Project Maven

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…

Pete Hegseth has picked up another key vote for confirmation as President-elect Trump's secretary of defense. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Friday said he will vote to confirm Hegseth, an Army combat veteran whose nomination was under question because of his remarks questioning women's roles in the military, sexual misconduct…

Graphite-Based Foam Fire Suppressant Aims to Meet Military-Specifications and Also Fire-Fighting Needs for Local Communities New Graphite Formulation Could Replace Carcinogenic and Environmentally-Damaging Incumbent Material Graphite One Inc. (TSXV: GPH) (OTCQX: GPHOF) (“Graphite One”, “G1” or the “Company”), reported today that the U.S. Department of Defense’s (“DoD”) Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) has…

U.S. Army veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, proclaimed Jesus Christ as his Lord... U.S. Army Veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who Trump nominated to lead the Department of Defense, proclaimed Jesus Christ as  his Lord and Savior…

Hong Kong CNN  —  The US Department of Defense has added Chinese tech companies Tencent, a social media and gaming giant, and CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, to a list of firms that it alleges work with China’s military. Inclusion on the Pentagon list does not result in any…

But first, the company will initiate "a Reconsideration Process" to "correct this mistake". Image credit: Tencent / Eurogamer Chinese megacorp Tencent has doubled down on its assertions that it is not a Chinese military company, saying that if the US Department of Defense does not "resolve any misunderstanding", it will…

WASHINGTON — An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted late Friday to the leading members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the report, just days ahead of his Tuesday confirmation…

Amy Barra Jan 10, 2025 Jan 14, 2025– Update: This mission launched on Jan. 13 at 7:15 p.m. EST and is complete. A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Monday, Jan. 13, through Thursday, Jan. 16. This launch supports…

The U.S. Department of Defense has added the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a list of companies with purported ties to China’s military, potentially muddling its relationship with U.S. auto titans including Tesla, Ford, and General Motors (GM). Contemporary Amperex Technology Co...Read More

Tencent claims there's been a "misunderstanding" by Jim Norman Yesterday, 5:15pm Image: Tencent The US Department of Defense has officially added Chinese megacorp Tencent to the federal register of companies deemed to have ties to the Chinese military (thanks, Bloomberg). The addition to the list does not come with any…