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military or the government will take the legal route to force it.

That's the message after a meeting between Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Anthropic CEO and founder Dario Amadei.

Anthropic says it's committed to safety and security and there are certain red lines that it won't let its AI tools cross.

But as other AI companies agree to the Pentagon's requests, our space and defence reporter David Jean says this standoff could have larger implications for how AI is used in war.

The U.S.

and Iran are resuming talks in Geneva today in the hopes of hammering out a nuclear deal.

The stakes are high, with the U.S.

sending a huge military deployment to the region to pressure Tehran, and Tehran warning of counterattacks if Washington acts.

Wellness influencer Casey Means is a step closer toward being confirmed as Surgeon General, America's top doctor.

Appearing before the Senate Health Committee, Casey declined to disavow the debunked belief that autism is linked to vaccines, instead voicing her support for more research.

The 38-year-old, who is a qualified but non-practicing doctor, did, however, voice support for vaccines specifically against measles, which is surging across the country.

One of the places battling a severe outbreak is South Carolina.

But the expert help that they're bringing in is from a non-profit, not from the Centers for Disease Control.

Reporter Chad Tehune, who's been reporting from Spartanburg at the epicenter of the outbreak, says that's raising questions.

And Chad says that personal choice ethos may have helped to fuel the current outbreak.

And finally, we usually like to end the podcast on something upbeat, but today a statistic has been released that we feel is really important to share.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says a record 129 journalists were killed in 2025.

It is the second year in a row that press killings have set a record, and it's the second year in a row that Israel is responsible for two-thirds of them.

A statement from the IDF said it strongly rejects the claims in the CPJ report.