U.S. military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled A-I," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. Axios · Dec 9, 2025
UN Chief Warns AI, Tech Advances Risk Making Chemical Weapons Easier To Deploy From data centers to robotaxis and defense technology to AI startups, rapid developments in science and technology are accelerating globally, raising new security concerns about weapons proliferation. Benzinga · Nov 30, 2025
How deals with Apple and Trump’s Pentagon turned rare earth miner MP Materials into a red-hot stock MP Materials aims to build a U.S. rare earths and magnets supply chain that can eventually compete with China. Fortune · Aug 12, 2025
Silicon Valley has been trying to shake up defense contracting for years. With Trump, they have a willing audience As defense startups proliferate, they look to the Pentagon for contracts—while encouraging it to reform itself. Fortune · May 3, 2025
Ten things Elon Musk's texts reveal about the Twitter deal A new trove of text messages between Elon Musk and Twitter Inc. executives, close friends, potential investors and Silicon Valley bros sheds light on how a $44 billion deal by the world’s richest person to buy the social media company came about — and ended up in court. Tribune News Service · Sep 30, 2022
Uber hired oligarch-linked Russian lobbyist despite bribery fears Leak shows firm made effort to court several billionaires and state officials allegedly aligned with Vladimir Putin The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022