Defense
Anthropic faces lose-lose scenario in Pentagon conflict as deadline for policy change looms
Anthropic is heading into Friday in a no-win situation. The artificial intelligence startup has until 5:01 p.m. ET to decide whether it will agree to allow the Department of Defense to use its models in all lawful use cases without limitation. If it doesn’t, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened to label the company a […]
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Pakistan bombs targets in Afghan cities, minister calls it ‘open war’
Taliban security personnel stand guard near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the Nangarhar province on Feb. 27, 2026. Aimal Zahir | Afp | Getty Images Pakistan bombed Taliban government targets in Afghanistan’s major cities on Thursday night, officials from both countries said on Friday, with Pakistan’s defense minister calling the conflict “open war”. Security sources in Pakistan said the strikes involved air-to-ground […]
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Democrats plan to force Iran war powers vote next week
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffires (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on the government shutdown at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional Democrats will force a vote on a war powers resolution relating to Iran next week, Democratic leadership announced Thursday, as President Donald […]
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Taser-maker Axon pops 18% as AI boosts demand for its software tools
Rick Smith, CEO of Axon Enterprises. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Axon Enterprise‘s stock surged more than 18% after the maker of Tasers, body cameras and drones topped Wall Street’s fourth-quarter estimates as artificial intelligence accelerated demand for its software products The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.15 per share on $797 million in revenue, surpassing […]
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European defense companies should step up collaboration to fix ‘fragmented’ sector, Leonardo CEO tells CNBC
European defense companies must take a stronger lead on collaborating to help the continent become independent of the U.S. security umbrella, Leonardo‘s CEO told CNBC. Speaking with CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Wednesday after Leonardo’s annual results statement, Roberto Cingolani said European defense companies have “all the capabilities and technical skills” and should not wait […]
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5 takeaways from Trump’s State of Union address
President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday, focusing largely on the economy that he declared was set to boom. The president delivered the signature annual address as he sees his poll numbers on the economy plummet ahead of the 2026 midterms, which loom less than nine months away. […]
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Anthropic faces Friday deadline in Defense AI clash with Hegseth
United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during a visit to Sierra Space in Louisville, Colorado on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. Aaron Ontiveroz | Denver Post | Getty Images Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told Anthropic it has until Friday evening to give the military broad access to its artificial intelligence models, CNBC confirmed […]
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Four years into the Ukraine war, is Europe ready for its own army?
Europe has struggled to unite to meet the challenges of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the last four years. The threat from Russia, and the growing tensions with the U.S. under President Donald Trump, have fueled suggestions that the answer to Europe’s divisions, redundancies and duplications in its defense efforts is a single European […]
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on AI DoD model use
Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss how the military will use the startup’s artificial […]
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U.S. airlines warn over pause in TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid DHS shutdown
Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on Feb. 1, 2017. Armando L. Sanchez | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images A grouping of major U.S. airlines said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave travelers scant warning ahead of the temporary suspension of its […]
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