JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Billionaire Tom Steyer saturating airwaves with $115M of Calif. governor race ads
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WASHINGTONPOST (Patrick Marley) - DOJ demands Detroit-area 2024 ballots, escalating election scrutiny
DOJ official Harmeet K. Dhillon wrote that she is seeking ballots to investigate election law compliance. Democratic state officials call the request baseless.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - ‘Prove it with Batya!’
Batya Ungar-Sargon unveils a new live debate-style show called “Prove it with Batya!” where she hosts conversations with fellow Americans who “radically” disagree with her on a topic. You can catch the new show on NewsNation’s YouTube page Monday through Thursday at 4p/3C.
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YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Pete Hegseth, Pulp Fiction, and the politics of prayer | WHOLE HOG POLITICS
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AXIOS (Maria Curi) - Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist
The National Security Agency is using Anthropic's most powerful model yet, Mythos Preview , despite top officials at the Department of Defense — which oversees the NSA — insisting the company is a "supply chain risk," two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The government's cybersecurity needs appear to be outweighing the Pentagon's feud with Anthropic - The department moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force its vendors to follow suit. That case is ongoing. - The military is now broadening its use of Anthropic's tools while simultaneously arguing in court that using those tools threatens U.S. national security. Breaking it down: Two sources said the NSA was using Mythos, while one said the model was also being used more…
The National Security Agency is using Anthropic's most powerful model yet, Mythos Preview , despite top officials at the Department of Defense — which oversees the NSA — insisting the company is a "supply chain risk," two sources tell Axios. Why it matters: The government's cybersecurity needs appear to be outweighing the Pentagon's feud with Anthropic - The department moved in February to cut off Anthropic and force its vendors to follow suit. That case is ongoing. - The military is now broadening its use of Anthropic's tools while simultaneously arguing in court that using those tools threatens U.S. national security. Breaking it down: Two sources said the NSA was using Mythos, while one said the model was also being used more…Open