1 The Pentagon says it used Grok in strikes on IranIts AI chief said it helped fire over 2,000 munitions. (Le Monde)+ He spoke in defense of xAI in a data center pollution lawsuit. (NYT $)+ Officials claim the company is essential to national security. (AP News)+ Conversational AI has entered the war room. (MIT Technology Review) 2 Apple will raise prices due to the memory chip shortageTim Cook said price increases are “unavoidable.” (WSJ $)+ …