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Trump makes it clear his power is becoming entwined with AI

The Guardian Tech Tuesday 06 October 2026, 13:23 UTC By Blake Montgomery 2 min read
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New alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence and AI companies are looming ominouslyHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you as I sit under yellowing leaves in New York. Today in tech, we’re discussing technocracy.

New alliances between the White House, the Pentagon, US intelligence and AI companies are looming ominously

Hello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, writing to you as I sit under yellowing leaves in New York. Today in tech, we’re discussing technocracy.

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