Google DeepMind ships whole-body robot AI to 100+ partners
Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 gives humanoid robots full-body control for the first time, setting a new capability and safety benchmark that will determine which hardware platforms win commercial deployment.
Atlas Takes the World Cup, and Wins a Bigger Bet
Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid robot performed at the FIFA World Cup 2026 live in front of 80,000 fans, proving production-grade robots can operate in uncontrolled environments, and signaling where the real money is going.
Pentagon deploys eight frontier AI firms to classified networks, cuts Anthropic out
The DoD announced May 1 deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, SpaceX, Oracle, and Reflection AI for classified network deployment, formally excluding Anthropic after the company refused unrestricted military use of Claude.
Google Splits TPU in Two: Training and Inference Arms
Google bifurcated its eighth-generation TPU into specialized training and inference chips on April 22, 2026, marking the first architectural split in a decade and directly challenging Nvidia's grip on AI infrastructure scaling.