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US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles – Reuters

US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles  Reuters 2,000 National Guardsmen being withdrawn from Los Angeles mission, Pentagon confirms  ABC7 Los Angeles Trump administration to send home 2,000 National Guard troops in LA  The Hill Trump administration removes 2,000 national guard troops deployed in LA  The Guardian Trump Releases About Half of the National Guard Troops in Los Angeles  The New …

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Sole US producer of rare earths gets boost from Apple and military deals

Sole US producer of rare earths gets boost from Apple and military deals

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as other high-tech products like electric vehicles. This news comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the U.S. Defense Department agreed to invest $400 …

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Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning $200M military deal

Grok’s “MechaHitler” meltdown didn’t stop xAI from winning 0M military deal

Grok checked Musk’s posts, called itself “MechaHitler” xAI has been checking Elon Musk’s posts before providing answers on some topics, such as the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. xAI acknowledged this in an update today that addressed two problems with Grok. One problem “was that if you ask it ‘What do you think?’ the model reasons that as an AI it doesn’t have …

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Nvidia’s Huang Says China’s Military Unlikely to Use US AI Chips – Bloomberg

Nvidia’s Huang Says China’s Military Unlikely to Use US AI Chips  Bloomberg Nvidia CEO to hold media briefing in Beijing on July 16  Reuters U.S. senators warn Nvidia CEO Huang about his upcoming China trip  CNBC China plans 39 AI data centers with 115,000 restricted Nvidia Hopper GPUs — move raises alarm over sourcing, effectiveness of bans  Tom’s Hardware Nvidia CEO China trip alarms …

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