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“The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a ‘seemingly threatening’ drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.”
https://apnews.com/article/military-la

US military uses laser to down drone and FAA closes more El Paso airspace, officials say
Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone. The Federal Aviation Administration responded Thursday by closing more airspace near El Paso, Texas. No commercial flights were affected this time. The FAA shut down the El Paso airport and the surrounding area just over two weeks ago after another use of an anti-drone laser. The Defense Department and Transportation Department referred questions to the FAA. The FAA, CBP and the Pentagon …

Wonder why anyone in Aotearoa NZ is celebrating RocketLab's US launch in aid of the US military. For his own gain and glory, Peter Beck (I don't see justification for his honourific) betrayed the trust of the kaumātua of Mahia Peninsula and sold us all out to perhaps the least honourable country in the world these days. Here's the story if you haven't already seen it:

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Anthropic's dispute with the DOD raises critical questions for US military partners like Nvidia, Google, Amazon, and Palantir, which work closely with Anthropic (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-supply-chain-risk-shockwaves-silicon-valley/…

Anthropic Hits Back After US Military Labels It a 'Supply Chain Risk'
Anthropic says it would be “legally unsound” for the Pentagon to blacklist its technology after talks over military use of its artificial intelligence models broke down.

The War Powers Act does not give presidents an indefinite time to continue their military ambitions.
On May 1, a 60-day deadline will be met, at which point Trump must take further action if he wants the war in Iran to continue.
Per the law, hostilities must come to a close if Congress doesn’t authorize the war.
Trump can request a 30-day extension, requiring him to certify, in writing, that the current campaign is the result of an “unavoidable military necessity.”
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May 1 Marks a Crucial “War Powers” Deadline for Trump’s War in Iran
Trump can seek a 30-day extension, but would have to show Congress that the war is an “unavoidable military necessity.”…

Trump is labeling Anthropic a “supply chain risk,” a label heretofore normally associated with foreign adversaries’ tech products, such as telecom gear made by China’s Huawei.
My piece that was published across several publications last evening.
https://www.

Trump administration bans Anthropic, escalating clash over military use of AI
The move to designate the AI firm a “supply chain risk” forces a six-month Pentagon transition from its products and reshapes competition among OpenAI, Google, and xAI.

Trump warns Iran 'better get smart soon' as he weighs military options over Strait of Hormuz (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-warns-iran-deal-military-options-strait-hormuz-energy-prices-rcna342631
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p35#a260429p35

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Anthropic vs. Pentagon: KI-Firma weist das Ultimatum zurück

OpenAI said it had struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply AI to classified US military networks,
hours after Donald Trump ordered the government to stop using the services of one of the company’s main competitors.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, announced the move on Friday night.
It came after an agreement between Anthropic, a rival AI company that runs the Claude system, and the Trump administration broke down after Anthropic sought assurances its technology would not be use…

Putting aside the myriad policy and legal questions raised by this war,
its operational realities demand a reckoning with core U.S. military assumptions.
For years, Washington acted as if superior defenses and precision strikes would be sufficient to deter or defeat Iran.
But war always exposes the gap between peacetime plans and enemy actions.
Decades of de-emphasizing capabilities like mine warfare while relying on the comfort of air superiority reinforced an illus…

Iran Built a Military to Survive the American Way of War
Iran’s staying power is not proof that the regime is strong; it is proof that it read the American way of war playbook.