Many AI companies are building custom tools for the US military, most of which are available only on unclassified networks typically used for military administration. (REUTERS/ Representative)

US used Anthropic’s Claude AI in Venezuela raid to capture Nicolas Maduro: Report

The US military used Claude, the artificial intelligence model developed by a San Francisco-based company, Anthropic, in the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Many AI companies are building custom tools for the US military, most of which are available only on unclassified networks typically used…

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves to supporters as she departs the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C. (Reuters)

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado meets Trump, says meeting went ‘great’; presented Nobel Prize

US President Donald Trump on Thursday met Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, marking their first meeting. The meeting, which went a little over an hour, was termed “great” by Machado. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves to supporters as she departs the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in…

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A courtroom sketch in 2023 of Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan.

Meet the 92-Year-Old Judge Presiding Over Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro’s trial

During testimony of a key witness in the fraud trial of Archegos Capital executives, Judge Alvin Hellerstein abruptly paused the proceedings to take a FaceTime call. A courtroom sketch in 2023 of Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan. Holding up his phone, Hellerstein proudly showed the Manhattan federal courtroom his newest—and seventh—great-grandchild. “The jurors exclaimed, ‘Oh…

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