The Guardian: US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/09/pentagon-ai-xai-emil-michael

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US defense official overseeing AI reaped millions selling xAI stock after Pentagon entered agreement with company

Expert said federal law bars officials from taking actions in their jobs that benefit their own financial interests

The Guardian
@ai6yr Uber's entire operation flouts laws, screws workers, degrades the environment while making bullshit promises otherwise, and makes cities less safe and more congested, yet in the 2024 presidential race we got both major campaigns heavily influenced by its executives. Kamala Harris might have kept us treading water in the capitalist shitstorm instead of drowning as we are now if not for the advice of her Uber lawyer brother-in-law.