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Google signs classified Pentagon AI deal but exits $100 million drone swarm program — report claims employees revolted over ethical fears, delivered letter to CEO Pichai
The company will sell the military unrestricted Gemini access, but won't build autonomous weapons technology.
Pentagon inks deal with Google for AI services
The Pentagon and Google have reached an agreement for the Defense Department to use the tech company’s powerful Gemini AI systems on classified networks, according to a U.S. official familiar with the deal
Palantir Q1 expectations buoyed by commercial acceleration, government contracts
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Google signed the Pentagon’s classified AI deal and walked away from its drone swarm contest on the same day. The line it drew is not the one its employees asked for.
Google has signed a deal allowing the Pentagon to use its Gemini AI models for classified military work under terms that permit “any lawful government purpose,” the company confirmed on Tuesday, one day after more than 580 Google employees signed a letter urg…
Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax in 2025 as It Partnered With ICE, Pentagon
Its $0 tax bill comes despite the company raking in $1.6 billion and landing a $10 billion military contract last year. Protesters make themselves heard near Palantir’s new headquarters on March 03, 2026 in Aventura, Florida. Before relocating to Aventura in …
Germany's military shuns Palantir – cyber chief
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Google’s AI researchers told management to refuse classified military work. Management spent three years making sure it could say yes.
More than 580 Google employees, including over 20 directors, senior directors, and vice presidents, have signed a letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to refuse classified military AI work for the Pentagon, according to Bloomberg. The letter, which includes senior…
Hundreds of Googlers ask their CEO to block classified AI work with the Pentagon
About 600 Google employees urge CEO Sundar Pichai to block classified Pentagon AI deals, citing ethical concerns over military use of AI for weapons.
Anthropic, Silicon Valley's conscience?
Anthropic's recent clash with the White House over the use of AI in military and surveillance technology signalled lofty principles. Yet it's already embedded in the defence systems it claims to resist. - 2026/05 / article
Met officers could sue 'Big Brother Bosses' after Mail revealed Scotland Yard used AI to pry on phones
The controversial artificial intelligence tool was supplied by the US tech company Palantir, which also works for the Israeli military and Donald Trump's ICE operation.
Palantir in Argentina and the Future of U.S. Dominance
The future of U.S. dominance relies on making governments dependent on technology companies that have effectively become part of the State
Germany's military shuns Palantir for now, cyber chief tells Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT, April 28 : Germany's armed forces do not plan to award contracts to U.S. data analytics and defence software company Palantir for now, a leading military officer told the Handelsblatt newspaper."I don't see that happening at all at the moment," Tho…
Germany's military shuns Palantir for now, cyber chief tells Handelsblatt
Germany's military will not award contracts to US firm Palantir at this time. A senior officer stated that granting industry staff access to national databases is currently inconceivable. This comes as Palantir's AI system is set for long-term use by the Pent…
Trump and Bannon Plan Third Term With Palantir Planning War
Palantir, named after the obsidian seeing-stones from Lord of the Rings, flagship product is an operating system named Gotham, after the Batman series utilizes MOSAIC, named after the Roman Empire to conduct mass surveillance. Their contracts are all governm…
Inside AI-led digital storefronts; Lalit Keshre’s big ET Awards win
Happy Monday! Digital platforms and brands are building their own AI storefronts. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Calls, messages, police records: How Palantir helped an intelligence agency analyse 42 million data points on Australians
Internal and public government records reveals how the federal government has spent $60 million on contracts with the Trump-aligned company, bought a stake worth more than $160 million, but has never considered if it is a responsible investment. The post Call…
3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make This a Race to Watch
Joan Walsh A decorated Army veteran, a Working Families Party candidate and a longtime liberal politician and activist make the Democratic primary in Hudson Valley’s CD-17 riveting. The post 3 Female Front-Runners Challenging NY’s Mike Lawler Make Th…
Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
The Apple rumors were true, once again. This week, the company announced that Tim Cook will be stepping down from his CEO role on September 1. Replacing him will be John Ternus, who currently serves as Apple's SVP of hardware engineering. In this episode, Dev…