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Google keeps scaling back AI search results, new study finds

Google’s AI Overviews in search results have dropped off significantly in recent months, according to a new study. The search giant is rethinking how it uses artificial intelligence in its biggest product.Researchers at SE Ranking have been closely tracking how often Google’s AI-generated responses appear in results and the sources…

Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds By Reuters

By David Shepardson and Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world’s default search engine, the first big win for federal authorities taking on Big Tech’s market dominance. The ruling…

Upgrades to keep the US military’s oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds

Some significant upgrades to the US Air Force’s 70-year-old strategic bombers are facing notable issues.Plans to replace the engines and upgrade the radars of the B-52s now come with a higher price tag, delivery delays, and technology issues, according to a new government watchdog report.The B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program,…

China spends at least 0 billion trying to win the EV race, study finds

China has spent at least $230 billion on government support to electric vehicle makers such as BYD since 2009, according to a new study from the Centre for Strategic & International Studies think tank.The funding has played a crucial role in nurturing China’s booming EV industry, which has prompted Europe…

The US military is ‘alarmingly slow’ at delivering new weapons, making it tougher to keep its edge against top threats, watchdog finds

The Department of Defense continues to struggle to quickly deliver new technologies, a watchdog agency argued in a new report published Monday.Significant national security threats are continuing to emerge and evolve, but the “DOD remains alarmingly slow in delivering new and innovative weapon system capabilities,” the Government Accountability Office wrote…