Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure as a condition for any potential deal between the United States and Iran, according to Al Jazeera. His comments, made on Sunday, came as Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland for a second round of nuclear talks with the US.
Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 people, local officials reported, including in a blast at a tent encampment housing displaced families, as reported by Sky News. The IDF stated the action was in response to ceasefire violations by Hamas. A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has existed since October, but more than 570 Palestinians have been killed since then, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
In other news, the Indian AI infrastructure startup Neysa secured backing from U.S. private equity firm Blackstone, as reported by TechCrunch. Blackstone and co-investors agreed to invest up to $600 million of primary equity in Neysa, giving Blackstone a majority stake. The Mumbai-headquartered startup also plans to raise an additional $600 million in debt financing as it expands GPU capacity.
Also, David Greene, the longtime host of NPR's Morning Edition, is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company's NotebookLM tool is based on Greene, according to The Washington Post, as reported by TechCrunch. Greene stated that he became convinced the voice was replicating his cadence and intonation. "My voice is, like, the most important part of who I am," said Greene.
Finally, the Pentagon is reportedly pushing AI companies to allow the U.S. military to use their technology for all lawful purposes, but Anthropic is pushing back, according to a new report in Axios, as reported by TechCrunch. The government is reportedly making the same demand to OpenAI, Google, and xAI. An anonymous Trump administration official told Axios that one of those companies has agreed, while the other two have supposedly shown some flexibility. Anthropic, however, has reportedly been the most resistant. The Pentagon is apparently threatening to pull the plug on its $200 million contract with the AI company.
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