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Trump’s ever-changing rationale for war on Iran – how the story has shifted

Regime change, nuclear threat – or something else? US officials seem unable to land on one coherent reason for war

The Guardian - US · Mar 7

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

The Independent UK · Mar 7

US reverse-engineers Iranian drone to attack Iran

The US has developed its own low-cost 'kamikaze' drone, the Lucas, reverse-engineered from Iran's Shahed-136. These drones, costing around $35,000, are now being used in combat against Iranian assets, offering a cost-effective counter to Tehran's drone tactics. This initiative aligns with the Pentagon's push to boost domestic production of inexpensive,…

The Times of India · Mar 7

‘The biggest losers in all of this are everyday people and civilians in conflict zones’: OpenAI is filling the gap left by Anthropic — but almost left in the same loopholes for mass domestic surveillance

OpenAI has signed a contract with the Pentagon, days after Anthropic's $200 million contract was severed.

TechRadar · Mar 6

Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike

Satellite images and videos of an Iranian girls school damaged by large explosions at the start of a U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign targeting the Islamic Republic indicate a targeted attack from the air hit the building

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Bombing of girls’ school in Iran that killed more than 150 was probably US air strike, military investigators believe

Satellite images and eyewitness accounts appear to show evidence of precision strikes as analysts review whether AI and human errors played a role

The Independent UK · Mar 6

The Guardian view on AI in war: the Iran conflict shows that the paradigm shift has already begun

Editorial: The intensified use of artificial intelligence, and rows over its control, demonstrate the need for democratic oversight and multilateral controls

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

Iran 'weakened but dangerous' as US air defence stocks face strain

Six days into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, bombardments are intensifying – as are questions about how long the conflict can last, whether air defence systems can keep up and what a victory over Iran would mean. Retired general François Chauvancy spoke to RFI about Iran’s…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 6

Anthropic CEO apologizes for leaked memo calling OpenAI staff 'gullible,' confirms Pentagon supply chain risk designation

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei walks back attacks on rival OpenAI, but says it will challenge the supply chain risk designation in court

Fortune · Mar 6

Americans are being policed with military-grade weapons. This has to stop

Predator drones and armored personnel carriers have become commonplace in US cities. Congress has the power to fix this

The Guardian - US · Mar 6