The fallout over OpenAI's Pentagon deal is growing

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Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a deal with the Pentagon in February.

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OpenAI's robotics head quits after company's Pentagon deal: 'This was about principle'

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OpenAI cofounder and CEO Sam Altman.

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15 blockbuster movies that cost less than Kristi Noem's $220 million DHS ad campaigns

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Senator Jamie Raskin questions DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during Congressional hearing on March 4.
Kristi Noem was ousted of her role at the Department of Homeland Security following Congress questioning.

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The Iran war is bringing a new wave of pressure onto prediction markets

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Sen. Chris Murphy is planning to introduce a bill to ban prediction market trading on government actions.

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Panama City wants Elon Musk's Boring Company to build a tunnel beneath its famous canal

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A Tesla drives through a Boring Company tunnel.

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Sam Altman is stuck playing defense. It all started a week ago.

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Sam Altman looks ahead during congressional testimony
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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A key Paramount ally makes the case for using Middle East money to buy Warner Bros.: 'The world is changing.'

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (middle) sits next to Elon Musk (right) and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent (left) at a U.S.-Saudi business conference in Washington, DC., November 2025.
In the second Trump administration, American businesses and government officials have been eager to do deals in the Middle East. Paramount's deal to acquire Warner Bros.

Bill Gates’ TerraPower Finally Has a Permit for a Nuclear Reactor, but No Reliable Way to Fuel It

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Commercial quantities of the required fuel are currently only available from one vendor: the Russian state.

Tech leaders pledge to power their own data centers during meeting with Trump

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Executives from eight tech companies joined Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

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The US is urging Americans to leave 14 Middle Eastern countries amid the Iran conflict. Here's what's happening in each.

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Flight radar shows planes avoiding Middle Eastern countries amid Iran conflict.
The US State Department is urging Americans in over a dozen Middle Eastern countries to "depart now."

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