Defense

Industrials

Iran War Ignites US Demand for Cheaper Drone Defense Systems

Photo via Marine Corps Sgt. Calah Thompson

Last month, the Pentagon invited 25 drone manufacturers to participate in a competition to win a $150 million prototype order.

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

Anthropic is insisting that its AI shouldn’t be used for surveillance or the development of automated weapons.

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International Economics

Europe Readies Its ‘Bazooka’ Defense Of Greenland

European investors are the single-largest foreign holders of US treasuries and equities by far, holding $8 trillion in assets.

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Industries

Defense Darling Anduril Grapples with Military Tech Glitches

Anduril was last valued at $30 billion in June, when its $2.5 billion fundraising round was oversubscribed eight times.

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Industries

Ukraine Peace Talks Undermine European Defense Stocks

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Peace deal or no peace deal, the war in Ukraine is motivating governments on the continent to upgrade their defensive capacity.

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Industries

Pentagon Innovation Unit Grapples With Leadership Shakeup Amid Arms Race With China

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The Department of Defense is trying to counter increasingly savvy Chinese military research and development.

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CIO Upside

Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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