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Gemini can now automate some multi-step tasks on Android

Gemini on Android will be able to automate tasks involving rideshare requests, or grocery or food delivery, says Google.

Google is expanding what its Flow AI tool can do.

Flow launched as a way to make AI-generated videos, but the company is bringing its experimental Whisk and ImageFX AI image generator tools into the app to let users “generate, edit and animate everything in one unified workspace.”

OpenAI COO says ads will be 'an iterative process'

OpenAI introduced ads to ChatGPT earlier this month

Are Gucci's AI Promo Images 'Slop' or a Clever Move?

Gucci and Kering are under scrutiny after using generative AI for Milan Fashion Week marketing, sparking debates over artistry and human craftsmanship

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About 12% of U.S. teens turn to AI for emotional support or advice

General purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok are not designed for this use, making mental health professionals wary.

Amazon’s AGI Lab Leader is Leaving

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Pete Hegseth tells Anthropic to fall in line with DoD desires, or else

CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.

Does Anthropic think Claude is alive? Define ‘alive’

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Klarna saved $60 million and broke its company. The missing layer is what I'm calling intent engineering + 2 prompts to find yours

Klarna’s Q3 2025 earnings revealed its AI agent now does the work of 853 full-time employees and has saved the company $60 million. But six months earlier, its CEO had already admitted publicly that the AI strategy had cost Klarna something far more valuable — and he’s still trying to buy it back.

The economist who formalized the AI doom scenario says its own conditions are too extreme to hold

A fictional memo from 2028 just wiped over $200 billion in real market cap. IBM had its worst day in 25 years because Anthropic wrote a blog post about COBOL. And the doom narrative driving all of it is probably wrong — not about the technology, but about the economics.