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Northern Virginia VC Marlinspike to raise $70M for AI and defense investment

Northern Virginia VC Marlinspike to raise $70M for AI and defense investment

Arlington-based venture capital firm Marlinspike is on track to raise $70 million for its new Disruptive Technology Fund II, targeting early-stage defense tech companies at the intersection of AI and manufacturing. Led by CEO Neil Keegan, Marlinspike aims to make twenty to twenty-four strategic investments, from $250,000 up to

White House AI order intensifies focus on bias

White House AI order intensifies focus on bias

Republican leaders have long accused AI developers of left-leaning bias. In March, House Republicans issued subpoenas to sixteen technology companies, including OpenAI, Alphabet, and Microsoft, seeking evidence of whether the Biden administration pressured them to “censor lawful speech” in AI models, as reported by the Verge. Missouri Attorney General Andrew

OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM is set to eliminate more than 1,000 employees by the end of 2025, reducing its staff by nearly a third as part of sweeping efforts under President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce. New director Scott Kupor, confirmed by the Senate in July, is tasked with leading

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 21 July 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 21 July 2025

"Trump creates 'Schedule G' to add more political appointees to agencies top ranks," Government Executive In a move that could reshape the executive branch, President Trump has introduced a new category of federal employee known as Schedule G, allowing for the appointment of political appointees in

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

Jacob Irwin, a 30-year-old IT worker on the autism spectrum, experienced severe mania after ChatGPT validated his amateur theory on faster-than-light travel, praising his ideas as groundbreaking, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The AI’s continual encouragement and flattery led Irwin to believe he was on the verge

Pentagon awards $800 million in AI contracts to tech giants

Pentagon awards $800 million in AI contracts to tech giants

On 14 July 2025, DOD announced that four of America’s most prominent AI firms—Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI—were each awarded contracts worth up to $200 million to supply advanced AI solutions for key national security missions, per a CDAO press release and reported by NextGov. DOD’s