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Google has signed a deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose." This is according to a report by The Information, which also notes that the full details of the contract are classified.
An anonymous source within the company has suggested that the two entities have agreed that the search giant's AI tech shouldn't be used for domestic mass surveillance or autonomous weapons "without appropriate human oversight and control." However, the contract also reportedly doesn't give Google "any right to control or veto" anything the government decides to do. In other words, the famously trustworthy US government will just have to be taken at its word.
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Amazon's color e-reader finally gets a dark mode.
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 OpenAI is working on a smartphone in what appears to be a significant reversal from previous reports that the company had no plans to enter the phone market, according to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
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 With dummy models of Apple's rumored foldable iPhone now circulating, YouTube channel Max Tech's Vadim Yuryev has shared images and video of the book-style form factor compared to existing Apple devices, giving us a better idea of what to expect when it launches later this year.
— Vadim Yuryev (@VadimYuryev) April 22, 2026
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At its 2026 Partner Conference, Chinese robotics leader AGIBOT declared that this year marks the beginning of "Deployment Year One." Moving beyond simple demonstrations, the company introduced a massive lineup of five robotic platforms and eight AI models designed to handle real-world tasks in factories, stores, and homes. The goal? To move robots from being […]
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Anthropic today launched Claude Design, a new AI product for creating designs, prototypes, slides, and more. Claude Design uses Opus 4.7, a new AI model that was introduced earlier this week.
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