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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US had fired 10% of its generals and admirals and reduced general-officer slots by another 10%, for a 20% reduction. The Pentagon did not clarify whether the cuts were complete; they are due by Jan. 1, 2027.
AllegedThe reported new reduction would bring the total decrease to 20 percent.
Starshield is SpaceX’s military and intelligence satellite-systems business for the Pentagon, while Starlink is its commercial satellite-internet service. The two use related infrastructure and technology but have different customers, controls and security features.
The Starlink network has more than 11,000 satellites.
Tennessee officials botched an execution of Christa Pike, who survived the lethal injection. The US plans to livestream Nidal Malik Hasan’s military execution, but the UN warned that a public execution could breach the prohibition on torture. Tennessee’s corrections commissioner plans to step down.
Lethal injection doses administered to Christa Pike
A United States appeals court upheld the Defense Department’s decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain after the company refused to remove safeguards on its Claude AI model. The ruling leaves the Pentagon’s designation in effect.