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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Contractors Fixing US-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine
In its final months, President Joe Biden's administration has decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials told Reuters on Friday.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Meta Opens Its AI Models To US Defence Agencies And Contractors
The Facebook-parent company is making its large language models, called Llama, available to more than a dozen US agencies and contractors.
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When Ratan Tata Flew An F-16 Fighter Jet Over Bengaluru Skies
In February 2007, Ratan Tata took to the skies in a high-speed adventure that few would ever experience. At the Aero India Show held in Bengaluru, Mr Tata, 69 at the time, was invited by US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to co-pilot an F-16.
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US Couple Takes 31 Trips To Disney World After Stealing Over Rs 4 Crore From Government
A couple in the United States defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.2 Crore) to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were travelling for work.
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US Private Moon Lander Launch Postponed 2 Hours Before Liftoff
The planned launch of a robotic moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was called off less than two hours before Wednesday's liftoff time and postponed for at least a day, launch contractor SpaceX said
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Man Who Leaked Trump's Tax Returns Sentenced To 5 Years
A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor who leaked former US president Donald Trump's tax returns to the media was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday.
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US Airstrikes Kill 14 In Syria After American Contractor's Death: Report
Fourteen pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
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Russia's Wagner Chief Writes To White House Over New US Sanctions
The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group.
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US Whistleblower Edward Snowden Gets Russian Passport: Report
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport, TASS reported on Friday.
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Putin Grants Russian Citizenship To US Whistleblower Edward Snowden
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday granting Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
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Military Contractor Cuts Off GPS Bracelet In US Weeks Ahead Of Sentencing
A military contractor who pleaded guilty in the US Navy's worst ever corruption scandal has escaped house arrest in San Diego, the US Marshals Service said Monday.
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Google Workers Demand Abortion Benefits for Contractors, Suspension of Donations to Anti-Abortion Politicians
Google workers have petitioned the company to amend its policies to offer abortion benefits to contractors and temporary workers. The company's owner, Alphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outside vendors. The employees have also asked the firm to suspe...
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Google Employees Petition Bosses For Abortion Policy Changes
Over 650 workers at Google owner Alphabet Inc are demanding it offer abortion benefits to contractors, suspend donations to anti-abortion politicians and better protect users from abortion-related disinformation and police requests.
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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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Pentagon Lifts Ban On Contractors Fixing US-Supplied Weapons In Ukraine
In its final months, President Joe Biden's administration has decided to allow US defense contractors to work in Ukraine to maintain and repair Pentagon-provided weaponry, US officials told Reuters on Friday.
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Meta Makes Llama AI Models Available to US Government Agencies
Meta announced making its Llama artificial intelligence (AI) models available to US government agencies and contractors on Monday. The announcement came just days after reports claimed that the company’s open-source AI models were being used by researchers in China for military use. The social media giant highlighted that it will also make its Ll...
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Meta Opens Its AI Models To US Defence Agencies And Contractors
The Facebook-parent company is making its large language models, called Llama, available to more than a dozen US agencies and contractors.
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When Ratan Tata Flew An F-16 Fighter Jet Over Bengaluru Skies
In February 2007, Ratan Tata took to the skies in a high-speed adventure that few would ever experience. At the Aero India Show held in Bengaluru, Mr Tata, 69 at the time, was invited by US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to co-pilot an F-16.
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US Couple Takes 31 Trips To Disney World After Stealing Over Rs 4 Crore From Government
A couple in the United States defrauded the government of nearly $500,000 (approximately Rs 4.2 Crore) to take dozens of lavish vacations to Walt Disney World while claiming they were travelling for work.
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US Private Moon Lander Launch Postponed 2 Hours Before Liftoff
The planned launch of a robotic moon lander built by Houston-based aerospace company Intuitive Machines was called off less than two hours before Wednesday's liftoff time and postponed for at least a day, launch contractor SpaceX said
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Man Who Leaked Trump's Tax Returns Sentenced To 5 Years
A former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) contractor who leaked former US president Donald Trump's tax returns to the media was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday.
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US Airstrikes Kill 14 In Syria After American Contractor's Death: Report
Fourteen pro-Iran fighters were killed in US air strikes on Syria carried out in retaliation for a drone attack that killed an American and wounded six others, a war monitor said Friday.
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Russia's Wagner Chief Writes To White House Over New US Sanctions
The head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner published on Saturday a short letter to the White House asking what crime his company was accused of, after Washington announced new sanctions on the group.
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US Whistleblower Edward Snowden Gets Russian Passport: Report
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who exposed the scale of secret surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), has sworn an oath of allegiance to Russia and received a Russian passport, TASS reported on Friday.
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Putin Grants Russian Citizenship To US Whistleblower Edward Snowden
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday granting Russian citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
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Military Contractor Cuts Off GPS Bracelet In US Weeks Ahead Of Sentencing
A military contractor who pleaded guilty in the US Navy's worst ever corruption scandal has escaped house arrest in San Diego, the US Marshals Service said Monday.
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Google Workers Demand Abortion Benefits for Contractors, Suspension of Donations to Anti-Abortion Politicians
Google workers have petitioned the company to amend its policies to offer abortion benefits to contractors and temporary workers. The company's owner, Alphabet, which employs over 174,000 people globally, has said that though it sets some standards, it cannot fully dictate policies of outside vendors. The employees have also asked the firm to suspe...
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Google Employees Petition Bosses For Abortion Policy Changes
Over 650 workers at Google owner Alphabet Inc are demanding it offer abortion benefits to contractors, suspend donations to anti-abortion politicians and better protect users from abortion-related disinformation and police requests.
