President Trump appointed Adam Telle, currently assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as acting Army secretary after Dan Driscoll's resignation following reported tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
US District Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was illegal retaliation for the AI company's public criticism, granting Anthropic summary judgment on First Amendment, due process and Administrative Procedure Act claims.
President Trump confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over dwindling US weapons stockpiles, particularly missiles, according to reports. Trump publicly denied the existence of a munitions crisis and threatened to 'hunt down' leakers, while defending Hegseth's position.
Department of Defense Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael stated on Friday that AI company Anthropic is still considered a supply chain risk and remains blacklisted, while clarifying that Mythos, the company's AI model with advanced cyber capabilities, is being treated as a separate issue.
Google signed a new contract allowing the Pentagon broader access to its AI models after Anthropic declined to permit Department of Defense use for domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons, despite protests from over 600 Google employees.
Google has signed a classified agreement with the US Department of Defense permitting the Pentagon to use its AI models for any lawful government purpose, according to The Information. The deal was reported less than a day after over 600 Google employees demanded the company block Pentagon access to AI for classified military applications.
