Neros and Donald Trump Jr.-linked Unusual Machines are among the companies in deal talks.
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The Trump Administration Is in Talks to Fund U.S. Drone Companies
Neros and Donald Trump Jr.-linked Unusual Machines are among the companies in deal talks.
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A $50 Million Rocket Deal Fueled by Trump’s Hypersonic Dreams
The deal reflects a wave of change reshaping the aerospace industry as the Pentagon and venture-capital firms warm to startups.
AI, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Data Security, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Risk Management
Instructure settles with hackers following massive student data theft
Educational tech firm Instructure reached a deal with hackers after a major Canvas breach exposed data stolen from schools and universities. Educational tech firm Instructure says it reached an agreement with the cybercrime group behind a major Canvas data theft, after attackers broke into its systems and threatened to publish stolen information from schools and…
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SpaceX, Google in Talks to Explore Data Centers in Orbit
A deal between the two tech titans would give a boost to SpaceX’s business ahead of a historic public listing.
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Sports Streamer DAZN Makes $100 Million Bet on Technology Company ViewLift
DAZN hopes the deal will build on its presence in the U.S. sports market.
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OpenAI and Microsoft Strike Truce, Redrawing Once-Tense Partnership
A new deal offers the startup more freedom and marks a turning point in one of the AI boom’s highest-profile partnerships.
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AI Startups From Canada, Germany Join Forces in Challenge to Silicon Valley
A deal between Cohere and Aleph Alpha aims to tap growing demand for technology that isn’t dependent on U.S. tech giants.
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Eli Lilly Nears Deal for Cancer Biotech
Deal for Kelonia Therapeutics could come as soon as Monday.
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Microsoft Bets $10 Billion to Boost Japan’s AI, Cybersecurity
The deal aims to accelerate AI adoption, train workers, and develop cybersecurity partnerships — the latest move by a hyperscaler to compete for sovereign AI and data centers.
AI, Apps, Global Security News
Beware of headlines touting impossible AI benefits, analysts warn
It’s no big deal, you’d think, that researchers have found a way to reduce the computing requirements for one of the many steps involved in training an AI model to help robots manipulate simple geometric objects. Yet such is the concern about the rising cost of powering data centers for AI applications that this one…
AI, Global Security News, Politics
IT lesson from the Iran war: AI makes your data problems so much worse
The US-Iran war has delivered a critical lesson for IT leaders. Enterprises have always had to deal with bad data in their environments, whether from someone cutting corners, an ancient database that everyone is scared to delete, or conflicting systems digested during one of the dozens of acquisitions over the last decade. But AI is…
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Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Social-Media Addiction Trial
Plus, the White House threatens more attacks if Iran refuses a deal, and driving the wrong car to work here can get you a ticket.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
Palantir Will No Longer Profit Off of New Yorkers’ Health Data
A controversial multimillion-dollar deal between New York City’s public hospital system and military contractor Palantir, first reported by The Intercept, is coming to an end, according to recent testimony before the city council. Related Palantir Gets Millions of Dollars From New York City’s Public Hospitals The Intercept reported in February that the New York City…
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IBM Closes $11 Billion Deal for Confluent
Deal will help companies access their data for AI agents, says IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, as he brushes off AI’s risk to IBM’s business.
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Rapid7 Advances 2026 PACT Partner Program to Strengthen Partner Led Go-to-Market and Profitability
COMPANY NEWS: New tiers and simplified deal motions support scalable, partner-led MDR growth
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Sam Altman Wants Elected Officials, Not OpenAI, to Decide How Military Uses AI
CEO’s comments come as OpenAI has drawn criticism over its Pentagon deal; “This process has some deep flaws.”
AI, Europe, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Network Security
Lack of regulatory action on hyperscaler dominance prompts inquiry chair to quit
Delays in regulatory action to deal with imbalances in the market for cloud services has prompted the resignation of the chair of an inquiry into the market. Companies deploying cloud services are being hampered by the dominance of Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, a situation exacerbated by the glacial pace in which the UK’s…
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Defends Pentagon Work to Staff, Calls Backlash ‘Really Painful’
The startup’s deal to do classified work with the Defense Department drew criticism from staff and other AI researchers.
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OpenAI says its US defense deal is safer than Anthropic’s, but is it?
OpenAI has struck a deal to supply the US government with AI services, announcing it hours after US President Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to ban its AI rival Anthropic from all US government contracts. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said of the negotiation, “It was definitely rushed, and the optics don’t look good,” in…
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Meta and AMD Agree to AI Chips Deal Worth More Than $100 Billion
The deal could result in Meta owning as much as 10% of AMD’s stock as the chipmaker seeks to challenge Nvidia.
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Palo Alto Networks’ Koi acquisition is all about keeping AI agents in check
Palo Alto Networks announced Tuesday its plans to buy security startup Koi, a deal aimed at addressing the security risks emerging as organizations rapidly adopt agentic AI. Terms were not disclosed, but Israeli business outlet Globes reported that Palo Alto will pay approximately $400 million. The deal is another among a trend of larger cybersecurity…
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Inside Elon Musk’s $1.25 Trillion AI and Space Megamerger
The fast-tracked deal is premised on SpaceX’s satellite prowess combining with xAI’s technology.