Meet the Gods of AI Warfare
…Many officials said some version of “We’re not building WOPR,” and routinely dampen worries about integrating AI into warfare. In Unit X, two former defense officials who helped stand up and…
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Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026
As it has in the past few years, the spectacle largely revolved around Google’s perpetual stream of AI efforts. The company says that 900 million people use its Gemini assistant, and…
Meta Glasses Are Comfortable, Functional, and Make My Spouse Recoil in Fear
…Ashworth noted that while the glasses were comfortable and the video playback was fine, he found the constant use of Meta’s AI a little troubling. Meta AI could not identify the…
Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems
…subvert the design, integrity, or operation of a national security system.” The Department of Defense and Anthropic have been fighting over potential restrictions on the company’s Claude AI models. Anthropic believes…
AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps
…and Acme Weather—an app from the former Dark Sky app creators. New weather apps like Rainbow Weather aim to be AI-first. Weather services are also being integrated directly into AI…
Sanctioned Chinese AI Firm SenseTime Releases Image Model Built for Speed
…SenseTime was founded in 2014 and became a world leader in computer vision, which is used in applications like facial recognition and autonomous driving. But when ChatGPT and other AI systems powered…
Tim Cook’s Legacy Is Turning Apple Into a Subscription
…That kind of coordination is exactly what building and shipping complex AI products will require—a platform approach, not a product approach. And so will the next generation of Apple’s services…
AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
…Goldie says it may ultimately be possible to have AI codesign both chips and algorithms to make them more powerful. She says that having AI tweak its own silicon and code could…
There Aren’t a Lot of Reasons to Get Excited About a New Amazon Smartphone
…Amazon recently bought Bee AI, an always-listening wearable that summarizes your conversations throughout the day, and even crafts to-do lists unprompted. Asked if Bee's tech will be integrated with…
6G Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect From the Next Generation of Cellular Tech
…Today, increasingly large files are being sent to cloud servers for AI processing, from security camera footage to generative AI photo and video editing. The demand for faster uploads will continue to…