OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government
… OpenAI and Google did not immediately respond to WIRED’s request for comment. …
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Google Security Engineer Arrested in Million-Dollar Polymarket Trading Scheme
… He has worked at Google since 2014 and was based out of the company’s Zurich, Switzerland, offices. According to the complaint, Spagnuolo placed trades on Polymarket from around October 2025 to December 2025 using internal Google data. …
How to Watch Apple’s WWDC 2026 Keynote—and What to Expect
… Apple and Google’s partnership has been in the works since 2024, but neither company confirmed the details until a joint statement in January that spelled out a “multi-year collaboration” to boost Apple Intelligence features with Google Gemini. …
The Latest AI Documentary Asks: Just How Scared Should We Be?
… So did Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, and Demis Hassabis, a cofounder and CEO of Google’s DeepMind Technologies. …
MacOS 27 Golden Gate: Top New Features
… Image Playground also received a major update, which is now based on Google's Gemini image-generation tech. …
AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources
… Ricursive Intelligence, a startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, Azalia Mirhoseini and Anna Goldie, is developing new ways to design computer chips with artificial intelligence. …
Jeff Bezos Is Funding a Wild Hunt for the Brain’s ‘Core Algorithm’
… Other funding came from Lux Capital, Google Ventures, and Catalio, among others. …
The FBI Wants ‘Near Real-Time’ Access to US License Plate Readers
… Google's own engineers flagged the bug as serious in the original disclosure thread, assigning it multiple high-severity tiers in the company's internal ranking system. Firefox and Safari are unaffected, as neither implements the relevant feature. Google said it is working on a fix. …
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’
… Google’s unchecked progress on AI development had sparked concerns for both OpenAI cofounders, and they wanted to create a competing lab with a greater focus on safety. “My perspective is OpenAI exists because Larry Page called me a speciesist for being pro-humanity,” Musk said, referring to the Go… …
Samsung’s 2 New Midrange Phones Get Price Hikes and Small Updates
… There's no wireless charging, despite competing phones like the iPhone 17e or Google Pixel 10a offering the feature. …