A new phase in the Israel–Hezbollah confrontation appears to be emerging in southern Lebanon: the growing use of fiber-optic first-person-view drones, or FPV drones, by Hezbollah. These small, low-cost systems are not decisive weapons on their own, but they have exposed a significant vulnerability in Israel’s battlefield defenses, especially against short-range, low-flying threats that are … Read more
Palantir occupies a more extreme place in Silicon Valley but represents a new, growing ethos Big Tech is developing. We have seen the company’s official X message today. A few early comments: This is the nationalist turn. Big Tech now explicitly acts as an agent of a nation-state, which in turn justifies its regulations worldwide. … Read more
AI in Military Operations – The Pentagon has begun employing Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, for military operations, marking a significant shift in modern warfare tactics. – AI has been utilized in key operations, including the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and during conflicts involving Israel and Iran. – The U.S. military’s reliance on … Read more