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Google has quietly hired a key executive from controversial startup Palantir to be a VP of engineering

Palantir has been repeatedly targeted by protestors over its work with the US agency ICE and its deportations.

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Peter Thiel said that AI is a military technology that will primarily be used ‘by generals,’ but experts say that view is too pessimistic

While AI has plenty of military applications, it's wrong to think of it as an inherently militaristic technology.

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Google has been temporarily forced to stop listening in on its users across Europe after leaked data sparked privacy concerns

The ban comes as a result of a July report which found Google Assistant users had been recorded by their…

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Facebook says breaking up a ‘successful American company’ isn’t the right way to hold it accountable

Facebook is beginning to mount its public defense to the notion of breaking the company up after its cofounder urged…

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