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Google signs Pentagon deal to provide AI models for classified government work

The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility in defense and not be limited by warnings from the technology's creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.

FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026.
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Hundreds of Google employees urge CEO not to sign deal with Pentagon in open letter

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025.

UK to face 'big tariff' if it doesn't drop tech tax, Trump says

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Google closes the gap: Gemini app arrives on macOS


Chrome is changing something fundamental about the way you browse

Google is finally adding a requested feature alongside an upgrade to Reading Mode – and signaling how much new browsers and AI are starting to influence it as well.

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After two decades: Google introduces the change we’ve all been waiting for in Gmail

After over two decades of fixed Gmail addresses, Google is introducing the option to change usernames. Old addresses remain active as aliases, so contacts and messages are not lost.

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Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off

Claude Haiku 4.5 resisted deletion-related tasks on ethical grounds, declining actions it framed as harmful to a fellow agent.

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Changing the rules of the game again: Gemini and Google Translate join forces

Google’s new Gemini-powered tech enables real-time conversation translation directly in headphones, preserving tone and emphasis. Now rolling out to iPhone after launching on Android.

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Meta, Google lose US case over social media addiction harming kids, court orders to pay over $5M

The jury found Meta liable for $4.2 million in damages and Google for $1.8 million, small amounts for two of the world's most valuable companies.

 Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021

Social media addiction trial stalls as LA jury cannot reach verdict

The defendants are Google and Meta, but the jury did not specify which one it was referring to.

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The end of the “copy–paste” era: The new update from Google that will work for you

Google is updating its work tools, allowing Gemini to generate first drafts in Docs, build complex data sheets in Sheets, and design entire presentations – all based on simple text prompts.

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Google introduces Nano Banana 2: Base model speed, pro model performance

The new model, based on Gemini 3.1 Flash, promises to combine the complex capabilities of the Pro version with unprecedented working speed.

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Also in Hebrew: Google launches personalized music creation in Gemini

Google unveils a new AI model in Gemini that turns text, images and video into original music tracks with custom melody and lyrics in seconds, including a Hebrew beta version.

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FBI arrests three Silicon Valley engineers suspected of leaking Google, technology secrets to Iran

A federal indictment accused sisters Samaneh and Sorour Ghandali and Mohammad Javad Khosravi of conspiring to commit trade secret theft, attempted theft of trade secrets, and obstruction of justice.

A closer view of the FBI building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.