Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon AI bro squad includes a former Uber executive and a private equity billionaire
Published: (February 24, 2026 at 08:59 PM EST)
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Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
The Pentagon’s private-sector A-Team
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (L) walks with Emil Michael (R), Under Secretary of Defense (Research & Engineering), while touring an exhibit of Multi‑Domain Autonomous systems at the Pentagon on July 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
This morning, in advance of a meeting between Defense Secretary Pete Heg…