How could Google walk away from such an opportunity? The severe reputational damage such an endeavor would cause? Google hasn't cared about its reputation in years, just one of the perks of being a monopoly. You can do whatever you want.
@katrinamanson.bsky.socialSCOOP: Google abruptly dropped out of a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to create technology for voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms after it was among the successful submissions, according to people briefed on the matter.
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Google Drops Out of Pentagon Drone Swarm Contest After Advancing
Google abruptly dropped out of a $100 million Pentagon prize challenge to create technology for voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarms after it was among the successful submissions, according to pe...