Julius Robert

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Julius Robert

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Julius is a senior writer covering all things Generative AI, Policy, Law and Hollywood for Megaton AI. He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his two dogs.

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Supreme Court Experiments With AI Visuals as Legal Tech Faces Reality Check
TechnologyMay 2, 2026

Supreme Court Experiments With AI Visuals as Legal Tech Faces Reality Check

The nation's highest court turned to generative video this week while lawyers nationwide grapple with AI's legal limits.

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Cal State's $17M OpenAI deal faces faculty revolt
TechnologyMay 2, 2026

Cal State's $17M OpenAI deal faces faculty revolt

California State University's systemwide ChatGPT contract triggers petitions and boycotts as renewal deadline approaches, exposing rifts over AI's role in higher education.

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Pentagon Signs AI Deals with Eight Tech Giants for Classified Networks
TechnologyMay 2, 2026

Pentagon Signs AI Deals with Eight Tech Giants for Classified Networks

The Department of War announced agreements to deploy frontier AI models on military classified systems, marking the largest integration of commercial AI into defense infrastructure.

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AWS Elemental Inference Brings Real-Time AI to Live Video Production
TechnologyMay 2, 2026

AWS Elemental Inference Brings Real-Time AI to Live Video Production

At NAB 2026, AWS demonstrated technology that automatically generates vertical video and key clips during live broadcasts, potentially reshaping how media companies handle multi-platform distribution.

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Google TV Turns Living Rooms Into AI Creation Studios
TechnologyApr 30, 2026

Google TV Turns Living Rooms Into AI Creation Studios

The platform's latest update brings text-to-image generation and video creation tools directly to television screens, marking Google's most aggressive push yet into casual AI content creation.

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EU AI Act Talks Collapse After Marathon Session, Leaving Companies in Limbo
TechnologyApr 30, 2026

EU AI Act Talks Collapse After Marathon Session, Leaving Companies in Limbo

Twelve hours of negotiations between EU member states and Parliament lawmakers ended without agreement on softening the landmark AI Act, pushing major compliance questions into May.

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NVIDIA's Nano Model Promises 9x Speed Boost for AI Video Agents
TechnologyApr 30, 2026

NVIDIA's Nano Model Promises 9x Speed Boost for AI Video Agents

The chip giant's new Nemotron 3 Nano Omni processes vision, audio and language in a single 3-billion parameter model, targeting edge devices and real-time applications.

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LEGO Propaganda Videos Rack Up Millions of Views as Iran Admits Sponsorship
TechnologyApr 30, 2026

LEGO Propaganda Videos Rack Up Millions of Views as Iran Admits Sponsorship

AI-generated toy brick animations mocking world leaders show state actors adopting synthetic media for psychological warfare, while platforms struggle to define the line between satire and state propaganda.

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Big Tech's AI Infrastructure Bet Hits $725 Billion
TechnologyApr 30, 2026

Big Tech's AI Infrastructure Bet Hits $725 Billion

Hyperscalers will spend more on AI capacity in 2026 than the entire U.S. defense budget. Whether this delivers returns remains unclear.

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YouTube's AI search experiment already showing accuracy problems
TechnologyApr 28, 2026

YouTube's AI search experiment already showing accuracy problems

Google is testing a conversational AI search feature for YouTube that generates text summaries alongside video results. Early users report the system confidently states incorrect facts.

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Google's AI Models Head to Classified Pentagon Networks
TechnologyApr 28, 2026

Google's AI Models Head to Classified Pentagon Networks

The tech giant joins OpenAI and xAI in providing artificial intelligence for defense operations, as hundreds of employees petition against the deal.

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Swift Trademarks Voice After AI Deepfakes Hit 30 Million Views
TechnologyApr 28, 2026

Swift Trademarks Voice After AI Deepfakes Hit 30 Million Views

Taylor Swift's company filed trademark applications covering her voice patterns and likeness, marking the first major artist attempt to claim legal ownership over AI training data.

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