Silicon Valley’s Armed Robots Push the Pentagon Toward a New Era of Autonomous Warfare
Artificial intelligence and robotics are rapidly moving closer to the battlefield as Silicon Valley companies promote armed autonomous systems as the next major transformation in warfare. Supporters argue that robots could protect soldiers, improve targeting accuracy and help the United States compete with China and Russia. Critics, however, warn that allowing machines to select and […]
New Troop Hormone Screening Policy Raises Questions About Evidence, Fertility and Overtreatment
The Pentagon’s new plan to screen military personnel for testosterone deficiency every year is drawing criticism from medical specialists who say the policy lacks strong scientific support and could expose service members to unnecessary or harmful treatment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered annual testosterone testing for active-duty and reserve personnel aged 30 and older. He […]
Defense Department Pressures Anthropic to Loosen AI Safeguards
The Pentagon has begun asking major defense contractors—including Lockheed Martin and Boeing—to assess how dependent they are on Anthropic’s AI services, a step that signals the Defense Department is seriously weighing whether to treat the company as a potential “supply-chain risk.” The outreach was first reported by Axios, which said the inquiries come as the […]
UFOs: Pentagon launches ‘one-stop shop’ website for declassified information
Declassified information about resolved UFO sightings will be available on a new website set up by the US defense department. The Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) website launch comes amid increased attention on reported UFO sightings. In July, whistleblowers told a Congress hearing the US government was “hiding crucial information” about UFOs, months after NASA’s first […]
FBI used social media records to identify US airman as suspect over Pentagon documents leak
The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, it has been revealed. Court documents made public on Friday showed investigators identified the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, 21, using information on the Discord chat platform. The leak […]
Jack Teixeira: What we know about the leaks
The FBI used billing records from an internet social media app to unmask US airman Jack Teixeira as a suspect over the leak of top-secret military documents, court documents showed. The leak is believed to have started on the Discord chat platform, frequently used by people who play online games. Discord said it was cooperating […]
21-year-old’s arrest exposes larger classified documents problem
Sloppy presidents saving things for posterity. A secretary of state getting government data forwarded to her private email server. Ideologically motivated leakers Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and Reality Winner. Now, maybe a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, a cyber transport systems specialist, apparently showing off to his teenage gaming buddies online. If […]
The Pentagon and the US Department of Justice are investigating an apparent leak of classified documents on Ukraine
Both the Pentagon and the US Department of Justice are investigating leaks of apparent US intelligence documents that were posted on social media in recent weeks. The investigation comes as new documents surfaced on Friday covering everything from US support for Ukraine to information on key US allies, amplifying the fallout from an already alarming […]
Pentagon Investigates How Internal Emails Were Leaked For Two Weeks Without His Knowledge
The Pentagon is investigating how a set of internal emails from the US Special Operations Command appeared to have been publicly exposed online and leaked unclassified data for nearly two weeks without the knowledge of the military, a spokesperson told CNN. The chief of information for the Department of Defense and the US Army Cyber […]
