Daily Briefing — Military, Defense & Federal News

Thursday, May 21, 202605:06 PM

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🤖 AI & Tech‘Gemini built in’ will bring Google Home AI features to more third-party speakers this year

On the back of a ton of Gemini announcements at I/O 2026, Google is today announcing “Gemini built in” as a new solution that brings AI features to third-party devices including speakers, cameras, and more. more…

9to5Google36M AGO

⚡ 🤖 AI & TechGemini’s new usage limits are live, and users already seem frustrated about it

9to5Google2H AGO

⚡ 🤖 AI & TechGemini app adding CapCut’s video and image editing tools

9to5Google2H AGO

⚡ 🤖 AI & TechAnthropic is paying $15 billion a year for access to Elon Musk’s data centers

The Verge3H AGO

⚡ 🌍 WorldIndia-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area

Al Jazeera3H AGO

⚡ 🌍 WorldEbola responders say aid cuts by Western nations left them ill-equipped for outbreak

WaPo World4H AGO

🌍 WorldUganda Restricts Travel with Congo Over Ebola Outbreak

NYT World4H AGO

🛡️ DefenseFirst Defense Critical Infrastructure summit aims to develop repeatable playbook

Breaking Defense18M AGO

📰 GeneralTrump administration says new EPA rules will save you money at the supermarket. It's not clear they will

CNBC25M AGO

🌍 WorldWhy are India’s mosques turning into temple disputes?

Al Jazeera36M AGO

🎖️ MilitaryDisney Discounts for Military Families

Military.com37M AGO

🏛️ PoliticsWWE's Ludwig Kaiser, AKA El Grande Americano, Arrested for Battery

Breitbart43M AGO

🌍 WorldAir France Flight to U.S. Is Diverted to Montreal Over Congolese Passenger Amid Ebola Fears

NYT World5H AGO

📰 GeneralTrump postpones AI executive order signing: 'I didn't like certain aspects'

CNBC20M AGO

🏛️ PoliticsCzech President Warns EU to Complement, Not Try to Compete, With NATO

Breitbart34M AGO

🌍 WorldIs the West de-risking from China or containing its economy?

Al Jazeera36M AGO

🤖 AI & TechSpotify ‘Studio’ steals a page from NotebookLM, using your personal info to generate podcasts

9to5Google38M AGO

🏛️ PoliticsJustices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities

NYT Politics43M AGO

🤖 AI & TechThis mechanical bird drops dead when your home’s air quality worsens

The Verge9M AGO

🤖 AI & TechStunning aerial footage still best thing about Top Gun at 40

Ars Technica24M AGO

🌍 WorldTrump says he’ll speak to Taiwan’s leader: Why that is significant

Al Jazeera35M AGO

🌍 WorldTom Hanks-led World War II docuseries set to debut over Memorial Day

Military Times37M AGO

🎖️ Military4 Tips for Military Appreciation

Military.com42M AGO

🤖 AI & TechHere we go again with Nvidia falling on earnings. What the sellers are missing

CNBC46M AGO

⚡ WIRE

📰Cramer says buy this, sell that — plus, another with 30% upside 'written all over it'CNBC

🎖️21 Great Military Appreciation QuotesMilitary.com

🏛️GM’s Data Privacy Scandal Shows Why Your Driving Data Became So ValuableMilitary.com

🤖The cost of the smart home is going upThe Verge

🏛️Hollywood Crew Unions Endorse Los Angeles Mayor Karen BassBreitbart

🏛️Colorado Democrat Party Censures Gov. Jared Polis for Commuting Tina Peters' SentenceBreitbart

🤖Lenovo supersizes Legion gaming tablets with 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, new Legion phone too9to5Google

🛡️Government Pushes Early OPCON Transfer by 2027 - 조선일보Google News KR

🏛️Leftist Riots Engulf Bolivia, Blocking Food, Medicine, and Fuel to CitiesBreitbart

🤖Uh-oh, the International Space Station is leaking againArs Technica

🌍Putin and Lukashenko monitor joint Russia-Belarus nuclear exercisesAl Jazeera

🏛️AG Blanche meets with GOP senators on Trump's DOJ fund; Tillis calls it 'stupid'CNBC

🤖Meta and Google get data from the app your boss uses to track youThe Verge

🏛️Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund in the Cross HairsNYT Politics

🤖This young startup is taking on a fragrance industry that hasn’t changed in a almost half centuryTechCrunch

🤖GitHub faces a fight for its survival at MicrosoftThe Verge

🏛️Biden-Released Illegal Alien Gets 50 Years in Prison for Producing Child Porn of His Special Needs Niece, NephewBreitbart

🎖️AI-powered tool helps Navy talk thousands of sailors out of leavingMilitary Times

🤖Spotify is launching AI-generated remixesThe Verge

🏛️Trump ballroom, 'slush fund' are flashpoints as Senate takes up DHS funding billCNBC

🏛️Afghan women’s refugee team returns to world cricket post Taliban exclusionAl Jazeera

🌍Russia Holds Nuclear Drills on Land, Sea and Air, Joined by Its Ally BelarusMilitary.com

🏛️Teen Mom Arrested for Abandoning Baby in 'Unsanitary Conditions' to Meet Friends at Maryland McDonald'sBreitbart

🤖Spotify is going to reserve concert tickets for ‘real fans’The Verge

🤖Spotify Studio’s AI agent creates a daily podcast just for youThe Verge

🏛️Here’s the latest.NYT Politics

🌍Walmart warns US shoppers are cutting spending as higher petrol prices biteBBC World

📦Military Spouses Receive $260,000 in Scholarships Towards Higher EducationMilitary.com

🌍Charges dismissed against official at school where six-year-old shot teacherBBC World

🤖YouTube TV Live Guide bug breaking the ‘live’ part, for some9to5Google

🌍Russia rehearses ‘use of nuclear forces’ in drills with BelarusAl Jazeera

🏛️Trump’s Face Adorns Rickshaws in India for ‘Happy Birthday America’ CampaignBreitbart

🏛️2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud CaseNYT Politics

🤖AI video is moving beyond clip slopThe Verge

🤖Samsung’s next Galaxy Buds reportedly using the ‘clip’ open-ear style, Xiaomi too9to5Google

🌍Ecuador’s DisappearedAl Jazeera

🤖Viture’s refurb Luma Pro smart glasses are more than half off at eBayThe Verge

🤖Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new appTechCrunch

🤖Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation toolTechCrunch

🤖Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcastsTechCrunch

🏛️Republicans Seize on a Budget Exemption to Push Through Immigration Enforcement FundingNYT Politics

🤖Spotify will reserve tickets for top fans of an artists in a bid to drum up engagementTechCrunch

🏛️Marines now eligible for Mexican Border Defense MedalMilitary Times

🏛️Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Gives Up Little League Home Run After 'Genuinely Laughable' ErrorBreitbart

🛡️Witness: Florida Man Boasted About Killing Firefighter for His Phone, Sneakers: 'He was Smiling About It'Breitbart

🏛️Exclusive -- Cubans Launch 'SOS Trump' Campaign Asking White House for Help Ending RegimeBreitbart

🌍Arteta ‘built a fire’ instead of watching Arsenal’s Premier League crowningAl Jazeera

📰Spotify soars 15% after announcing AI music deal with UMG, guidanceCNBC

🏛️DNC releases 2024 election autopsy, party chair slams itCNBC

📰Stellantis targets 35% North American sales increase, led by Ram Trucks and Chrysler revivalCNBC

🏛️Walmart Absorbs Higher Gas Prices, Takes Profit Hit Instead of Raising Customer PricesBreitbart

🌍US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?Al Jazeera

📰LIV Golf seeks to raise up to $350 million from investors as post-PIF reality sets inCNBC

🤖NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes to Twitch to chat with New YorkersTechCrunch

🤖Google adds US National Teams to its growing list of World Cup partnerships9to5Google

🌍French court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 crashAl Jazeera