Google joins the Pentagon club. Three labs, three very different deals. The Information reports Google is negotiating a classified AI agreement with the Pentagon to deploy Gemini in secure environments. A full reversal of the 2018 Project Maven walkout. The three-lab picture:
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America Awakens to AI’s Dangerous Power and Implications
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Responsible AI in Health: Foundations, Policy and Collaboration Workshop
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Day 1 of the Discovery Workshop on Responsible AI in Health, based on the theme of 'Foundations, Policy & Collaboration', began with powerful perspectives from leaders & experts. #ResponsibleAI #AIforHealth #DigitalHealth #PolicyInnovation #IndiaAI @AshwiniVaishnaw… pic.twitter.com/mhaxYAcVOX
— IndiaAI (@OfficialINDIAai) 16 avril 2026Day 1 of the Discovery Workshop on Responsible AI in Health, based on the theme of 'Foundations, Policy & Collaboration', began with powerful perspectives from leaders & experts. #ResponsibleAI #AIforHealth #DigitalHealth #PolicyInnovation #IndiaAI @AshwiniVaishnaw
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Current AI capabilities will disrupt business government education society
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Yup. Whether the industry ever agrees on a definition of AGI—or if we’ve reached it—is largely irrelevant. The current and near-term AI capabilities are enough to completely disrupt business, government, education, and society.
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EU Verification App Criticized as Disaster, Internet Freedom Concerns
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Being independent allows you to speak critically about things, even if they might not be well-received. And I remain independent.
— Chubby♨️ (@kimmonismus) 16 avril 2026
Therefore, I say quite frankly: the EU verification app, in its current form, is a disaster. And I am against further restrictions on the internet… https://t.co/qxPlBLg5P6Being independent allows you to speak critically about things, even if they might not be well-received. And I remain independent. Therefore, I say quite frankly: the EU verification app, in its current form, is a disaster. And I am against further restrictions on the internet
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ULTRA UGV Autonomous Drone Swarms Launch Without Human Control
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#Autonomous Warfare Breakthrough: ULTRA UGV Launches #Drone Swarms Without Human Presence
— Ronald van Loon (@Ronald_vanLoon) 16 avril 2026
by @Overland_AI_X#Innovation #Engineering #Tech #Technology #EmergingTech pic.twitter.com/qwHRGkE4LO#Autonomous Warfare Breakthrough: ULTRA UGV Launches #Drone Swarms Without Human Presence
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Europe Must Shape AI and Tech Narrative Against US Dominance
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The US does especially well narrative shaping eg SV has nothing to do with pioneers or settlers. Not even pioneers and settlers had much to do with what we think of nowadays when we say that. Europe needs to step up and 1) think of itself as Europe and 2) tell the world what
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EU Privacy Laws Contrast Sharply with American Regulatory Approach
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EU politics is very different from US politics.
Unlike the US, the EU actually has strong privacy protection laws, including for private data (protections that American companies have often complained about), including for protections from intrusion from government as well as -
Library Destruction and Knowledge Preservation in Digital Age
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Destroying a library brings the dark ages. https://t.co/RjBjKVWjms
— Yann LeCun (@ylecun) 16 avril 2026Destroying a library brings the dark ages.
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Responsible AI in Healthcare: Discovery Workshop Shapes Future
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The Discovery Workshop on Responsible AI in Health charts a comprehensive journey, bringing together diverse stakeholders to shape the future of AI in healthcare. Together, ICMR-NIRDH, IndiaAI and HealthAI are driving a shared vision, advancing responsible, ethical and scalable