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The Trump administration has ordered Anthropic to restrict foreign-national access to two of its most advanced artificial-intelligence models, prompting the company to disable the systems for all customers and escalating a fight over how Washington should control frontier AI tools with powerful cybersecurity capabilities.Anthropic said Friday evening that the U.S. issued an export control directive suspending access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, including foreign nationals inside the United States and foreign national employees of the company. Anthropic said the order effectively forces it to abruptly disable both models for all customers while it works to…

A supersonic bomber that Russia uses to launch cruise missiles at Ukrainian cities came down in a field near the Siberian city of Svirsk on Monday, adding another hull to a list of losses that the Kremlin can ill afford and has no practical way to replenish. Russia’s Aerospace Forces confirmed that a Tu-22M3 long-range […]

The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The saga of the Constellation class frigate is emblematic of so many chronic issues with the Navy’s way of procuring warships. The vessel that was supposed to make the wrongs of the Littoral Combat Ship debacle right failed spectacularly and the timing couldn’t have been worse. Now Constellation is dead and Trump administration is building a different frigate from a different yard. While the Navy has said why it is moving on, we wanted the other side of the story. We recently…

Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for U.S. Armed Forces and allied partners worldwide, has been selected to provide its Ops-Core AMP Communication Headset in support of the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototyping. In addition to the AMP Communication Headset, Gentex will deliver a comprehensive suite of integrated communications and protection solutions designed to enable seamless interoperability across mission sets, including: Push-to-Talk (PTT) and Cabling Solutions: Allows mounted soldiers to connect to a body worn radio and vehicle inter communications system (ICS) simultaneously. The AP-107 3-way PTT is detachable so…

Justin Gaethje did it. He actually did it.On Sunday night, Justin Gaethje closed the show at UFC White House in epic fashion, giving the American fans something to celebrate as he battered Ilia Topuria, claiming the undisputed lightweight title when Topuria’s corner threw in the towel after the fourth round. It’s the crown jewel in the career of the most exciting fighter to ever step into a cage, and a performance that will be talked about for ages.Following UFC White House, MMA Fighting’s Jed Meshew reacts to Gaethje’s epic upset win over Topuria. Additionally, Jed discusses Alex Pereira’s failed attempt…

The U.S Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training and Evaluation Unit One (EODTEU1) will evaluate a new form of mine-clearing capability after identifying a series of new requirements in the Indo-Pacific—particularly for the service’s doctrine of distributed maritime operations, according to new documents published by EODTEU1. The mission change comes amid a series of challenges in the Middle East in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iranian military forces dropped mines to prevent commercial ship traffic from entering or exiting the Persian Gulf, but the U.S. Navy’s deployment of EOD personnel across U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) “has impacted all aspects of individual…

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Steve Casapulla, an infrastructure security executive in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, is being detailed as the assistant national cyber director for policy in the White House’s cyber office, prompting a slew of leadership shifts inside CISA, sources tell Nextgov/FCW.With Casapulla pivoting to the Office of the National Cyber Director, Scott Breor — an associate director for the agency’s security programs — will take up his post leading the Infrastructure Security Division, according to one current U.S. official, one former U.S. official and a third person familiar with the matter. Sean Haglund, an associate director in CISA’s Office of Bombing…

SALT LAKE CITY and TEL AVIV – June 8, 2026 – Palladyne AI Corp. (NASDAQ: PDYN and PDYNW) (“Palladyne AI”), a U.S.-based defense and industrial technology company, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a world-class aerospace and defense leader, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership under which Palladyne AI will manufacture, integrate and market IAI’s HARPY, HAROP and Mini HARPY loitering munition systems to the U.S. Department of War. The partnership provides Palladyne AI with exclusive U.S. production and marketing rights for loitering munition systems, designed to suppress and destroy enemy air defenses and provide long-range strike capabilities across operational and tactical…

Creatine monohydrate is one of the most studied supplements in sports nutrition, and for combat sports athletes, the case for using it is becoming harder to ignore, though the full picture has some important nuance worth understanding. Let’s take a look at recent studies to figure out if MMA athletes should be taking creatine. Whether you’re drilling takedowns, sparring, or deep into a training camp, the right supplement stack sits at the top of the list of best tools for personal development for any serious MMA athlete. Health and fitness in combat sports goes beyond lifting heavy and eating clean.…