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Google adds garden planning to Search with AI Mode and Canvas
Search now visualizes garden layouts from photos and builds year-long planting schedules through Canvas integration.
Pentagon signs AI contracts with Microsoft, Nvidia, AWS for classified work
Defense Department finalizes deals with major tech firms while Anthropic remains excluded from classified military AI projects.
US military deploys conversational AI for target selection advice
Defense officials now consult AI systems for battlefield recommendations, including which targets to strike first from potential lists.
Google tests Remy AI agent internally for autonomous task handling
Internal employee testing of Remy shows Google pushing Gemini beyond chat toward task execution, but key autonomy details remain unspecified.
Pentagon expands AI supplier roster while freezing out Anthropic
Four new companies join classified AI operations as contract dispute with Anthropic escalates to 'supply chain risk' designation.
HP pushes local AI compute as cloud costs hit $37B
HP claims on-premises AI hardware delivers 18x cost advantage over cloud APIs as enterprise GenAI spend surged to $37 billion in 2025.
Reddit blocks mobile web users to force app downloads
The platform confirmed it's testing mandatory app redirects for logged-out users, blocking mobile web access entirely until cookies are cleared.
Daemon Tools backdoored for month, hit 100+ orgs worldwide
Supply-chain attack on popular disk utility deployed targeted backdoors to government and scientific institutions across eight countries.
Ars Technica crowdsources terminal customization tips from readers
The tech publication asks readers to share shell configurations and CLI tricks in a community-driven article format.
Google AI search now surfaces Reddit quotes directly
Search giant embeds forum perspectives into AI responses, betting users want human advice over SEO-optimized results.
Ethos raises $22.75M for AI expert matching with voice onboarding
A16z leads Series A for startup claiming 35,000 weekly expert signups through voice interviews instead of traditional form-based matching.
Apple pays $250M over delayed Siri AI features
Class action settlement covers iPhone 15/16 buyers who paid for AI capabilities that weren't ready at launch.