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Weekly digest

2 – 8 November 2026

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The week is still in progress: stories are added as they are published. Once it ends, the editors group them by theme and sum the week up.

FT: OpenAI hires a former US Army secretary

The Financial Times reports that OpenAI has brought on a former secretary of the US Army, as the military looks to expand its use of AI.

Earlier, The Intercept reported, citing documents released through a FOIA lawsuit, that the Defense Department asked OpenAI for custom models for national security use with “minimal refusal rates”.

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