U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

U.S. says troops were targeted with location data, as senator warns ad industry is a ‘national security threat’

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that adversaries have targeted and surveilled serving military personnel on the battlefield using commercial location data, the latest demonstration of how information collected from phones and computers can be abused to track and target individuals.  In a letter shared by Sen. Ron Wyden with TechCrunch, U.S. Central Command…

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A Luigi Mangione musical and more: Letters

A Luigi Mangione musical and more: Letters

“A Luigi Mangione musical and more: Letters” Musical muck I am disgusted and sickened by the new musical about the cowardly murderer, Luigi Mangione, coming to New York City this summer (“Staging Villain ‘Luigi,’ ” March 4). The people who have created this trash are as depraved and unhinged as Mangione. He’s a gutless, cowardly, back-shooter…

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Divergent raises 0M to expand production of specialized military parts

Divergent raises $290M to expand production of specialized military parts

Amid an ongoing surge in defense tech investing, advanced manufacturing company Divergent Technologies raised $290 million to expand production of missile parts and other specialized components for the military. The round, which values the company at $2.3 billion, was first reported by Bloomberg. Divergent’s customers include major defense primes Lockheed Martin, RTX, and General Dynamics….

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Anduril alums raise M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era

Anduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era

Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows. And while many of the startups garnering large valuations are focused on hardware and weaponry — think Anduril, Shield AI, and Skydio — Rune Technologies wants to tackle AI-enabled software for military logistics.  “The U.S. military runs on…

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#The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

#The Pentagon says AI is speeding up its ‘kill chain’

Leading AI developers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, are threading a delicate needle to sell software to the United States military: make the Pentagon more efficient, without letting their AI kill people. Today, their tools are not being used as weapons, but AI is giving the Department of Defense a “significant advantage” in identifying, tracking,…

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