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Solly and Leidos, his current employer, strongly deny the allegations.PoliticsPolitics / Politics NewsDOGE, government, politics, data, privacyVittoria Elliott, Makena KellyCondé NastData grab https://www.wired.com/story/uncanny-valley-podcast-anthropic-department-defense-lawsuit-iran-war-memes-artificial-intelligence-venture-capital/69b1aaf9a225b84c1169f179Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:48:21 +0000In today’s episode, we discuss how the saga between Anthropic and the Department of Defense is far from over.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligencePoliticsPolitics / Politics NewsUncanny Valley Podcast, podcasts, Anthropic, OpenAI, artificial intelligence, department of defense, Donald Trump, politics, Venture CapitalBrian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah FeigerCondé NastUncanny Valleyhttps://www.wired.com/story/google-nick-fox-advertising-search-ai-gemini/69aef82366cd6250765aff05Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000WIRED spoke with Nick Fox, Google’s SVP of knowledge and information, about how AI is changing the company’s advertising business.BusinessBusiness / Artificial IntelligenceModel Behavior, artificial intelligence, Google, DeepMind, Advertising, Google GeminiMaxwell ZeffCondé NastModel Behaviorhttps://www.wired.com/story/us-lawmakers-move-to-kill-the-fbis-warrantless-wiretap-access/69b2d1551547599c3cff0a6cThu, 12 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000A bipartisan bill would force the FBI to get a warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.SecuritySecurity / National SecuritySecurity / PrivacySecurity / Security NewsPolitics / PolicyPolitics / Politics Newsprivacy, surveillance, FBI, national security, politics, FISA, data brokers, Fourth AmendmentDell CameronCondé NastLimitationshttps://www.wired.com/story/iloud-micro-monitor-deal-326/69b2e7e7cc318a5d4cab7f94Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:29:00 +0000IK Multimedia's iLoud Micro Monitors are an excellent pick for anyone who works with audio and video, or just likes premium sound.GearGear / DealsGear / ProductsGear / Products / Speakersaudio, Speakers, Shopping, DealsBrad BourqueCondé NastDeal of the Dayhttps://www.wired.com/story/handala-hacker-group-iran-us-israel-war/69b1b16f73d793174166a019Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:14:39 +0000Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran's use of “hacktivism” as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.SecuritySecurity / Cyberattacks and HacksSecurity / National SecuritySecurity / Security Newshacking, cybersecurity, Iran, Israel, hackers, security, breaches, data breaches, warAndy Greenberg, Matt Burgess, Lily Hay NewmanCondé NastChaos Agent