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AI

AI Summary

  • OpenAI and Microsoft are solidifying their partnership, with new integrations and offerings across cloud and enterprise environments, signaling a continued push towards widespread AI adoption.
  • The development and deployment of advanced AI models like GPT-5.5 and Codex are accelerating, with a focus on enterprise solutions, coding assistance, and specialized applications in fields like finance and healthcare.
  • There's a significant industry trend towards enhancing AI safety, transparency, and ethical use, with new initiatives like content provenance, child safety blueprints, and robust security measures being highlighted.
  • OpenAI is actively expanding its global reach and accessibility, announcing partnerships and initiatives in regions like Singapore, India, and Europe, alongside efforts to bring AI tools to citizens and governments.
  • The industry is witnessing a surge in AI-powered automation and agentic workflows, with companies across sectors leveraging AI for tasks ranging from code review and content creation to customer service and scientific research.

OpenAI News


Google AI

  • What’s new with Google Cloud 5 days 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 7 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

  • Google's AI science tools could fuel breakthroughs 14 hours ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Hollywood may be reaching a turning point where AI video is no longer judged by its technology, but by the quality of the storytelling. Meanwhile, federal agencies are monitoring rising anti-AI extremism tied to fears over job loss, data centers, and resentment around forced adoption. And one of the most overlooked announcements from Google I/O could end up being one of the most important: Gemini for Science. This set of tools is designed to accelerate research and give scientists an AI agent lab partner. In some cases, it's helping take shrink research timelines from months or years down

  • Pope's AI manifesto reframes the conversation 2 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. Google’s new AI glasses show how the next wave of AI hardware may succeed by being subtle, lightweight, and tightly connected to the smartphone already in your pocket. Meanwhile, OpenAI revealed details to The Deep View about how ChatGPT’s personality is designed, tuned, and personalized, indicating how human preferences are becoming a critical aspect of AI product design. And in the week’s biggest surprise, Pope Leo XIV delivered a sweeping set of AI recommendations that were more technically informed and more prescriptive than many expected, calling for safeguards around truth, human dignity, children, and the concentration of power.

  • Report: Workers are lying about their AI skills 3 days ago by The Deep View

    Welcome back. On The Deep View Conversations, I talked with Lambda’s Robert Brooks IV about how the AI race over compute and infrastructure is shaping up. Nat Rubio-Licht reports on a troubling workplace trend where employees exaggerate their AI skills while quietly resisting the technology out of fear and anxiety about job loss. And after getting burned by a Google I/O traffic snarl, I share a reality check on where robotaxis still fall short of human drivers, especially in chaotic situations that demand improvisation, judgment, and common sense. AI keeps advancing, but the human factors still don't get talked about

  • How Oura makes feedback operational 5 days ago by The Deep View

    Hello, friends. Most companies talk about being customer-centric. Oura is opening up about how it operationalizes that idea. On May 27, leaders from Oura and Unwrap will explain how member feedback shapes decisions across the company, followed by a live audience Q&A. Thanks for tuning into this special weekend edition, presented in partnership with Unwrap . Let us know what you think! — Jason Hiner ⚡ See how Oura uses AI to listen to their customers What does it actually look like to build a product around your customers, not just say you do? Oura has done it. And on

  • In defying AI job loss, California faces long odds 6 days 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