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Pentagon taps four commercial tech firms to expand military use of AI
Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk's xAI — will help the DOD develop AI workflows for key national security missions.
Pentagon awards AI contracts to Musk's xAI, three other companies
The Department of Defense has announced contracts with four leading artificial intelligence companies, including Elon Musk's ...
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Pentagon Hands $200M AI Deal to Elon Musk’s xAI—Days After ‘MechaHitler’ Grok Outburst
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has signed a major contract worth nearly $200 million with xAI, an artificial ...
The Pentagon is throwing $200 million at ‘Grok for Government’ and other AI companies
The Pentagon is set to spend nearly a billion dollars for AI with four major Silicon Valley tech firms, Google, xAI, OpenAI ...
The Pentagon Is Pumping $200 Million Into Elon Musk's AI That Just Had a Nazi Meltdown
Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has announced a nearly $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense for developing AI ...
Could This Under-the-Radar Artificial Intelligence (AI) Defense Company Be the Next Palantir?
Palantir has emerged as a disruptive force in the AI realm, ushering in a wave of enthusiastic investors to the defense tech space.
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Pentagon invests $1 billion in commercial AI for national security missions
The Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has awarded contracts totaling nearly $800 ...
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The Pentagon Signs Up for Grok, Days After the Chatbot’s Antisemitic Meltdown
The announcement comes days after Grok spewed antisemitic and racist statements to its users, including praise for Adolf ...
Hypersonics, AI, drone swarms: Pentagon pours $179 billion into R&D
At a trillion dollars, this year’s defense budget request is big — and a record-setting $179 billion is just for research and development.
Pentagon announces new contract with Musk’s Grok AI just a week after its anti-Semitic turn
Musk’s company, xAI, announced that it was releasing “Grok for Government,” a suite of products that allows federal, state, ...
The government wants AI to fight wars and review your taxes
The Trump administration is pushing the Pentagon, IRS and other federal agencies to rapidly adopt AI tools to improve ...
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AI Implications in Senate and House Committees’ Versions of FY 2026 NDAA, and the Pentagon Awards Four AI Contracts Up to $200 Million Each — AI: The Washington Report
On July 9, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) voted 26-1 to advance the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 to the Senate floor. The Senate version of the NDAA ...