Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful AI model, in limited release to cyber defenders
Gemini 4 Argon is Google's first new flagship model since Gemini 3 and arrives after months of delays, with access initially restricted to a small group of cybe
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FTC opens broad investigation into Anthropic and OpenAI over potential consumer harm
The US trade regulator's probe raises questions about AI safety and whether the two leading labs violated consumer protection laws.
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Newsom signs landmark California law banning AI 'robo-bosses' from firing workers
California becomes the first US state to bar employers from letting automated systems take termination decisions, reversing the governor's earlier veto.
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Pentagon taps Musk, Luckey and Gingrich to lead 120-day study on the future of warfare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth named the tech executives to co-direct Project Meridian, which will identify the technologies the US military needs for future co
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Reddit cuts off RSS feeds and public API access, limits Old Reddit over AI scraping
Reddit says it is tightening access to its user-generated content to combat AI bots and automated traffic, phasing out long-standing interfaces.
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Trump's voluntary AI safety accord draws skepticism from experts
Six major AI companies signed a voluntary White House agreement vowing safeguards, but critics say it lacks enforcement and leaves key questions unresolved.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declines to testify at Senate hearing on rogue AI
Sen. Hawley said Altman skipped a subcommittee hearing examining rogue AI agents amid warnings about AI-driven cyberattacks.
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Paramount names former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz co-CEO ahead of $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger
Kreiz will lead alongside David Ellison as Paramount prepares to close its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Meta's Muse AI agent tops 5 million downloads as OpenAI's Dots competition intensifies
Meta's AI agent is riding a large advertising push to the top of app stores, while reviews debate its utility and security risks and OpenAI's rival Dots looms.
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Huawei says homegrown AI chip sales top Nvidia in China as DeepSeek targets Nvidia's dominance
Huawei claims its AI chips outsell Nvidia inside China, while DeepSeek and Huawei work to undercut a key source of Nvidia's AI advantage.
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Synopsys signs chip design deals with AWS and OpenAI worth over $1 billion and GPT-Synopsys pact
Synopsys struck a licensing deal with Amazon Web Services and a separate agreement with OpenAI to develop AI models for chip design.
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Micron beats earnings estimates with strong guidance as data center revenue jumps 11-fold
The memory maker is up more than 500% over the past year on soaring AI demand for its chips.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records in months-long breach
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former service members that their personal information was taken in a prolonged breach.
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Google asks EU court to suspend order opening search and Android to AI chatbot rivals
Google is challenging a European Union order forcing it to open up to AI chatbots and rival search engines.
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Constellation and Amazon sign 20-year power deal for Maryland nuclear plant
The long-term agreement ties Amazon's growing data center power needs to a Maryland nuclear facility.
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Apple reportedly preparing smart home hub launch within two weeks, new HomePod also in works
Apple is said to be readying a smart display with a design echoing the iMac G4, alongside other smart home hardware.
CNET · +14 outlets
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22 billion in employee tender
The AI voice startup's $300 million tender was co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price.
TechCrunch
Blue Origin's first outside funding round is oversubscribed and not yet closed, CEO says
CEO Dave Limp said the space company still aims to return New Glenn to flight before the end of the year after the May Cape Canaveral explosion.
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