Officials downplay risk of Iranian drone attacks off California after FBI memo, but Newsom says state is

An FBI memo warning that Iran may try to launch drones at California in a seaborne “surprise attack” raised concern Wednesday — but law enforcement officials and homeland security experts have cautioned that it may not point to an immediate threat. Multiple U.S. and California law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CBS News there is … Read more

‘Serious concerns’: GOP sounds alarm on taxpayer funds going to ‘high risk’ universities vulnerable to CCP

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The House Select Committee on China is calling on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to pause a $67 million research security initiative, citing concerns that the universities leading the effort have engaged in problematic collaborations with Chinese military-linked institutions. In a Tuesday letter to NSF … Read more

US detainees in Iran risk becoming collateral damage in war, families and supporters fear

NEW YORK — Families and supporters of Americans detained in Iran say their loved ones face new dangers during the intensifying war, including the risk of becoming unintended casualties of Israeli and American bombardment or victims of retaliation from Iran’s repressive regime. “For Americans imprisoned in Iran, this is about as terrifying a moment as … Read more

Noem and DHS watchdog feuding over classified airport security risk report

Weeks before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by President Trump, a dispute between her department and its internal watchdog over access to records and communications with Congress had been escalating. The conflict burst into public view when senior Republican senators eviscerated Noem at a hearing earlier this week. The feud has raised concerns … Read more

Anthropic says the Pentagon has declared it a national security risk

Anthropic said Thursday that the Defense Department has designated it a threat to national security, a striking move that bans it from doing business with the U.S. military and could send shock waves through America’s AI industry. The designation, which the company said it received Wednesday and specifically labels Anthropic a “supply-chain risk to national … Read more

Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk as standoff over AI guardrails continues

Pentagon designates Anthropic a supply chain risk as standoff over AI guardrails continues – CBS News Watch CBS News The Pentagon formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic as a supply chain risk on Thursday amid their feud over AI guardrails. Yahoo Finance senior reporter Brooke DiPalma joins CBS News with more. Source link

Pentagon formally designates Anthropic a supply chain risk amid feud over AI guardrails

The U.S. military has formally designated artificial intelligence firm Anthropic a supply chain risk, a senior Pentagon official and a source directly familiar with the situation told CBS News, a sweeping move that could cut it off from military contracts. The Trump administration and Anthropic — the only AI company deployed on the Pentagon’s classified … Read more

With time running out, snow drought and warm weather raise wildfire risk in the West

A combination of unusually balmy winter weather across much of the Western United States and one of the worst snow droughts in decades has experts bracing for what could be a particularly intense wildfire season. The snowpack is well below average for this time of year in nearly all Western states, with little time remaining … Read more

Iran strikes risk more voter frustration on the economy with rising gas prices

Barely a week after President Donald Trump hailed falling gas prices as one of his economic triumphs, his actions are sending the cost per gallon back up. The war Trump launched with strikes on Iran has spread across the Middle East, where more than a quarter of the world’s oil is produced. Gas prices spiked … Read more