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Pentagon Adopts New Ethical Principles for Using Artificial Intelligence in War

Associated Press | Tuesday February 25, 2020

The Pentagon is adopting new ethical principles as it prepares to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence technology on the battlefield.

US Adopts "Ethical Principles" For Artificial Intelligence Use By Army

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday February 25, 2020

The Pentagon announced Monday it has adopted "ethical principles" for the use of artificial intelligence by the armed forces, a measure aimed at convincing US tech giants to collaborate with the military.

Amazon Wins Suspension of Pentagon's $10 Billion 'JEDI' Contract to Microsoft

Agence France-Presse | Friday February 14, 2020

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the US military from awarding a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft, after Amazon claimed the process was tainted by politics.

Amazon Wants Trump to Testify on 'Order to Screw Amazon' in Pentagon JEDI Deal

Reuters | Tuesday February 11, 2020

Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying "to screw Amazon" when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft.

Over 100 US Troops Have Brain Injuries From Iran Attack: Officials

World News | Reuters | Tuesday February 11, 2020

The US military is preparing to report a more than 50 per cent jump in the number of cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran's missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, US officials told Reuters on Monday.

US Confirms 8th Coronavirus Case, Pentagon To Provide Quarantine Housing

World News | Reuters | Sunday February 2, 2020

U.S. health officials on Saturday confirmed an eighth case of the fast-spreading new coronavirus in the United States and the Pentagon said it would provide housing for people arriving from overseas who might need to be quarantined.

Over 25% Rise In Sexual Assault Cases At US Military Academies: Pentagon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 31, 2020

Incidence of sexual assault in US military academies rose again last year, the Pentagon said Thursday, despite efforts to combat the problem.

US Confirms Jet Crashed In Afghanistan, No Evidence Of Taliban Shoot-Down

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 28, 2020

A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a heavy Taliban presence, the Pentagon confirmed Monday, rejecting the insurgents' suggestions that it was shot down.

US Says 34 Troops Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injury After Iran Strike

World News | Reuters | Saturday January 25, 2020

The Pentagon said on Friday that 34 service members had been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following missile strikes by Iran on a base in Iraq earlier this month, a number higher than the military had previously announced.

Pentagon Gets New Request To Build Roughly 435 km Long Trump Border Wall

World News | Reuters | Friday January 17, 2020

The Pentagon has received a new request from within the Trump administration to build roughly 270 miles (435 km) of wall on the border with Mexico and is evaluating its cost and viability, a senior Defense Department official said on Thursday.

Amid Tension Over Soleimani Killing, US Resumes Joint Military Operations In Iraq

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 16, 2020

The United States on Wednesday resumed joint military operations with Iraq that had been put on pause after the US drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad, the New York Times reported.

Amazon Seeks Order To Block Microsoft's $10 Billion Pentagon Project

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 15, 2020

Stunned at losing the prestigious $10 billion Pentagon Cloud project, Amazon has sought 'preliminary injunction' from the court to temporarily block Microsoft from starting work on the project.

Amazon to Seek Order to Block Microsoft From Working on US DoD's JEDI Contract

Reuters | Tuesday January 14, 2020

The e-commerce giant has blamed US President Donald Trump of exerting "improper pressure" and bias that led the US Department of Defense (DoD) to award the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud (JEDI) contract to Microsoft.

Pentagon Chief Says No Evidence Iran Was Plotting To Attack US Embassies

World News | Reuters | Monday January 13, 2020

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said he did not see specific evidence from intelligence officials that Iran was planning to attack four U.S. embassies, an assertion made by President Donald Trump in justifying the killing of Iran's top general.

Saudi Military Trainees To Be Expelled From US After Florida Shooting

World News | Reuters | Sunday January 12, 2020

More than a dozen Saudi servicemen who are training at US military bases will be expelled from the United States in the aftermath of a Pentagon review prompted by the deadly December 6 shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer at an American naval base in Florida, CNN reported on Saturday.