Google removed a pledge to not build AI for weapons or surveillance
The company updated its public AI principles page, erasing a section titled “applications we will not pursue”, which was still included as recently as last week. Google’s newly updated AI principles note the company will work to “mitigate unintended or harmful outcomes and avoid unfair bias”.
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Adobe Acrobat’s AI chatbot can now summarize contract jargon
With the new “contract intelligence capabilities” the chatbot can automatically recognize when files and scanned documents are contracts and summarize complicated language. Adobe says the aim is to save users time that they would otherwise spend on trying to understand the often long and complex documents.
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China launched an antitrust investigation against Google
Media reports reflect that the probe may delve into Google’s leading position in regards to Android and the eventual damage to smartphone manufacturers located in China, such as Oppo and Xiaomi. The announcement of the probe came just hours after the US imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
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Australia banned DeepSeek on government devices
The Australian government has insisted the ban is not due to the app’s Chinese origins but because of the “unacceptable risk” it poses to national security. The ban does not extend to devices of private citizens.
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New products
Xiaomi 15 Ultra
Xiaomi 15 Ultra will have Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, Adreno 830 GPU and 16GB of RAM. It will come with a 6,000 mAh battery.
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vivo V50
The phone will have a 6.67-inch AMOLED display, Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor and a 6,000 mAh battery.
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