own scrubbing.
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The Smart Home Never Quite Worked. Now It’s Getting an A.I. Reboot. (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.
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How $800 Monthly Car Payments Are Hurting Car Sales (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
Cars have become so expensive that many Americans are putting off or not buying new cars, hurting the auto industry.
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You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Before (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.
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A Word to the Wise: Don’t Trust A.I. to File Your Taxes (Thu, 05 Mar 2026)
The world’s smartest technology is no match for the U.S. tax code.
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Elon Musk Defends Social Media Posts in Twitter Shareholder Lawsuit (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
Mr. Musk said he did not expect his posts in the lead-up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media site, now X, to affect the company’s share price.
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Trump Announces A.I. Industry Pledge to Pay for Power (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
Companies including Google, Microsoft and OpenAI committed to pay for the power plants and grid upgrades needed to run their data centers.
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Lawmakers Question Intel’s Use of Tools From Blacklisted Chinese Firm (Wed, 04 Mar 2026)
A bipartisan group of senators raised national security concerns about the chipmaker, which is now partly owned by taxpayers.
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Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
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OpenAI Amends A.I. Deal With the Pentagon (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
The new pact includes additional protections to prevent the use of the company’s technology for mass surveillance of Americans.
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Reporters Seek Comment. What Happens Next May Surprise You. (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
Accurate journalism requires full and fair reporting. It means pushing hard to hear from those you’re writing about.
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The Pentagon’s Favorite Tech Guy Is This Hawaiian Shirt-Wearing Founder (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
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.
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Paramount Won Over Warner Bros. Now for the Regulators. (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
Global officials are expected to closely examine the $111 billion deal, which ties together two entertainment powerhouses, over potential competition issues.
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How Talks Between Anthropic and the Defense Dept. Fell Apart (Mon, 02 Mar 2026)
The Pentagon and Anthropic were close to agreeing on the use of artificial intelligence. But strong personalities, mutual dislike and a rival company unraveled a deal.
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Bring On Defunct: The iPod Enthralls Young Music Listeners (Sun, 01 Mar 2026)
It’s not exactly going analog, but people looking to move away from streaming say Apple’s old device is a small step away from constantly being online.
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At the Pentagon, OpenAI is In and Anthropic Is Out (Sat, 28 Feb 2026)
It’s been a crazy 48 hours in the A.I. industry.
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The British Watch Brand Apiar Goes Beyond Traditional Constraints (Tue, 03 Mar 2026)
The tech-focused leaders of the British brand Apiar aim to stretch beyond watchmaking’s traditional material and manufacturing constraints.
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