Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire

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Curiosity Rover Uncovers Mars’ Ancient Water Secrets in Stunning Boxwork Formations

Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region: Unveiling Mars’ Ancient Water Secrets NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent roughly six months navigating the intriguing boxwork region on Mars, capturing stunning panoramas and drilling samples that hint at prolonged groundwater activity billions of years ago.[1][3][4] These low ridges, resembling […]

US-Iran Tensions Rise Amid Nuclear Threat; Mexico Cartel Chaos Strands Thousands; Severe Weather Hits US Northeast – 2/24/2026, 8:28:37 PM

Top world news stories as of February 24, 2026, include escalating tensions between the US and Iran, cartel violence in Mexico stranding thousands of North Americans, severe weather disrupting the US Northeast, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a Moscow suicide bombing.[1][2][3][4][6] […]

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork is plugging AI into more boring enterprise stuff

On Tuesday, Anthropic announced updates to its Claude Cowork platform that allow the AI to help with a wider range of office tasks. Claude Cowork can now connect with several popular office apps, including Google Workspace, Docusign, and WordPress. New pre-built plug-ins can also automate […]