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Ukrainian RANGERS capture RUSSIAN weapons and documents #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/24/ukrainian-rangers-capture-russian-weapons.html

A study finds GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4, and Gemini 3 Flash deployed tactical nuclear weapons in 95% of 21 simulated war game scenarios, and never surrendered (Chris Stokel-Walker/New Scientist)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/25168

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations
Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans
it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress "American viewpoints".
The Europeans, characterized by Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations,
fell afoul of a new visa policy announced in May to restrict the entry of foreigners deemed responsible for censorship of protected speech in the United States. …

US bars five Europeans accused of censoring Americans
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. Secretary of State Marco Rubio characterized them as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations. The five Europeans include the leaders of organizations that address digital hate and a former EU commissioner who clashed with tech billionaire Elon Musk over broadcasting an online interview with Donald Trump. Rubio’s …

Trump's new 'Trump-Class' battleship will carry nuclear weapons (Paul McLeary/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/22/trumps-new-trump-class-battleship-will-carry-nuclear-weapons-00704179
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p134#a251222p134

The state department has barred five Europeans from the US, accusing them of leading efforts to pressure tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints
“These radical activists and weaponized NGOs have advanced censorship crackdowns by foreign states – in each case targeting American speakers and American companies,” Rubio said in an announcement.
Neben Thierry Breton trifft das u.a. Josephine Ballon und Anna-Lena von Hodenberg von @…

A look at the growing reliance of US data centers and the Pentagon on Chinese batteries, a dependence increasingly viewed as a national security threat (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/…

The Pentagon and A.I. Giants Have a Weakness. Both Need China’s Batteries, Badly.
As warfare is reinvented in Ukraine, and Silicon Valley races to maintain its A.I. lead, China’s battery dominance is raising alarms far beyond the auto industry.

Russia spreads disinformation alleging a secret nuclear weapons transfer to Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/24/russia-spreads-disinformation-alleging-a.html

Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran
will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,
about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons,
according to people familiar with the matter
How did we get so lucky?

The US is imposing visa restrictions on five Europeans, including Thierry Breton, accusing them of pressuring US tech companies to censor certain US viewpoints (Fatima Hussein/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/state-depart…

US bars five Europeans accused of censoring Americans
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not name them, identifying them only as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations. The five Europeans were later identified by Sarah Rogers, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy, in a series of posts on social media. They include a former EU commissioner and the leaders…