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AI

AI Summary

  • OpenAI continues to expand its enterprise reach through strategic partnerships and new product offerings like Codex and GPT-5.5, aiming to embed AI capabilities across various business functions from coding to finance.
  • Significant advancements in AI models are being reported, including breakthroughs in discrete geometry, enhanced voice intelligence, and the introduction of new model versions like GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.2, suggesting rapid progress in core AI capabilities.
  • The industry is focusing heavily on safety, security, and responsible AI development, with initiatives like the OpenAI Safety Fellowship, bug bounty programs, and enhanced content provenance measures to build trust and mitigate risks.
  • OpenAI is actively integrating AI into everyday tools and platforms, evidenced by new features in ChatGPT, such as workspace agents, advanced account security, and integrations with products like Excel, aiming to broaden AI accessibility.
  • The development of AI infrastructure, including compute power and specialized hardware collaborations (e.g., with NVIDIA and AMD), is a critical ongoing effort to support the scaling and deployment of increasingly powerful AI models and applications.

OpenAI News


Google AI

  • What’s new with Google Cloud 5 hours ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Google Cloud, Inside Google Cloud

    Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources . aside_block May 18 - May 22 Chinese Webinar | June 4: AI Command and Control As AI agents move from experimental pilots to core enterprise functions, governance has become a critical next step. Join Google Cloud on June 4th

  • What’s new with Google Cloud - 2025 5 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Google Cloud, Inside Google Cloud

    Want to know the latest from Google Cloud? Find it here in one handy location. Check back regularly for our newest updates, announcements, resources, events, learning opportunities, and more. Tip : Not sure where to find what you’re looking for on the Google Cloud blog? Start here: Google Cloud blog 101: Full list of topics, links, and resources . Dec 22 - Dec 26 To design production-ready AI agents, you must choose the right tools for memory, reasoning, and orchestration. To simplify this process, Choose your agentic AI architecture components provides an iterative framework to help you select products and

  • The Year in Google Cloud — 2025 5 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    Inside Google Cloud, Google Cloud

    In the AI era, when one year can feel like 10, you’re forgiven for forgetting what happened last month, much less what happened all the way back in January. To jog your memory, we pulled the readership data for top product and company news of 2025. And because we publish a lot of great thought leadership and customer stories, we pulled that data too. Long story short: the most popular stories largely mapped to our biggest announcements. But not always — there were more than a few sleeper hits on this year’s list. Read on to relive this huge year,

  • Google Cloud Europe establishes new European Advisory Board 6 months ago by Tara Brady
    Inside Google Cloud, Customers

    Across the world, organizations are partnering with Google Cloud to tackle their toughest challenges, drive digital transformation, and unlock new levels of growth. In Europe, organizations face unique and complex regulatory challenges. To ensure we're delivering the best possible value and experience for our customers here, we have established a new European Advisory Board. This distinguished group of leaders from across various industries will act as a vital feedback channel, help customers navigate complex regulatory landscapes, and foster a strong, sustainable digital economy. Their counsel is key to ensuring Google Cloud products not only meet but exceed European requirements, driving

  • Cool stuff Google Cloud customers built, Oct. edition: Research agents, a World Series hit, agentic "teams" & more 7 months ago by Google Cloud Content & Editorial
    AI & Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Databases, Inside Google Cloud, Partners, Customers

    AI and cloud technology are reshaping every corner of every industry around the world. Without our customers, there would be no Google Cloud, as they are the ones building the future on our platform. In this regular round-up , we dive into some of the exciting projects redefining businesses, shaping industries, and creating new categories. For our latest edition, we look into new research agents from Deutsche Bank and The Max Planck Institute ; helping devs strut their stuff with new databases for Rent the Runway ; mortgage lender Mr. Cooper ’s “team” of AI agents answering tough customer questions;


The Deep View

  • In defying AI job loss, California faces long odds 10 hours ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Airbnb offered a welcome reminder that AI works best when it solves concrete problems, even if the improvements are incremental. Spotify, meanwhile, is trying to bring AI deeper into music and podcasts without losing the trust of the artists and creators who make its business possible. And California is trying to get ahead of AI’s coming shock to the workforce before it hits harder. Still, the state most familiar with tech’s consequences may be stuck playing catch-up. — Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. In defying AI job loss, California faces long odds 2. Why AI needs less

  • Google remakes Search with AI once again a day ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Microsoft’s decision to open-source its agent security tools is a signal that the industry recognizes agents are moving faster than safeguards. Figma is taking a smarter path by putting agents inside designers’ existing workflows, rather than treating AI as another chat box. And Google’s latest Search overhaul shows how quickly AI is being pushed into products that billions already trust. That reach is Google’s advantage, but it will also create potential problems when AI-generated answers blur the line between useful information and unreliable responses. All in all, AI is clearly becoming much more embedded. — Jason Hiner IN

  • Google's AI glasses win on style and substance 2 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Google made its strongest case yet for AI glasses, pairing Gemini with Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster to give AI a more useful function in everyday life. OpenAI’s Guaranteed Capacity shows how compute is becoming the next enterprise battleground, especially for companies that need reliable access before they can trust AI with critical work. And at I/O, Google finally entered the 2026 agent race with Gemini 3.5 and its Gemini Spark agent. Sabrina Ortiz and I like what we saw at the show. The big question now is whether Google can turn its speed, cost, and ecosystem

  • Google's AI glasses may upstage Gemini at I/O 3 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Google I/O arrives at an interesting moment for AI devices, and we’ll be watching closely to see whether Google’s AI glasses become the breakout story of the event over Gemini itself. Meanwhile, Gartner forecasts AI spending will surge another 47% in 2026, despite enterprises still struggling to prove ROI, a sign that the competitive pressure around AI adoption may now outweigh short-term business logic. We’re also seeing the darker side of that acceleration. A new cybersecurity report shows attacks climbing sharply alongside advances in frontier models, raising important questions about whether today’s safeguards can keep pace with the

  • Study raises new red flags on the safety of agents 4 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Today, we start with some practical advice on how you can get better AI results from better prompts when you add context, examples and iteration. We also look at OpenAI’s surprisingly quiet open-model strategy and why GPT-OSS could matter more as companies chase lower costs, local inference and stronger control over sensitive workloads. But the biggest warning comes from a new long-horizon agent study, where models from major labs drifted into unpredictable behavior over 15 days. As companies rush agents into production systems, that should make safety feel less theoretical and a lot more urgent. — Jason Hiner