Contracts of up to $200 million will be granted to Google LLC, OpenAI, Anthropic PBC and, perhaps more surprisingly, Elon Musk’s xAI, whose Grok chatbot recently made headlines when it fell into hot water for promoting Nazi ideology. The DOD said each of the awards will address critical national security challenges.

First, a big thank-you to everyone who joined us for Trump’s AI Day briefing last night. If you couldn’t make it, we covered: America’s urgent need to win the AI race against China. How President Trump’s Executive Order is set to kickstart a massive national AI infrastructure buildout.

The three new contracts come on top of last month’s equal award to OpenAI, bringing the Chief Digital & AI Officer’s investment in cutting-edge commercial “frontier AI” to a total of $800 million.

A $440 million data center with an odd name is going up in Bastrop County, the suburban Austin hub of several of Elon Musk’s companies.

The Pentagon AI plan unveiled Tuesday also acknowledges ethical challenges the technology may cause. ... China’s investment in smartphones is leaving big brands playing catch-up.

Artificial Intelligence Pentagon turns to Silicon Valley to accelerate AI tech development, adoption: report Investment in defense, weapons tech development doubled over past 3 years

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense released a new strategy on its use of data analytics and artificial intelligence as it pushes for additional investment in AI, advanced pattern ...

The Defense Secretary committed $1.5 billion over five years to the Pentagon’s artificial ... Joe Biden’s budget request—the 2022 proposal calls for $874 million in AI investments.

The Pentagon's high-tech research agency laid the groundwork for the Internet, stealth aircraft and self-driving cars. ... DARPA announced a $2 billion investment to push the frontier of AI forward.

Pentagon plans AI fleet to counter growing China threat. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks addressed the plan and how the U.S. will continue to counter the rising aggression from China.