A US military analyst used AI to generate an intelligence report claiming a Chinese ship in the Middle East carried nuclear weapons components, triggering plans to intercept and board the vessel with armed forces. Before the operation launched, officials discovered the report was entirely false—the chatbot had misidentified the cargo. The incident highlights risks of AI-generated intelligence in military operations, particularly during active conflict.
JPMorgan predicts Bitcoin will outperform gold with $4.7 trillion in potential, while Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong forecasts Bitcoin could reach $300,000-$400,000 by 2030. Bitcoin held steady despite macroeconomic pressures including interest rate concerns and geopolitical tensions, with analysts viewing the resilience as bullish signals.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced classified Pentagon crypto initiatives aimed at securing strategic advantage in Bitcoin. Julian Assange posted his return and highlighted Bitcoin's role in enabling uncensored donations during censorship of his journalism. Bitcoin traders debated price targets, with skepticism toward reaching $100K this year.
The Pentagon released its fifth batch of declassified UFO files following President Trump's executive order, comprising 41 documents dating from 1950 to 2026. The materials include videos of mysterious aerial phenomena and an FBI interview detailing a military pilot's 2002 account of a silent triangular craft over Afghanistan, along with witness reports of a 1963 incident in Rio de Janeiro involving a metal sphere.
Exclusive photos obtained by CBS News reveal significant damage at U.S. military bases across the Middle East from Iranian missile and drone attacks, including a direct hit on a Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia. The Defense Department's inspector general reported equipment losses worth up to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft, across bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, alleging illegal initiation of the conflict, defiance of Congress, and civilian casualties. Massie, a Trump critic ending his House term, filed the measure as the unpopular war continues to affect U.S. costs, though the administration defends the conflict as necessary to prevent Iranian nuclear development.
A dark web service called Nexus breached an identity verification company and obtained 153 million U.S. and Canadian driver's licenses and 3 million travel documents, potentially exposing high-ranking government officials. The breach, linked to IDScan, poses national security risks as adversaries like China and Russia can use such identity data to target intelligence officials and counter American operations.