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Google Expands Free Gemini Access in Chrome With Upcoming Agentic Browsing

Google is making Gemini in Chrome available to all U.S. desktop users and introducing new features like multi-tab summarization. The tech giant also previews upcoming agentic capabilities that allow the AI to complete online tasks autonomously.

GSA Adds Grok AI to OneGov Program for 42 Cents Per Agency

The General Services Administration secures a deal to offer Elon Musk's Grok AI to all federal agencies for just $0.42 each through March 2027. The agreement includes pathways for higher security clearances to handle custom government workloads.

Alibaba Releases Qwen3-Omni as Free Open Source Multimodal AI

Alibaba's Qwen team launches Qwen3-Omni, a fully open source multimodal AI model that processes text, image, audio, and video under an Apache 2.0 license. The model outperforms proprietary rivals like GPT-4o in several benchmarks while offering extensive language support and low-latency inference.

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Apple Intelligence Brings AI Writing, Images, and Smarter Siri to iPhones

Apple Intelligence integrates generative AI features like text summarization, custom image generation, and a deeply enhanced Siri directly into everyday Apple apps. The system represents Apple's major push to compete with leading AI companies.

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AI Godfather Geoffrey Hinton Warns of Massive Unemployment and Soaring Profits

Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton predicts that the technology creates massive unemployment and enriches a few wealthy individuals under the current capitalist system. He also dismisses universal basic income as an inadequate solution to the impending job disruption.

Microsoft AI Lab Launches In-House Voice and Language Models

Microsoft AI Lab introduces MAI-Voice-1 for rapid speech generation and MAI-1-preview, its first fully in-house foundation language model. Both models aim to enhance consumer applications like Copilot without relying on third-party technology.

Meta's Massive Scale AI Investment Faces Internal Strain and Rival Vendor Competition

Friction surfaces in Meta's $14.3 billion partnership with Scale AI as a key executive departs and researchers turn to competing data-labeling vendors. Internal sources report concerns over data quality within the newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs.

MIT Report Reveals 95% of Corporate AI Pilots Fail to Boost Revenue

A new MIT study shows that 95% of enterprise generative AI pilots stall and fail to deliver measurable profit, despite heavy corporate investment. The research highlights a massive learning gap and poor workflow integration as the primary culprits behind these failures.

OpenAI Launches GPT-5 with Lower Costs and Controversial Charts

OpenAI releases GPT-5 with a new routing system, massive context windows, and an updated API for agentic applications. The launch faces immediate scrutiny due to misleading benchmark charts that visually contradict the company's own data.

EU AI Act Reaches Major Governance Milestone as New Rules Take Effect

The EU AI Act implements foundational governance provisions and operationalizes the AI Office as of August 2, 2025. These changes establish the institutional infrastructure necessary to enforce the landmark legislation.

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Study Mode to Prompt Student Thinking

OpenAI introduces a new Study Mode for ChatGPT that asks students questions instead of generating immediate answers. The tool aims to foster active learning by mimicking Socratic dialogue.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5 Model With Enhanced Coding Capabilities

OpenAI releases its latest GPT-5 artificial intelligence model, focusing heavily on improved software development and coding performance. The new system aims to outperform previous versions by generating more accurate and complex programming solutions.

Meta Commits Up to $72 Billion to AI Infrastructure in 2025

Meta plans to more than double its capital expenditures to as much as $72 billion in 2025 to build massive AI data centers, with similarly massive spending expected for 2026.

OpenAI Partners With UK Government to Expand AI Security and Infrastructure

Britain and OpenAI forge a new strategic partnership to boost AI security research and explore data center investments in the UK. The collaboration aims to drive economic growth and improve public services like the National Health Service.