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Pentagon Approves Musk's Grok for Classified Military Use

2/28/2026

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Musk Secures Defense Deal

The U.S. Department of Defense has reached an agreement to use Elon Musk's Grok in classified systems, amid a dispute with Anthropic over technology limits for mass surveillance.
Previously, only Anthropic's Claude was approved for sensitive military tasks.
Anthropic refused to allow its technology for autonomous weapons.
Claude was used in a Venezuelan raid.

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Musk Innovates Automation

Elon Musk, tech entrepreneur, envisions a future of sustainable abundance in which technology eliminates labor.
His companies Tesla and SpaceX are developing humanoid robots and autonomous vehicles to realize that vision.
Tesla unveiled the Cybercab, an autonomous taxi without traditional controls, but rollout faces regulatory hurdles and safety concerns.
Musk's xAI faces a legal dispute with OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, which a judge dismissed for lack of evidence.

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Musk Secures Defense Deal

The U.S. Department of Defense has reached an agreement to use Elon Musk's Grok in classified systems, amid a dispute with Anthropic over technology limits for mass surveillance.
Previously, only Anthropic's Claude was approved for sensitive military tasks.
Anthropic refused to allow its technology for autonomous weapons.
Claude was used in a Venezuelan raid.

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