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Google launches new AI agent to help plan your day

The experimental productivity assistant called CC comes from Google Labs and runs on Gemini. After signing up, CC connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and the internet to understand your ...
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More AI agents isn't always better, new Google and MIT study finds

A study from Google Research, Google Deepmind, and MIT challenges the idea that more AI agents means better results. The researchers pinpoint when multi-agent systems help and when they make things ...
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Nvidia strengthens open-source strategy with SchedMD acquisition

Nvidia is taking over software provider SchedMD to expand its presence in open-source technology. On Monday, the company confirmed it will continue to distribute SchedMD's "Slurm" software as an ...
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Google faces an antitrust probe for using web and YouTube content in AI without opt-out or fair pay

This dynamic creates a prisoner's dilemma for smaller players. Once the system is in place, they're forced to hand over their content just to remain visible in AI-generated responses. Over time, this ...
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Making AI sound human comes at the cost of meaning, researchers show

Researchers at the University of Zurich found that AI-generated text can still be reliably distinguished from human writing. Their study shows that efforts to make models sound more natural often ...
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Runway unveils first "General World Model" alongside major Gen-4.5 upgrades

The recently introduced Gen-4.5 now features native audio generation and audio editing, as well as multi-shot editing, a feature that lets users apply changes to a single scene and have them ripple ...
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Anthropic places $21 billion order for Google chips via Broadcom

AI lab Anthropic has placed orders totaling $21 billion with Broadcom for Google's AI chips. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan confirmed that the startup is purchasing "Ironwood Racks" equipped with Google's ...
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DeepseekMath-V2 is Deepseek's latest attempt to pop the US AI bubble

Chinese startup Deepseek reports its new DeepseekMath-V2 model has reached gold medal status at the Math Olympiad, keeping the company in tight competition with Western AI labs. According to Deepseek, ...
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Google's Nested Learning aims to stop LLMs from catastrophic forgetting

Google Research has introduced "nested learning," a new way to design AI models that aims to mitigate or even avoid "catastrophic forgetting" and support continuous learning. In their NeurIPS 2025 ...
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Major insurers seek to exclude AI-related risks from corporate policies

Several large insurers, including AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley, have filed requests with U.S. regulators to exclude AI-related risks from their corporate insurance policies, according to the ...
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HSBC relies on Mistral AI for global AI integration

HSBC has signed a multiyear partnership with the French startup Mistral AI to bring generative AI across its global operations. According to the announcement, the bank wants to speed up internal ...
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Meta removes rival chatbots from WhatsApp

ChatGPT and Copilot will continue to work in WhatsApp until the deadline hits. ChatGPT users can link their accounts to preserve their chat history, but Copilot users won't have that option. It's ...