Microsoft says it will no longer use China-based engineers to support the Pentagon. But ProPublica found that the tech giant has relied on its global workforce for years to support other federal clients, including the Justice Department.| ProPublica
The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.| ProPublica
The tech giant is required to regularly provide U.S. officials with its plan for keeping government data safe from hacking. Yet a copy of Microsoft’s security plan obtained by ProPublica makes no reference to the company’s China-based operations.| ProPublica
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman questioned the security of Microsoft’s “digital escort” arrangement with its Chinese employees.| Cybersecurity Dive
American military secrets are maintained by foreign engineers.| Blaze Media
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a directive late last week ordering the Pentagon's chief information officer to take additional measures to ensure the department's technology is protected from the influence of top adversaries.| DefenseScoop
GPT-5 is expected to arrive in early August| The Verge
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.| ProPublica
