Sources: xAI was part of a US GSA's AI initiative alongside OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, but the GSA removed xAI after Grok posted antisemitic content in July
A short thread for the reader to try figure out what the common denominator is here. — A. Grok was about to get a lucrative Govt. contract. It went all Nazi, because well, birds of a feather ... 1...
The US DOD announces OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI have each won contracts with a $200M ceiling, aimed at enabling agentic AI national security workflows
Now his AI company is celebrating a $200M Pentagon contract and new unit to get government business Brian Fagioli / NERDS.xyz : Elon Musk wants to infect the government with AI using Grok Brady Knox /...
Internal messages show how during trade negotiations, the US State Department pushed nations facing tariffs to clear regulatory hurdles for SpaceX's Starlink
Two plus two equals four. There are twenty-four hours in a day. Gustaf Kilander / The Independent : US is pushing Starlink on nations facing tariffs as Musk stands to benefit from trade deals: report...
Google fires 28 employees over their participation in a 10-hour sit-in at the company's New York and Sunnyvale offices to protest its business ties with Israel
https://medium.com/... X: Dr. Ks / @katejsim : Terminated worker here. Listen when employers tell you exactly who they are McCarthyism is alive and well. Look how terrified they are of worker power 🔥 ...
US v. Google: Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance via default search deals with Apple and he may have been overenthusiastic about ChatGPT
and Apple could fix it New York Times : Microsoft C.E.O. Testifies That Google's Power in Search Is Ubiquitous Bloomberg : Microsoft CEO Says Google Search Dominance to Give It AI Edge Diane Bartz / R...
Google says it is working with the US government to develop a nationwide COVID-19 website on symptoms, risks, and testing info, in addition to other measures
but Not Like Trump Said New York Times : Trump Oversold a Google Site to Fight Coronavirus Sean Collins / Vox : Despite his experts' grave warnings, Trump wants everyone to just “relax” Jon Fingas / E...
As US Army launches Army Esports, a new gamer recruitment initiative, a look at its long collaboration with the gaming industry using tools like Marine Doom
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Kotaku : Tweets: @gamingthemind , @gik_and_a_half , @athertonkd , and @cecianasta Tweets: @gamingthemind : Despite claiming concerns over video games & gun violence, one importa...
Microsoft: keep secrecy the exception, not the rule; DOJ should adopt new limits, or Congress should amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act
is this the nuclear option? Brandon Bailey / Associated Press : Microsoft sues feds over secrecy orders on customer data Paul Thurrott / Petri : Microsoft Sues the U.S. Government Over Secrecy Orders ...
UK joins the US in banning uncharged devices from flights
A few days ago, the US Government announced that all airline passengers with personal electronics would be required to turn their gadgets on in order to demonstrate that they work. Now, the Departmen...
Megaupload Search Warrants Ruled Illegal by High Court
A case that seemed, just 5 months ago, to be a veritable David and Goliath fight is certainly living up to its billing. — The battle between Megaupload (David) and the US Government and the MPAA (Go...