Top stories in tech today: – Samsung’s Meta-rival smart glasses leak
– Spotify is now a fitness app
– Australia slaps Big Tech with journalism tax
– SpaceX, Anduril win Golden Dome contracts
– Quick hits on other tech news
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Samsung Smart Glasses, Spotify Fitness, and Tech Policy Updates
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AI Governance Scaling Human Judgment Amid Ambiguity
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Reggie Townsend, Vice President AI Ethics, Governance & Social Impact at SAS: “When consequential decisions must be made in the midst of ambiguity and competing values, our judgment is irreplaceable. And this is precisely why governance exists. Governance is a system for scaling
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UK Tech Professional Considers Relocation Over Current Conditions
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i just realised my fix is to move from the uk ffs
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LangSmith Achieves Awardable Status for Federal Deployment
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With Awardable status, LangSmith is now ready for rapid deployment in federal agencies and DoW program offices. Government customers: watch our 5-minute Tradewinds solution video at
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LangSmith Achieves Awardable Status on DoD Marketplace
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LangSmith has been deemed Awardable on the @CDAODoW Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.
— LangChain (@LangChain) 28 avril 2026
LangSmith was assessed under the AI/ML Scaffolding focus area and went through rigorous assessments and evaluations, satisfying FAR, DFARS, and DoW OTA requirements. pic.twitter.com/54fjOROpiILangSmith has been deemed Awardable on the @CDAODoW Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace. LangSmith was assessed under the AI/ML Scaffolding focus area and went through rigorous assessments and evaluations, satisfying FAR, DFARS, and DoW OTA requirements.
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AI Governance Without Guardrails Theater CrowdStrike
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Why #AI governance without guardrails is theater
by CrowdStrike @CIOonline Learn more: https://
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India Advances Global AI Collaboration with UN Leadership
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IndiaAI engaged with H.E. Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, to advance global collaboration on inclusive and responsible AI. Shri S. Krishnan, @SecretaryMEITY
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Google’s Pentagon deal raises autonomous weapons and surveillance concerns
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Google’s Pentagon deal seems to allow for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance.
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Conservation vs Action: Tracking Implementation Challenges
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the conservation (non action) usually wins in those eg tracking stuff is a lot of work
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Google Partners Pentagon AI Models Despite Employee Protests
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Google just signed a deal letting the Pentagon use its AI models for classified work and "any lawful government purpose." This comes despite over 600 employees urging CEO Sundar Pichai to reject the agreement, and marks a dramatic reversal from 2018 when Google pulled out of