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Joby flexes military muscle with $500 million defense acquisition (theverge.com)

2026-08-11 | by Andrew J. Hawkins | tags: joby aviation, resonant sciences, electric aircraft

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NYC Mayor Mamdani announces support for the Delivery Protection Act (engadget.com)

2026-08-10 | by Anna Washenko | tags: amazon, last-mile delivery, delivery protection act

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Claude's Record-a-Skill cut my research from hours to 30 minutes - but the magic has limits (zdnet.com)

2026-08-10 | by David Gewirtz | tags: claude, anthropic, ai skills

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Elon Musk’s Efforts to Cut Spending in the Government Were So Incompetent That It’s Shocking, Internal Analysis Finds (futurism.com)

2026-08-09 | by Frank Landymore | tags: billion, claimed, contracts

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Are Ray-Ban Meta glasses a privacy risk? Here's what you should know (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Karissa Bell | tags: contractors, features, glasses

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New Jersey sues Amazon on antitrust grounds, alleging it unlawfully wielded its power over delivery contractors (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Annie Palmer | tags: amazon, delivery contractors, antitrust

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Apple’s contract manufacturing tax breaks in India could be extended to 2041 (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-03 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, india, contract manufacturing

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MPs demand answers on Fujitsu's inclusion in lucrative frameworks (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Chief Reporter | tags: fujitsu, post office scandal, government contracts

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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply-chain risk’ label (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: anthropic, department of defense, ai models

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Judge says Trump admin still lacks evidence for Anthropic ‘supply chain risk’ label (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-30 | by Rebecca Bellan | tags: anthropic, supply chain risk, department of defense

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Shipping container-launched cargo rocket promises 550-pound deliveries 750 km away in 15 minutes — $1.25M Air Force contract backs 'Rook' cargo rocket that flies into space to speed deliveries (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Luke James | tags: hop aero, rook rocket, y combinator

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ICE’s New Detention Center Contracts Declare State Laws ‘Shall Not Apply’ (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Dell Cameron | tags: ice, geogroup, detention centers

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Typo-Squatting Scammers Con South Carolina Town Out of $545K (slashdot.org)

2026-07-26 | by Posted | tags: typo-squatting, surfside beach, wildcat contractors

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OnTrac notifies customers of data breach after network hack (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: ontrac, lasership, last-mile

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Employers may no longer have to disclose race and gender data (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: equal employment opportunity commission, workforce demographics, federal contractors

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The reported Apple Upgrade program raises a very big concern (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-22 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: apple upgrade program, iphone upgrade program, bloomberg

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The AI Backlash Is Starting to Sting (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-21 | tags: china, transcription, big ai contracts

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The AI Backlash Is Starting To Sting (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-21 | tags: china, transcription, big ai contracts

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U.S.-Iran Tensions Jostle Markets (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-20 | tags: u.s.-iran, china, markets

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The Pentagon Is Finally Buying (Some) Weapons From Startups (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-20 | tags: pentagon, defense-tech, startups

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Can You Ethically Moonlight In Tech? Yes — Here’s How to Hold Down Multiple Jobs. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-16 | by Dr. Kyle Elliott | tags: moonlighting, tech industry, employment contract

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Mark Cuban Says People Are Getting ‘Ripped Off’ by Health Insurers — And New Technology Can Reveal Where They Can Save Money (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-15 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: contracts, cuban, cuban said

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LA and Other Cities Are Distancing Themselves From Flock Safety (cnet.com)

2026-07-14 | by See Full Bio | tags: cameras, city, contracts

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LAPD Abandons Flock Contract After Making a Horrifying Discovery (futurism.com)

2026-07-13 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: cameras, contract, flock

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LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-13 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: cameras, concerns, contract

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LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-13 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: cameras, concerns, contract

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Meta Paid Hundreds of Contractors to Pretend to Be Teenagers While Barraging Its Competitors’ AI With Disturbing Content (futurism.com)

2026-07-04 | by Frank Landymore | tags: contractors, hundreds, meta

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Farmer, marketer at odds over sales of white nectarines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | by Rush Is An Associated Press Reporter Covering Oregon State Government | tags: ap news, contract, fruit

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U.K.-Italian-Japanese Fighter Jet Venture Wins $6.14 Billion Contract (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-03 | get F-35 Lightning II Model → | tags: bae systems, leonardo, japan aircraft

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Instead of banning AI, I made a classroom contract with my students (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-03 | get AI Classroom Contract Kit → | tags: ai classroom, banning, banning ai