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The U.S. Army (under DoD/Pentagon) awarded Anduril a 10-year firm-fixed-price contract (5-yr base + 5-yr option) worth up to $20B for their Lattice AI software, hardware, infrastructure & services to modernize Army ops. Official announcement March 13, 2026 via http://army.mil & DoD contracts page. Multiple reports from Bloomberg, TechCrunch confirm.
Fox News doesn't consider themselves a news outlet, but an "entertainment channel"
I think when Dominion Voting Systems sued them, it swas shown they label themselves an entertainment channel.
Fox News (as well as CNN and MSNBC) is not an accredited news station because no regulatory body exists in the United States that has the authority to make such a classification. There is NO regulation for cable channels. The FCC can only regulate the ones that broadcast over the air.
Key Legal Contexts & Arguments:
- The "Entertainment" Defense: In a 2020 defamation lawsuit (McDougal v. Fox News), Fox News lawyers successfully argued that a reasonable viewer would not consider Tucker Carlson's show to be factual reporting, but rather "non-literal commentary" or entertainment.
- Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit (2023): Fox News paid $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit, acknowledging court rulings that false claims were aired about the company, although they did not admit to knowing they were broadcasting lies.
- Content Distinction: Legal analysts note that Fox News has both a news division and an opinion/commentary division, a distinction that becomes blurred in legal scenarios regarding slander and defamation.
- Regulatory Standing: There is no distinct legal, regulatory license that mandates a channel be solely "news" vs "entertainment"
