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Why the Amish Are Falling in Love With AI

It’s Sunday afternoon in the heart of Ohio Amish country, and after driving their horse and buggy home from church, the Wengerd family is teasing...

20.05.2026 70

Daily Intelligencer

Erik German

These startups are racing to make AI safe for the Pentagon’s most closely guarded secrets

A handful of AI infrastructure startups are doing complex, rarely-seen work that makes it possible for the U.S. government to securely use AI.

11.04.2026 10

Fortune

Erik German

Meet the American spies who helped mammograms save more lives

To help fight breast cancer, a public-health expert recruited the spies whose top-secret work helped find hidden Russian missile bases.

15.02.2026 30

Fortune

Erik German

Meet the CIA-backed venture fund behind Palantir, Anduril—and a spy tool that might be on your phone

In-Q-Tel has brought Silicon Valley thinking to Washington's defense establishment—and funded a host of James Bond spy gadgets.

29.07.2025 40

Fortune

Erik German