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Anthropic AI found vulnerabilities in US govt systems: Official
A US official told The Associated Press on Tuesday that one of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence models had identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure US government computer systems during a testing exercise.…
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Pentagon seeks USD 80 billion from Congress for Iran war
Washington:The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly USD 80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the US war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost…
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Trump’s Iran dealmakers were targets of Israel spying: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s military intelligence arm has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to “critical,” its highest possible designation, amid growing alarm that Israeli spy agencies are aggressively monitoring senior American officials…
- Middle East
Israeli troops push deeper into Lebanon as military talks begin at Pentagon
Beirut: Israeli troops entered a southern Lebanese village early on Friday, pushing deeper into the country as Lebanese and Israeli military officials held direct talks at the Pentagon over the deadly conflict.…
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Cost of the US war on Iran climbs to USD 29 billion: Pentagon
The Pentagon’s top budget official told Congress the Defence Department now believes the cost of Operation Epic Fury is “closer to USD 29 (billion).” Jules Hurst, the Pentagon comptroller, told Congress in…
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Pentagon abruptly announces departure of US Navy Secretary amid Iran war
Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term but just the latest…
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Trump officials ‘threatened’ the Pope to side with the US in Pentagon meeting
Washington: American officials allegedly threatened Pope Leo XIV’s US ambassador by invoking the Avignon Papacy, the period when the French Monarchy used military force to bend the Bishop of Rome to its…
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Trump administration covering up mass US troop deaths, injuries in Iran war
Around 750 troops of the United States have been wounded or killed since October 2023 in West Asia, including in the Iran war, which the Pentagon is not willing to acknowledge, The…
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Iranian strikes on US military bases in West Asia drive out American forces
In what military analysts are calling an unprecedented operational challenge for the Pentagon, thousands of American troops have been forced to abandon their bases across West Asia and relocate to hotels and…
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OpenAI partners with Pentagon after Trump orders agencies to stop using Anthropic
Washington: The Trump administration on Friday, February 27, ordered all US agencies to stop using Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the…
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Pentagon contractor charged in leak linked to Washington Post reporter search
Washington: A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday, January 22, on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defence information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after…
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China hits out at Pentagon report alleging bid to weaken US-India ties
Beijing: China on Thursday denounced a Pentagon report, which accused Beijing of leveraging reduced border tensions with India to undermine US-India ties while deepening defence ties with Pakistan as an attempt to…
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Pentagon: China-Pakistan defence, space ties grow; base considered
New York: A report by the Pentagon highlights the cooperation between China and Pakistan in sectors such as defence and space, adding that Beijing “likely also considered” setting up a base in…
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Musk-Trump rupture poses serious threat to NASA, Pentagon programs: Report
New York: Elon Musk’s threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA’s use of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only…
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Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to US-Mexico border
Washington: The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfil a central promise of his…
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