AI Wired into War Machine | Rewire News Nightly

The U.S. handed over a 15-point surrender list to Iran, and the Iranian military asked: Are you negotiating with yourselves? On the same day, AI was officially integrated into the U.S. war machine.

1｜U.S. Presents Surrender List, Iran Says You Are Negotiating with Yourself

Pakistan delivered the U.S.-drafted 15-point peace plan to Tehran. After the plan was revealed by The Wall Street Journal, Brent crude oil briefly fell below $100, and Asian stock markets collectively rose. However, the optimism did not last beyond a single trading day.

All 15 points of the plan are aimed at Iran's core strategic assets. Dismantle three nuclear facilities, cease uranium enrichment, pause missile programs, reduce support for regional allies, and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The exchange condition is the lifting of sanctions and civilian nuclear assistance. This is not a negotiation offer; it is a list of surrender terms.

Iranian military spokesman Zolfagari taunted, "You are negotiating with yourselves." The Ambassador to Pakistan confirmed that there have been no negotiations to date. But on the same day, Tehran announced the allowance of "non-hostile" vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, sending a small signal of easing while rejecting negotiations. The IEA confirmed that the Hormuz crisis has led to a global cut in production of about 8 million barrels per day. Goldman Sachs simultaneously raised the probability of a U.S. recession to 30% and forecasted an average price of $115 for Brent in April.

(Source: Al Jazeera / Time / France 24 / WSJ / Goldman Sachs / IEA)

2｜Golden Dome $185 Billion, AI Welded into War Machine

The morning edition reported that the Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic while granting Palantir a 28-fold budget increase on the same day. The evening's signal pushed this line into a new phase. (Continued from the morning report)

Anduril and Palantir are jointly developing the core software of the Golden Dome missile defense system. The project's budget is $185 billion, with an additional $100 billion allocated last week. The software connects radar, satellites, and sensor networks to detect ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles in real-time, while controlling interception weapons. SpaceX is responsible for the space-based components, and Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman have all secured contractor positions.

Palantir CTO Sankar stated on Bloomberg TV that the Iran war will be remembered as the first large-scale conflict driven by AI. The Maven system completes target identification and scenario generation for 2,000 strikes within 48 hours, integrating satellite, drones, radar, and signal intelligence, semi-autonomously generating legal justifications for each strike. AI is no longer just a support tool; it is the infrastructure itself.

(Source: Reuters / WSJ / Bloomberg / Democracy Now / MIT Technology Review)

3 | China Bet Big as the "Big Winner" of the AI Race

Huang Renxun last week stated in a CNBC interview that OpenClaw is the "next ChatGPT." Hours after the news reached Hong Kong, MiniMax and Zhìpǔ AI saw their stock prices surge by over 20%.

Fortune provided some structural numbers. By 2030, China will have around 400 gigawatts of idle power capacity, three times the global data center demand. Electricity prices in western provinces are as low as 5 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to 40 cents in some parts of the U.S. Electricity represents about 35% of the inference cost, and with equivalent computing power, China's operating costs are less than one-eighth of those in the U.S. Jefferies strategists are reducing their exposure to U.S. tech stocks, citing the advantage in electricity costs as one reason.

(Source: Fortune / Bloomberg / CNBC / 36Kr)

4 | SpaceX Could File for IPO This Week with a Valuation of $1.75 Trillion

The Information reported that SpaceX could submit an IPO prospectus to U.S. regulators as early as this week. If true, this would be the largest IPO in human history. The target fundraising exceeds $75 billion, more than twice the record $29.4 billion set by Saudi Aramco in 2019. The anticipated valuation for the IPO could exceed $1.75 trillion, with a planned public listing in June.

This is not just an IPO for a rocket company. In February 2026, SpaceX completed a full-stock acquisition of Musk's AI company xAI, with a combined valuation of around $1.25 trillion. IPO investors will be buying more than just Starlink and Falcon 9; they will also be getting Grok's large-scale model and xAI's computing cluster. Retail investors may receive over 20% of the allocation.

Amid Arm's in-house chip development and OpenAI's preparations for a public debut, SpaceX chose this timing to file. Upstream players in the AI industry are flocking to the public market, seizing the valuation window before further escalation of the Iran conflict and recession expectations.

(Source: The Information / Bloomberg)

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