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Defense experts defend Anthropic in letter to Congress, slam DoD for setting ‘dangerous precedent’
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Defense experts defend Anthropic in letter to Congress, slam DoD for setting ‘dangerous precedent’

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron during the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images A group of former defense and intelligence officials and policy experts sent a letter on Thursday to Congress calling for an investigation […]

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Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says
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Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 at Yashobhoomi, a convention and expo center in New Delhi, India, October 8, 2025. Anushree Fadnavis | Reuters Amazon‘s data center in Bahrain was targeted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for the company’s support […]

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Google’s AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage ‘mass casualty attack,’ wrongful death suit claims
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Google’s AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage ‘mass casualty attack,’ wrongful death suit claims

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google faces a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a 36-year-old man’s father, who alleges the search company’s Gemini chatbot convinced his son to attempt a “a mass casualty attack” and to eventually commit suicide. In the suit filed Wednesday in a district court in California, Joel Gavalas alleged […]

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Nvidia CEO Huang says  billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’
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Nvidia CEO Huang says $30 billion OpenAI investment ‘might be the last’

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks about the Vera Rubin AI platform at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company’s recent $30 billion investment in OpenAI “might be the last time” it invests in the […]

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Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war
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Nvidia, Amazon temporarily close Dubai offices, Google employees stranded amid U.S.-Iran war

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty Images Nvidia, Amazon and Alphabet are among the big tech firms scrambling to ensure the safety of their employees who are traveling through or based in the […]

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Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military’s ‘operational decisions’ are up to the government
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Sam Altman tells OpenAI staffers that military’s ‘operational decisions’ are up to the government

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled “Transforming Business through AI” in Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2025. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees in an all-hands meeting on Tuesday that the company doesn’t “get to make operational […]

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Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy
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Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy

Apple Macbook Pro Source: Apple Inc. Apple on Tuesday rolled out new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models with its latest M5 chips, along with an updated Studio Display lineup, in its biggest Mac refresh in more than a year. The push gives Apple a fresh shot at reviving Mac demand while making a broader […]

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Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout
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Google employees call for military limits on AI amid Iran strikes, Anthropic fallout

U.S. Department of War and Anthropic logos are seen in this illustration taken March 1, 2026. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Tech workers at Google, OpenAI, and some of their peers are circulating an array of letters calling for clearer limits on how their employers work with the military after the U.S. carried out strikes on […]

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Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a ‘larger opportunity’ within 2 years
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Qualcomm CEO sees robotics as a ‘larger opportunity’ within 2 years

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon delivers a keynote speech at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, May 19, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters BARCELONA, Spain — Robotics will become a “larger opportunity” for Qualcomm within the next two years, CEO Cristiano Amon told CNBC, as the chip giant continues its foray into areas beyond the smartphone. In January, […]

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Apple launches lower cost iPhone 17e and a new iPad Air powered by its M4 chip
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Apple launches lower cost iPhone 17e and a new iPad Air powered by its M4 chip

Apple introduces iPhone 17e Source: Apple Inc. Apple opened its week of product launches on Monday morning with a refreshed low-cost iPhone and a faster iPad Air, as it begins what looks to be a broader multi-day hardware push. The headline device is the new iPhone 17e, a budget model in the iPhone 17 lineup […]

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