U.S. Navy to tap Google machine learning for repairs

The planned move comes amid scrutiny over the ties between #BigTech and the military. The U.S. Navy plans to tap #Google’s #cloud and #machinelearning #technology and use #drone imagery, to modernize its process for determining when vessels and facilities are in need of repair.

Why it matters: The planned move comes amid internal and external scrutiny over the ties between Big Tech and the U.S. military.