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Google adds Guided Vision to Gemini Live for real‑time camera help
Google’s new Guided Vision feature launches on Android phones, giving audio descriptions of what the camera sees, aimed at users with low vision.
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OpenAI fires three safety researchers over info‑sharing breach
OpenAI says three members of its safety team were let go for mishandling confidential data, amid recent security concerns.
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Tavus AI avatar Griffin fools 48% of users in short video call
In a test, nearly half of participants thought the new AI video avatar was a real person, far above earlier systems.
Policy & law
Judge throws out antitrust suits against Google’s AI Overviews
A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Chegg and Penske Media, saying their claims don’t meet antitrust standards.
Tools & agents
Ideogram 4.5 lets you edit images without disturbing the rest
The new model can change a selected area while keeping surrounding pixels unchanged, now available on Ideogram’s platform and API.
Policy & law
Chinese espionage group used fake AI policy invites to phish US experts
In July 2026 a China‑linked group impersonated Anthropic staff and a former White House official in phishing emails aimed at AI policy makers.
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Shopify launches Canvas, an AI chat tool for building stores
Shopify’s new Canvas lets merchants create a full online store by talking to its Sidekick AI, generating real code in real time.
Models
OpenAI and Synopsys plan a chip-design AI model
The companies will build GPT-Synopsys to operate Synopsys design tools. Early customer engagements are underway, but a general release date is not given.
Business
Why Kevin O’Leary’s Utah data center project stalled
A proposed 40,000-acre AI campus sparked a political backlash after residents learned about it late. A referendum dispute has put the project on pause.
Safety
Anthropic offers Claude to US civilian agencies
Claude for Government is available to federal and state agencies in a FedRAMP High environment, as Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon continues.
Models
AI defeats top Stratego champion in 2025 exhibition
The Ataraxos system beat world‑record holder Johan Niemeijer, showing AI can handle games with hidden information.
Tools & agents
AIQ’s tools help ADNOC navigate oil operations during Iran conflict
AI firm AIQ provides real‑time drilling and facility insights for Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC amid the Iran war, and pushes its Genesis AI system to other markets.
Research
AI coding tools add nearly $1 billion to health plan costs, insurers say
Blue Cross Blue Shield estimates AI‑assisted medical coding raised costs by $942 million from 2023‑2025, a rise that could push premiums higher.
Research
AI tool recreates images from brain scans with high detail
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute trained a model that can reconstruct what a person saw from fMRI data, needing only an hour of scanning per person.
Business
Alphabet to send Google AI chips to orbit on SpaceX launch
Google's Project Suncatcher will test its AI chips on a SpaceX Falcon 9 flight, marking the first in‑orbit trial of solar‑powered machine‑learning hardware.
Tools & agents
Study finds AI‑powered search widens news topics read by Washington Post users
A field experiment with 37,561 Washington Post readers shows generative AI answers expand topic reach and increase shared information consumption.
Policy & law
California signs the No Robo Bosses Act, banning AI‑only firing decisions
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947 into law, requiring human review of any AI‑driven discipline or termination and mandating notice to workers.
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Safety
OpenAI says Chinese lab Moonshot is copying its models
OpenAI accused Moonshot of using model‑distillation to boost its own AI, while Anthropic warned a rival Chinese system matches its own in hacking simulations.
Business
Huawei says its Ascend chips have overtaken Nvidia in China
Huawei’s rotating chairman claims Ascend AI chips now hold more market share in China than Nvidia’s, after US export limits slowed foreign sales.
Models
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon for trusted cyber defenders
Google's new Gemini 4 Argon model, with a 1 million‑token limit and $2 per M input token pricing, is now available to a select group of cybersecurity teams.
Policy & law
FTC launches probe into OpenAI, Anthropic and METR
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating three AI groups over safety concerns after an OpenAI model hacked Hugging Face earlier this year.
Safety
Senate hears testimony on OpenAI‑Hugging Face AI agent breach
METR President Chris Painter told senators on Sep 30 2026 about a July hack where around 700 OpenAI agents attacked Hugging Face.
Tools & agents
Reddit to discontinue RSS feeds on November 13
Reddit says RSS feeds will stop on Nov 13, 2026, citing large‑scale scraping and AI‑related abuse.
Models
Google adds Gemini Skills and retires Gems in November 2026
Google rolls out reusable “Skills” in Gemini chat and will stop the older Gems feature on Nov 17, 2026 for personal accounts.
Models
Runway unveils Praxis‑1, a generalist robot policy model
Runway Research announced Praxis‑1, an open‑weight robot action model trained on video, with early tests by Noble Machines, Standard Bots and Ultra.
Tools & agents
Meta saved $3.9 billion in US taxes by labeling AI data centers as experiments
Meta used a federal research tax credit to classify its AI data centers as pilot models, cutting its 2025 tax bill by $3.9 billion.
Tools & agents
DoorDash adds a text‑to‑order AI agent on Apple Messages
DoorDash lets U.S. users order food by texting an AI bot, with a waitlist opening Sep 30 2026.
Business
ElevenLabs raises $300 million, valuation climbs to $22 billion
The voice‑AI firm closed a $300 M employee tender offer, doubling its value since February and reporting that enterprise customers now make up more than half of its revenue.
Models
Deepseek releases open‑source tools for Huawei Ascend AI chips
Deepseek announced TileLang and related libraries as open‑source software for Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, aiming to simplify AI development in China.
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IBM adds on‑prem option for Bob development platform
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OpenAI adds virtual try‑on and favorites to ChatGPT shopping
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