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Meta Enlists Pentagon Supplier Rank One Computing to Prototype Face Recognition for Smart Glasses
Meta licensed face-recognition software from Rank One Computing, a company that sells surveillance tools to police and military, for its smart glasses. The arrangement reveals the blurring line between military surveillance tech and consumer devices, as dormant code was found in the Meta AI app.
Trade Pentagon Adds Alibaba and Baidu to Chinese Military-Linked List, Escalating Tech Tensions
The U.S. Defense Department has added Alibaba, Baidu, and two Chinese memory chipmakers to its list of companies believed to have ties to the Chinese military. The update blocks the Pentagon from contracting with these firms or using their products via third parties, raising risks of lost contracts and further straining US-China tech relations.
Technology Google director quits over Pentagon AI contracts, cites lost moral compass
René Mayrhofer, a Google director for Android platform security, resigned over the company's decision to allow the Pentagon to use its AI models for any lawful purpose. In an internal letter titled 'Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass,' he cited abandonment of carbon-neutral goals and deals with the 'US Ministry of War.' The resignation follows employee protests and Google's removal of its AI weapons ban.