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Palantir’s technology gives the West a critical edge in Middle East, CEO Alex Karp says
Palantir CEO Alex Karp told CNBC on Thursday that artificial intelligence is giving the U.S. and its allies an edge in the escalating conflict in Iran and across the Middle East. “What makes America special right now is our lethal capacities, our ability to fight war,” Karp said at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland. He added that […]
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Sam Altman faced ‘serious questions’ in meeting with lawmakers about OpenAI’s defense work
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with a handful of lawmakers in Washington, D.C. where Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., said he raised some “serious questions” about the company’s approach to warfare and its recent […]
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Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says he will step down after company installs successor
Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after a successor has been appointed, and he will remain as the design software company’s chair. Shares tumbled 7% in extended trading. Narayen joined Adobe in 1988 as a vice president and general manager, and he became CEO in 2007. Under Narayen, Adobe pushed from software licenses […]
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Microsoft top Office executive Rajesh Jha retiring after more than 35 years
Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of experiences and devices at Microsoft Corp., speaks at the Microsoft Build event in Seattle, Washington, US, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The event allows attendees to grow their skills in topics such as building copilots, generative AI, securing applications, cloud platforms, and low-code. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty […]
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Social media giants urged to tighten child safety after UK rejects blanket ban for teens
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / Getty U.K. regulators are calling on social media giants to enforce stricter protection for children on their platforms after a blanket ban for under-16s was rejected by lawmakers. Online safety organizations Ofcom and the Information Commissioner’s Office said they had written to YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat on Thursday, urging […]
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Palantir is still using Anthropic’s Claude as Pentagon blacklist plays out, CEO Karp says
Palantir is still using Anthropic’s Claude as the artificial intelligence startup’s clash with the Pentagon plays out, CEO Alex Karp told CNBC Thursday. “The Department of War is planning to phase out Anthropic; currently, it’s not phased out,” Karp told CNBC’s Seema Mody at Palantir’s AIPcon 9 in Maryland. “Our products are integrated with Anthropic, […]
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Anthropic’s Claude would ‘pollute’ defense supply chain: Pentagon CTO
Defense Department CTO Emil Michael on Thursday said Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence models would “pollute” the agency’s supply chain because they have “a different policy preference” that is baked in. “We can’t have a company that has a different policy preference that is baked into the model through its constitution, its soul, its policy preferences, […]
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Google brings more AI to navigation with ‘Ask Maps’ feature that lets users ask complex questions
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google is adding its Gemini AI technology to a new feature in its maps app, as the company pushes its artificial intelligence tools deeper into its expansive product portfolio. The new button called “Ask Maps” will feature a chatbot that allows users to ask complex questions outside of […]
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Lobster buffet: China’s tech firms feast on OpenClaw as companies race to deploy AI agents
Key Points China-based usage of OpenClaw has already surpassed that of the U.S., according to SecurityScorecard. The nationwide OpenClaw craze has boosted the popularity of Chinese-developed large language models. Tech companies have simplified installation, making the complex tool accessible to consumers. Source
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Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture
A technician gets cabling out of his truck to install Google Fiber. George Frey | Reuters Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder. The new company will be majority owned by investment firm Stonepeak and led by […]
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