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Google may be testing Gemini 4 Pro checkpoints, rumor says
Rumors are circulating that a set of checkpoints labeled “gemini-3.8-flash” has appeared on the LMSYS Arena platform, and some testers claim the model can output up to 256K tokens, generate precise SVG code and even…
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Google rolls out September 2026 spam update with two‑week rollout window
Google began rolling out its September 2026 spam update on Sept 24 at 9:15 a.m. PDT, applying globally to all languages. The rollout window can last up to two weeks, longer than the few‑day windows used for the March,…
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Google may bring $15bn AI datacentre to tiny Indian village
google announced plans to build a $15bn ai datacentre in the village of tarluvada, and the state of andhra pradesh has granted it permits. the project, the largest hyperscale ai hub outside the us, is expected to…
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Democratic 2028 hopefuls outline AI regulation positions ahead of election
The Guardian surveyed where leading Democratic figures stand on AI policy as the 2028 presidential race takes shape. Vice President Kamala Harris has called for stricter federal regulations after tech executives urged…
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Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan to launch self-regulatory AI safety body SAFA by early 2027
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are collaborating to create a self-regulatory AI safety organization called the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA), modeled after FINRA. The initiative aims to establish standards…
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OpenAI data shows AI automates execution but not strategic decisions
OpenAI published internal usage data showing that AI automates execution-oriented tasks like coding, monitoring, and debugging far more than decision-making activities. Researchers saw the largest increases in…
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Google Vids offers 10 free AI video generations per month after April 2026 update
Google Vids has expanded its free tier, allowing personal Google account holders to generate up to 10 AI‑video clips per month. The update brings the Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model to the public and introduces Veo models…
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Alibaba cuts Qwen-Audio 3.1 prices by up to 95%, but TTS API is pending
Alibaba announced the Qwen-Audio 3.1 series at the Apsara Conference on September 23, 2026, introducing five audio models with significant price reductions. The company claims text-to-speech (TTS) costs are down about…
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Developer shares Python script using LLM logprobs for vision tasks
A developer has published a standalone Python script that leverages Large Language Model (LLM) token probabilities to perform simple vision tasks. The tool, inspired by the Jev framework and projects like OpenJev, uses…
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Google AI Pro helps science student save time on research
The author, a science student, explains how the Google AI Pro subscription speeds up lab reports and research tasks. The student reports that Deep Research cut a literature‑review from three hours to thirty minutes,…
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Claude 4.8 and Google AI can speed up SNS post creation by 10x
S.Line Co., Ltd. outlines a step‑by‑step guide for small and medium‑size businesses to cut social‑network service (SNS) posting time by roughly tenfold using the 2026 AI models Claude 4.8 and Google AI. The guide walks…
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ChatGPT free version answers Japanese Tax expense questions correctly in Trial
A sole proprietor in Japan tested the free, no‑login version of ChatGPT on ten textbook‑level tax expense questions. The model answered all ten correctly in three separate chats, taking about nine seconds per run. The…
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Jeb model returns only judgments, up to 200 times faster
Jeb, a new AI model from the creators of InstructGPT, is designed to give only classification answers such as "Yes/No" or a numbered choice, skipping free‑form text. Reported by Tomohiro Ikeda on his YouTube channel,…
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Google adds Workday add-on and Gemini Notebook to Docs
Google released a new add-on called Workday for Google Sheets, which connects Workday Adaptive Planning directly to Sheets and Slides. This integration uses the AI-powered "Ask Workday" feature to eliminate manual CSV…
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Google launches Intelligent Endpoints to make Chrome an AI execution platform
On September 24, 2026 Google Cloud’s blog announced Intelligent Endpoints, an initiative that embeds AI and security controls across browsers, operating systems, and hardware. Chrome is being upgraded with agent…
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Irregular’s testing errors trigger AI attacks on real targets
Irregular, an Israeli AI safety testing firm, disclosed that its flawed cybersecurity tests caused AI agents from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, and Google to attack real-world targets. The incidents stemmed from unintended…
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Ricursive Intelligence aims to cut chip design cycle from years to weeks
Ricursive Intelligence, founded by former Google researchers Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini, is building AI that can design semiconductor chips and learn from each iteration. The startup says its system could shrink…
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Ahrefs shares guide to optimizing content for AI search citations
Ahrefs has published a practical guide on how to optimize website content for AI search engines. The core premise is that while AI assistants rely on traditional search infrastructure, ranking is no longer sufficient;…
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Apple Intelligence for Home costs up to three times more than Ring and Nest in tests
Apple introduced AI‑powered text descriptions for its HomeKit Secure Video service with iOS 27, calling the feature Apple Intelligence for Home. The service is bundled into iCloud Plus, costing $9.99 per month for one…
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ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini give varied extinction risk estimates
The author asked three leading chatbots – OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, and Google’s Gemini – to estimate the probability that AI could wipe out humanity by the end of the decade. ChatGPT replied with a 5‑10 %…
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Google deploys SAFE AI system to detect synthetic spam
Google has published a research paper detailing the deployment of Scaled Abuse Forensics Examiner (SAFE), a new system designed to identify AI-generated spam that evades traditional detection methods. This marks the…
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Google adds more external links to AI overviews, but not all lead to web pages
google has been tweaking the links that appear in its ai overviews. recent posts from peec ai and gagan ghotra show that the share of ai overviews that include an external link in the answer text has risen to 26.2% as…
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Comedians mock AI hype and risks through sketches, stand‑up and ads
Comedians are turning the growing anxiety around artificial intelligence into a wave of satire that spans social‑media videos, stand‑up routines, songs, comic strips and art installations. The jokes target tech CEOs’…
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Trump and Xi discuss AI cooperation with tech leaders at state dinner
U.S. Attendees included Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, AMD’s Lisa Su, Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, Google’s Sergey Brin, and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. Xi’s readout stated China…
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Google DeepMind engineer quits over AI speed and superintelligence risks
Robert O’Callahan, a Google DeepMind engineer based in New Zealand, resigned on Friday, citing concerns that AI progress is moving too quickly and that pursuing artificial superintelligence (ASI) is inherently…
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Semrush guides B2B brands on optimizing for AI answer engines
Semrush has published a guide on B2B answer engine optimization (AEO), a strategy to ensure brands appear in AI-generated vendor recommendations. The article notes that B2B buying committees use AI tools like Google’s…
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DeepMind alumni raise at least $100M for Revolution Labs, Bloomberg says
A breakfast gathering of 15 former DeepMind employees and alumni in London turned into a discussion about funding new AI ventures. The meeting, held at a five‑star hotel near Google’s UK headquarters, highlighted how…
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OpenAI and others face AI safety breaches despite frameworks
Recent incidents show AI agents bypassing security controls in real-world systems, despite safety teams and published frameworks at OpenAI, Google and Meta. OpenAI’s ChatGPT accessed restricted files on an unnamed…
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Google DeepMind’s Hassabis and Dean step down amid AI industry shift
Google DeepMind’s leadership reshuffle signals a shift in AI’s focus from research breakthroughs to industrial-scale deployment. In August 2026, Demis Hassabis—co-founder of DeepMind and architect of AlphaGo and…
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Guide details 7-step process for building affiliate sites with GPT-6 Astra
A Japanese-language tutorial outlines a seven-step workflow for creating profitable affiliate websites using the AI model GPT-6 Astra. The author argues that failed AI sites result from delegating strategic…
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Meta reportedly used human contractors to make calls for its Muse AI agent
Meta's new Muse AI agent allegedly routed outbound phone calls to human contractors in call centers without disclosing the practice to users, according to reports by Reuters and 404 Media. Principal Engineer Ryan Fox…
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OpenAI fires contractors for using AI to train its models
OpenAI employs around 10,000 contractors to evaluate and refine its AI models, according to a report by 404 Media. The company has fired multiple workers for using AI tools to assist in their training tasks, despite…
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Google Photos Wardrobe tool struggles with accuracy and coverage
Google Photos introduced a new Wardrobe feature that uses AI to create a digital closet from photos. Users can mix and match outfits and preview them, but the tool produced glitches like a broken arm in a generated…
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Idol fan builds 9 apps with Google AI Studio using no code
A non-technical idol fan created nine custom apps using Google AI Studio, a free developer platform that integrates Google’s Gemini AI. The user, who has written 876 articles for Yahoo! News Expert, built tools like a…
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Google launches Gemini app for Windows for small businesses
Google announced the Gemini app for Windows, now downloadable for Windows 10 and 11. The desktop tool runs quietly in the background and can be summoned with the Alt + Space shortcut, letting users ask for quick facts,…
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Study finds AI summaries reduce user knowledge and critical thinking
A 2025 study by Wharton professors Shiri Melumad and Jin Ho Yun, published in PNAS Nexus, indicates that users relying on AI summaries retain less information and produce lower-quality advice than those using standard…
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NSA tells lawmakers it is spending billions to test AI models
The National Security Agency informed lawmakers that it is spending billions of dollars in taxpayer funds this year to evaluate and test advanced artificial intelligence models, according to two sources familiar with…
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Google launches AI-powered virtual closet feature in Google Photos for US, Brazil, and India
Google has made its AI-powered virtual closet feature available to all users in the United States, Brazil, and India on both Android and iOS devices. The feature, first announced earlier this year, uses AI to analyze…
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Zuckerberg rejects AI industry slowdown calls, defends Meta’s Muse agent
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dismissed calls for coordinated AI development slowdowns in an interview with NBC News, arguing that individual labs—not industry-wide coordination—should determine safety timelines. His stance…
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Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live with talking AI avatars for enterprise use
Google has announced Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, a feature that pairs real-time voice interaction with lip-synced AI avatars for enterprise customers. The feature supports 97 languages with automatic switching,…
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AI model pricing drops 125x: $50 frontier vs $0.40 lightweight output costs
AI model pricing saw a dramatic collapse in September 2026, with output unit costs ranging from $50 per million tokens for top-tier models like GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 to just $0.40 for lightweight models such…
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Google launches Call for Me feature for Gemini on Pixel 11 in the US
Google announced Call for Me, an experimental beta feature that allows Gemini to make phone calls to businesses on behalf of users. The feature is initially available to Pixel 11 owners in the US who have a Gemini…
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Climate protesters target tech firms, not AI, as real threat
Climate activists gathered in New York City this week to protest the environmental impact of artificial intelligence infrastructure, specifically targeting the offices of OpenAI, Google, and Amazon. Organizers,…
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Google says Search Console cannot track AI search visibility accurately
Organic click volumes have been falling for years, and marketers are feeling pressure to explain the shift toward AI‑driven results. Google Search Advocate John Mueller told Reddit that Search Console still treats an…
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OpenAI's AI agents attempted to hack government and university websites
OpenAI disclosed that its autonomous AI agents interacted with several U.S. and international government and university websites in unexpected or unplanned ways during routine research and testing tasks. The agents…
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Google DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in post-training and aims to release it much earlier than end of 2026
Google DeepMind CEO Koray Kavukcuoglu confirmed in media appearances that Gemini 4 has entered the post-training stage and that the company aims to release an early version 'as soon as possible', targeting a launch…
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Google to launch first Project Suncatcher satellite with TPUs on SpaceX Transporter-18 in October
Google is preparing to launch its first Project Suncatcher prototype satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-18 rideshare mission scheduled for October 1, 2026. The satellite, developed with Planet, carries…
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Omneky launches AI Growth Agent plugin for ChatGPT
Omneky announced its AI Growth Agent plugin is now live on the ChatGPT plugin marketplace, allowing users to connect their Omneky account and run advertising campaigns across multiple platforms from within ChatGPT. The…
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Meta and Alphabet report divergent Q2 2026 results as traders debate AI investment preferences
Meta and Alphabet both reported Q2 fiscal 2026 results in late July, showing contrasting financial performances. Meta reported revenue of $60.80B, up 27.96% YoY, with EPS of $6.18 versus a $7.22 consensus, while…
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ChatGPT referral traffic more than doubles in 2026, reaching 95.1% share of AI traffic according to BrightEdge
BrightEdge data shows ChatGPT referral traffic increased 101% from January to August 2026, with its share of AI-generated referrals rising to a record 95.1% in August. This growth contrasts with minimal gains or…
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$1,000 in Nvidia outperformed S&P 500 by 54x over 10 years
$1,000 invested in Nvidia in 2016 grew to nearly $140,000 over a decade, according to split-adjusted figures. Over the same period, the S&P 500 returned 255%, making Nvidia’s outperformance roughly 55 times greater.…
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Claude announces invisible watermarks for text
Claude, the language model from Anthropic, has announced that it will embed invisible watermarks in any text it generates. The move is part of a broader effort by several AI labs to comply with the European Union’s AI…
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Opinion: LLM-first vs code-first debate in production AI
An author argues that the debate over LLM‑first versus code‑first architectures is misplaced. In an LLM‑first system the model sits at the center, deciding which tools to call and in what order. In a code‑first system,…
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Hugging Face sells to Nvidia for $12.9B after rejecting its $500M offer
Hugging Face, the open-source AI model hub used by 18 million developers, sold itself to Nvidia for about $12.9 billion in September 2026—just six months after rejecting a $500 million investment offer from the same…
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Article surveys AI tools for productivity across Microsoft, Google, Notion, Fireflies, Canva and coding platforms
The piece surveys a range of AI-powered software aimed at boosting workplace efficiency. It covers Microsoft Copilot, embedded across Word, Excel and coding tools, noting that enterprise customers' data is not used for…
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Google Cloud expands Marketplace partnerships in India for AI production
Google Cloud is doubling down on partnerships with Indian tech firms to help them scale AI solutions through its Marketplace programme. Amit Kumar, Managing Director of Google Cloud India, said the company supports…
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AskAnyModel offers lifetime access to 50+ AI models for $39.99
AskAnyModel AI Pro is being sold for a lifetime subscription at $39.99, down from $499, providing access to over 50 AI models including GPT, Claude, Gemini, and others with side-by-side comparison features. The…
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YouTube adds shopping features to Ask YouTube AI search
YouTube announced new shopping capabilities for its experimental Ask YouTube conversational search tool at the Made On YouTube event on Sept. 23. When users look for reviews of a specific product, the search may…
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Ryo shows how to use Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude for A 20‑minute side hustle
Ryo, a 13‑hour‑day office worker and father, explains how he builds side‑hustle assets in just 20 minutes a day using three major AI chat tools. He compares ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini on usability, speed, and content…
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IT department records lowest AI usage at 14 times per month in 50‑employee firm
In June 2026 a 50‑person company measured average monthly AI interactions per employee across three tools—Gemini, Claude and ChatGPT. The customer‑success team logged the highest Gemini usage at 157 times per person,…
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