News Summary

• Emil Michael, a senior technology official at the Department of Defense, is back in the spotlight over the government’s ongoing battle with Anthropic.
• A newly released podcast interview offers one of the most detailed looks yet into his thinking on that dispute — as well as an unguarded settling of old scores from his Uber days.
• Michael resigned eight days before Kalanick did in June of 2017, as part of the fallout from a workplace investigation triggered by allegations of sexual harassment and gender discrimination at the company.
• He was not named in those allegations, but the inquiry — led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder — concluded he should be removed.