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WASHINGTON, DC — US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses are still clear plans for the “Golden Dome” missile defense program, which includes placing weapons in space for the first time. Speaking from the White House on Tuesday, Trump said he had “officially chosen to build” a system designed to remove “hypersensitive missiles, ballistic missiles and advanced cruise missiles.” “I have promised the American people to build cutting-edge missile defense shields to protect their homeland from the threat of foreign missile attacks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. The Golden Dome System adds that it includes…
Google says it will win up to $150 million for consumer eyewear company Warby Parker to collaborate on AI-powered smart glasses based on Android XR. Google has already committed $75 million to Warby Parker’s product development and commercialization costs, the company said in a press release. Google says it will acquire a share in Warby Parker and invest an additional $75 million if the eyewear maker meets a certain milestone. At Google I/O 2025, Google announced partnerships with several companies and developed smart glasses with Gemini AI and AR capabilities, including Samsung and Gentle Monster. It appears that Google is…
The Microsoft Build 2025 conference in Seattle has entered its second day, with CEO Satya Nadella wasted no time laying out what was the company’s boldest vision: Open Agent Web. Clearly, Microsoft is betting on a future where AI agents are not only supporting them, but also working together. It not only proposes code, but also draws AI that builds and unfolds it. AI is not just about analyzing data, but takes action on your behalf. These agents are not intended to be silent assistants in the background. They are active participants in the work itself. Microsoft Build 2025 Keynote:…
Princeton, N.J. (RNS) – On a Tuesday evening in early April, an audience was sitting engrossed in the Princeton Theological Diner. An adult in her 20s walked to the platform, took the microphone and shared the story.”If God made our bodies this complicated, did you realize that the care we provide to others should not be equally complicated?” Jewel Kosi asked.”I allowed Jesus to see me, I saw him, and my life has been completely transformed,” Betty Freyman said.”In a world where excellence is expected and assimilation is often rewarded, how can we be curious?” asked Rachel Wilson. “For me,…
The first test of Tesla’s long-standing Robotax service, held next month in Austin, Texas, will be limited to certain areas initially considered by the company as “the safest.” Tesla’s car “we’re not going to take the intersection unless we’re very confident.” [they’re] Musk will do well at that intersection or simply take a route around that intersection. It would be stupid not to do so. ” Using Geofence represents the major strategic changes for Musk that his company spent years claiming that it could create a generic, self-driving solution that could stop and do the job without human supervision. (Geofence…
President Yoweri Museveni’s government has frequently defended military trials, citing national security concerns.The Ugandan Parliament has passed a controversial bill that approves military courts for civilians, drawing criticism from opposition figures and rights groups, and accusing the government of trying to silence its enemy. The practice has been in use in Uganda for a long time, but was attacked by the country’s top coat in January. The Supreme Court held that the military courts lacked legal ability to test civilians and were unable to meet fair judicial standards. Despite that ruling, lawmakers will move forward with law on Tuesday, allowing…
The outlet is one of several media services that have been cut in funding by the Trump administration amid aggressive downsizing efforts.The European Union is planning to step in to save the longtime media outlet Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) after President Donald Trump’s administration suddenly halted funds. Bloc’s foreign policy director Kaja Karas told reporters after a meeting with the EU foreign minister in Brussels on Tuesday that 5.5 million euros ($6.2 million) would be offered to “support important jobs in radio-free Europe.” “It’s a short-term emergency fund designed as a safety net for independent journalism,” she added. Trump…
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On May 6th, Openai acquired AI Coding Startup Windsurf for $3 billion. This is still the biggest deal. Within less than two weeks, Microsoft has quietly open sourced AI-Native functionality in Visual Studio code, allowing Core AI Editor to be freely accessible, and forks like Windsurf (formerly Codeium) and cursors can be built directly on top of it. Microsoft’s Monday announcement prompted controversy. Some argue that Openai should have only waited another week. We built our own AI coding tools in addition to the new open source AI framework for VS Code, saving us $3 billion on getting Windsurf. A…
Google I/O 2025, Google’s biggest developer meeting, will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. We bring you the latest updates from the event to you. I/O presents product announcements from across Google’s portfolio. There’s a lot of news about Android, Chrome, Google Search, YouTube, and of course, Google’s AI-powered chatbot, Gemini. Google hosted an independent event exclusively for Android Updates: The Android Show. The company has announced new ways to find lost Android phones and other items, additional device-level features for advanced protection programs, security tools to protect against fraud and theft, and a…