U.S. Department of Defense Secures $200M AI Contracts with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, xAI for National Security
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced on July 14 it has awarded up to $200 million in AI contracts to OpenAI, Google parent company Alphabet, Anthropic, and xAI, aiming to accelerate the deployment of advanced AI capabilities across national security systems. The contracts, managed by the DoD’s Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO), will fund the development of "agentic AI workflows" to address critical defense challenges, including cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, and operational decision-making .
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Trump Administration Moves to Speed Up Offshore Critical Minerals Exploration
The Trump administration announced on June 25 that it will accelerate exploration and development of offshore critical minerals, foreign media reported.
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UK Unveils New Policies to Bolster AI, Quantum Computing with Funding and Talent Drive
The UK government has introduced a series of new policies to significantly boost support for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing. On June 22, it announced the establishment of a “Global Talent Fund” with an investment of £54 million to attract world-leading researchers to the UK. A “Global Talent Taskforce” was also set up, dedicated to recruiting scientists, engineers, and creative talents—with a special focus on key areas like AI and green technology—and encouraging them to innovate and develop long-term in the UK.
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Musk Debuts Grok 4 as 'PhD-Level' AI, Achieves 44.4% on Humanity's Last Exam, Perfect AIME Score
lon Musk's xAI unveiled Grok 4 on July 9, positioning it as the "world's strongest AI" with PhD-level reasoning capabilities and multimodal advancements. The fourth major iteration of xAI's foundational model introduces five new voice modes, cuts response latency by half, and integrates real-time image/video processing, enabling culturally sensitive content analysis for social media platforms like X
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