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It signals a move towards specialised providers that can meet the rigorous security and speed benchmarks required by defence sectors.",[9,10,11],"Smack raised capital to meet urgent Pentagon demands for faster AI integration","The company engaged in high-level talks with the Navy and Marine Corps","The funding follows shifts in the AI landscape involving major industry players",{"name":13,"url":14},"bing news","https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/pentagon-pressure-to-move-ai-faster-drives-smack-s-new-funding-round-ceo-says-14008173.html",[16,17,18],"/solutions/sovereign-ai-infrastructure","/solutions/ai-apps-and-platforms","/solutions/capabilities/machine-learning","industry",{"@type":21,"headline":5,"description":6,"inLanguage":22,"datePublished":23,"dateModified":23,"author":24,"publisher":27,"isBasedOn":14},"NewsArticle","en","2026-08-18T04:01:11.346Z",{"@type":25,"name":26},"Organization","SevenLab",{"@type":25,"name":26},"A high-tech command centre with glowing digital maps and tactical data screens in a dim room","news-pentagon-demand-for-rapid-ai-deployment-fuels-new-funding-for-smack.webp","2026-08-18T04:01:54.841Z",[32,35,37,40,43],{"locale":33,"slug":34},"de","pentagon-forderung-nach-schnellem-ki-einsatz-treibt-neue-finanzierung-fur-smack-voran",{"locale":22,"slug":36},"pentagon-demand-for-rapid-ai-deployment-fuels-new-funding-for-smack",{"locale":38,"slug":39},"es","la-demanda-del-pentagono-por-un-despliegue-rapido-de-ia-impulsa-nueva-financiacion-para-smack",{"locale":41,"slug":42},"fr","la-demande-du-pentagone-pour-un-deploiement-rapide-de-lia-stimule-un-nouveau-financement-pour-smack",{"locale":44,"slug":45},"nl","vraag-van-pentagon-naar-snelle-ai-implementatie-stimuleert-nieuwe-financiering-voor-smack",{"items":47,"page":86,"hasMore":87},[48,55,62,68,74,80],{"slug":49,"headline":50,"summary":51,"topic":52,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":53,"coverImage":54},"open-source-tool-bypasses-anthropics-new-claude-watermarking-system","Open source tool bypasses Anthropic's new Claude watermarking system","A developer has released an open source tool that strips the invisible watermarks Anthropic recently added to its AI outputs. These watermarks were intended to help the company comply with upcoming EU AI Act transparency requirements. The bypass demonstrates how quickly community driven tools can neutralise provider side safety features.","models","2026-08-23T04:03:15.062Z","news-open-source-tool-bypasses-anthropics-new-claude-watermarking-system.webp",{"slug":56,"headline":57,"summary":58,"topic":59,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":60,"coverImage":61},"faraday-ai-outperforms-major-models-in-scientific-research-replication","Faraday AI outperforms major models in scientific research replication","Inherent has launched Faraday AI, a model specifically engineered to replicate complex scientific research with high accuracy. Recent testing indicates that the system exceeds the performance of generalist models from OpenAI and Anthropic in technical validation tasks and data synthesis.","tooling","2026-08-23T04:02:31.711Z","news-faraday-ai-outperforms-major-models-in-scientific-research-replication.webp",{"slug":63,"headline":64,"summary":65,"topic":52,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":66,"coverImage":67},"chinas-focus-on-open-source-ai-models-reshapes-the-global-development-landscape","China's focus on open source AI models reshapes the global development landscape","US trade restrictions aimed at containing China's AI progress have instead accelerated the growth of its open-source ecosystem. Major Chinese tech firms are increasingly releasing powerful open models that compete directly with leading proprietary systems from the West.","2026-08-23T04:01:43.053Z","news-chinas-focus-on-open-source-ai-models-reshapes-the-global-development-landscape.webp",{"slug":69,"headline":70,"summary":71,"topic":59,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":72,"coverImage":73},"nvidia-and-cloverleaf-infrastructure-partner-on-billion-dollar-ai-data-centres","Nvidia and Cloverleaf Infrastructure partner on billion-dollar AI data centres","Nvidia has partnered with Cloverleaf Infrastructure to develop large-scale AI data centres, representing a billion-dollar investment in high-performance computing power. The collaboration focuses on building the physical infrastructure required to support the massive energy and processing demands of next-generation generative AI models.","2026-08-22T04:03:32.414Z","news-nvidia-and-cloverleaf-infrastructure-partner-on-billion-dollar-ai-data-centres.webp",{"slug":75,"headline":76,"summary":77,"topic":59,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":78,"coverImage":79},"protesters-petition-against-specific-provisions-in-the-frontier-act-for-ai-regulation","Protesters petition against specific provisions in the Frontier Act for AI regulation","A group of activists led by the UMass Lowell College Democrats delivered a petition to Representative Lori Trahan regarding the Frontier Act. While the group supports the general aim of regulating the artificial intelligence industry, they oppose a specific section of the proposed legislation.","2026-08-22T04:02:39.104Z","news-protesters-petition-against-specific-provisions-in-the-frontier-act-for-ai-regulation.webp",{"slug":81,"headline":82,"summary":83,"topic":59,"sourceName":13,"publishedAt":84,"coverImage":85},"nvidia-tools-highlight-shift-from-raw-model-power-to-domain-specific-fine-tuning","Nvidia tools highlight shift from raw model power to domain specific fine tuning","Recent developments in evaluation frameworks like Nvidia's model harness demonstrate that smaller fine tuned models often outperform massive general purpose models in specific enterprise tasks. This shift prioritises data quality and alignment over simple parameter count.","2026-08-22T04:01:45.332Z","news-nvidia-tools-highlight-shift-from-raw-model-power-to-domain-specific-fine-tuning.webp",1,true]