China Locks Down AI Talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek
China's government has extended travel restrictions to AI researchers at Alibaba, DeepSeek, and other private firms, requiring official approval before they can leave the country.
Articles Tagged "National Security"
IRGC Hackers Used AI to Build Malware During Iran War
Iranian IRGC-linked group Nimbus Manticore used AI coding tools to build a new backdoor during the US-Iran conflict, targeting aviation and software firms across three campaign waves.
Trump Pulls AI Security Order Hours Before Signing
Trump scrapped a White House AI executive order signing ceremony at the last minute, citing concerns about US competitiveness - even as Anthropic Mythos and OpenAI's GPT-5.5-Cyber showed AI can now find and exploit zero-days at scale.
US and China Agree to AI Guardrails at Beijing Summit
Trump and Xi announced plans for a formal AI safety channel at their Beijing summit, but expert skepticism and stalled chip deals complicate the picture.
Five Frontier AI Labs Now Under US Pre-Release Review
NIST's CAISI has signed pre-deployment evaluation agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI, bringing the total number of frontier labs under US government review to five.
Pentagon Clears 8 AI Firms for Classified Networks
The Pentagon signed AI agreements with eight tech companies for its most classified military networks, pointedly excluding Anthropic even as courts battle over its blacklist status.
NSA Uses Mythos Even as Pentagon Blacklists Anthropic
NSA is running Anthropic's Mythos Preview while the Pentagon - its parent department - formally brands Anthropic a supply chain risk and fights in court to keep the company out of federal systems.
Trump Says 'Who?' as His Own Staff Courts Anthropic
Dario Amodei met with Susie Wiles and Scott Bessent at the White House on April 17, while Trump - standing on a Phoenix runway - said he had 'no idea' about the meeting.
Google Bids for Pentagon's Classified Gemini Contract
Google is negotiating to deploy Gemini on classified Pentagon networks, the same tier Anthropic was blacklisted for refusing to serve without safeguards.
The Left Hand Bans What the Right Hand Deploys
The Trump administration is simultaneously suing Anthropic in federal court over a supply chain risk designation and sending Treasury Secretary Bessent and Fed Chair Powell to convince Wall Street banks to use Anthropic's most powerful model.
Anti-AI Suspect Throws Molotov at Altman's Home
A suspect linked to the Pause AI movement threw a homemade incendiary at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's San Francisco home, then threatened to burn the company's headquarters.
Microsoft Commits $10B to Japan AI Infrastructure
Microsoft pledges $10B to Japan for AI data centers, cybersecurity cooperation, and workforce training from 2026 to 2029, partnering with SoftBank and Sakura Internet.
