💼 Business Sep 1, 2026 · Aram Roston

Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm

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Pentagon official overseeing military AI sold millions worth of stock in AI firm
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Exclusive: financial disclosures from Emil Michael – who also reaped millions from xAI stock earlier this year – show he sold his Perplexity stock for up to $25mThe top Pentagon official overseeing military artificial intelligence policy, who reaped profits earlier this year of up to $24m selling his private investment in Elon Musk’s AI company, has now sold his holdings in another AI company for between $5m and $25m, according to records seen by the Guardian. (Federal financial records show ran

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