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Could Special Forces Steal Iran’s Uranium?  (Economist)
Swiping it would require one of the largest raids in military history.

Fake AI Content About the Iran War Is All Over X  (David Gilbert, Wired)
X’s Grok is failing to accurately verify video footage from the Iran conflict and is sharing its own AI-generated images about the war.

Trump, Seeking Executive Power Over Elections, Is Urged to Declare Emergency  (Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post)
Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Training for New ICE Agents Is ‘Deficient’ and ‘Broken,’ Whistle-Blower Says  (icholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times)
The former official appeared with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits.

Trump’s Factory Boom Isn’t What It Looks Like  (Megan Messerly and Sam Sutton, Politico)
Industry data show that much of the recent surge in construction jobs is tied to data centers and the power infrastructure that supports them, not new factories.

When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Duty to Warn?  (Kashmir Hill, New York Times)
People are revealing sensitive personal information to A.I. chatbots — including plans to commit violent acts.

Iran Warns US Tech Firms Could Become Targets as War Expands  (Dana Alomar, Wired)
Companies including Google, Microsoft, and Palantir were listed as targets by Iranian media as the conflict with Israel and the US spills into digital infrastructure.

Trump’s New Cyber-First War Strategy  (Rishi Iyengar, Foreign Policy)
From Iran to Venezuela, Trump has fully embraced offensive cyberoperations.