The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited flights in a Texas region near the border with Mexico after the Defense Department accidentally shot down a border patrol drone on Thursday, an administration official told Axios. The big picture: The Defense Department shot down the drone in the area around Fort Hancock, Texas, because CBP didn't coordinate with the department, an administration official told Axios. Neither coordinated with FAA, according to the official. - Reuters first reported on the incident. Flashback: El Paso airspace shutdown sparks D.C. blame game Editor's note: This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.
More than 100 Google A.I. employees sent a letter to Jeff Dean, a chief scientist, opposing Gemini’s use for U.S. surveillance and some autonomous weapons.
The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East briefed President Trump on Thursday about the options for military action against Iran, according to a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the meeting. Why it matters: This was the first time the commander of the U.S. military Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper briefed Trump since the beginning of the crisis with Iran last December. - Trump has order a massive U.S. military build up in the Middle East and he is considering ordering a military campaign against Iran. Behind the scenes: Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine also attended the briefing, the U.S. official said. - ABC News first reported on the briefing. Driving the news: Cooper and Caine briefed Trump while the third…
The Defense Department has been feuding with Anthropic over military uses of its artificial intelligence tools. At stake are hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts and access to some of the most advanced AI on the planet.