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LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith.

New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips.

ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers.

Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure.

The ridesharing giant said drivers' license information stored by AI cloud company Fireworks AI was stolen during a security incident.

ElevenAI is a new meeting notetaker and dictation app aimed at teams and enterprises.

Microsoft's daylong outage began with Outlook and Teams and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service.

Given Nvidia’s stronghold on AI and its importance in Israel, many in the country's startup ecosystem are worried about the impact of his departure.

Huang described Kress as a "deer in the headlights" during a meeting in summer.

This Congressional investigation into Nvidia's China sales and its dealings with Trump is the second one, so far, since news of the alleged spy affair broke.

Muse's AI can now place outbound calls to U.S. businesses — but it's not free.

Nebius plans to fund its $40 billion AI infrastructure expansion through customer prepayments and loans, even as delays at a Microsoft data center raise questions about its financing model.

Reuters is withholding the name of the new employee linked to Huang, but says she is an employee of Nvidia.

Powered by Gemini 4 Hydrogen, Google's AI Mode is getting better at understanding complex queries, surfacing relevant links, and delivering richer visual responses.

Nectar's new AI agent automates influencer marketing, helping brands discover creators, manage outreach and partnerships, and track campaign results.

Lithium-ion batteries may dominate today, but emerging alternatives like sodium-ion may soon have their time in the spotlight if we can manage key differences.

Thinking about trading your Google Pixel for a Samsung Galaxy? Some of the biggest differences might not be the ones you expect.

Smart glasses could one day replace your desk setup with a screen that follows you anywhere. Before you make the switch, there are a few things to consider.

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The iPhone's barometer is easy to overlook, but it's one of several sensors working behind the scenes every day, collecting data most users haven't seen.

While the OnePlus 16 isn't available in the US or Europe, there are lots of good alternatives.

A riff on Google's Pixel Screenshots could pull together fragmented information from across your phone.

The new Apple TV 4K has a smarter way to hunt down a missing remote. Find out how the feature works and what you need on your end to make it happen.

Tesla is sending select customers invitations to purchase the Cybercab for personal use.

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Some of Samsung's older Galaxy phones are reaching the end of their primary Android OS upgrades, with One UI 9 as the last update planned.

AMD and Intel CPUs have different strengths, so you'll need to consider what you need out of a CPU to make the right choice.

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The FAA grounded flights for hours on November 13, and the transportation secretary blamed it on old and malfunctioning air traffic control system.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025. | Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images On January 6th, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got his rockstar moment at last. He strode triumphantly onstage, hand raised in the air, to the claps and cheers of a 14,000-person arena absolutely packed with influencers and fans, their faces awash in blue glow, as he made his entrance in a black leather jacket that shimmered in the stadium's lights. Few are cheering for Jensen Huang now. He has left Nvidia after seemingly enabling two chip smuggling

A view of an information board at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport, filled with waiting passengers on November 13, 2026. Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images) | Anadolu via Getty Images Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety." More than four hours after the stop was issued, officials announced it was lifted at 8:15PM ET and that flights will resume. It's unclear how many flights will be able to take off and when, as they now

Amazon has plans to build a vault of data on every product sold anywhere on the internet, even products Amazon doesn't sell, and make the information available through its own site, according to Reuters . The project, called the "World Product Graph," is meant to make it less likely that shoppers leave Amazon to do their product research on Reddit or Google, and make it more likely shoppers end up at Amazon even if they're searching for a product sold elsewhere. The same goes for AI agents - if Amazon has the largest stockpile of shopping data, AI agents may

After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18 and older using a US billing address and "eligible US-issued American Express, Chase, Mastercard and Visa cards." After adding a card to the wallet, your Dots agents can use it to buy things in response to your prompts, but they'll check in with you each time before checking out. OpenAI's support page says every purchase with ChatGPT Wallet requires a security check with biometric verification like

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Normally, aviation is slow to embrace new technology—but AI has come for the skies.

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The five-hour ordeal ended Friday evening. Planes will be allowed to fly again, but the effects of the stoppage will be felt throughout the weekend.

Black Friday is still weeks away, but AirPods discounts are dropping early.

The government cited a nationwide communications failure among air traffic control systems as the reason for the sudden grounding on Friday.

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The company says a bad update—not a cyberattack or AI—caused its servers around the world to crash.

Countless businesses, schools, hospitals, and governments have found out the hard way what it means to rely on a single company’s systems to get things done. And next time could be even worse.

The former tech CEO is obsessed with the power of storytelling. But he hasn't spun his way out of his sex scandals.

Our team clocked serious hours walking, working, and sometimes jogging to find the best under-desk treadmills for home offices and small spaces.

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Mansa says its AI microdramas can serve as proofs of concept for what Black audiences want. Critics say the studio is selling out.

The AI memory crunch is coming for your holiday shopping list.

Jean Guerrero, Stephen Miller’s biographer, sees him as “a case study in oligarchic capture”—and as a way for Donald Trump to double down.

William Gibson released his seminal novel Neuromancer in 1984. WIRED has an exclusive look at how it eventually made its way to Apple TV—thanks in no small part to Drake.

Tesla’s unpredictable CEO is ready to move on from the company’s most controversial vehicle, but owners aren’t about to let him off the hook for what they see as a poor decision.

With Hubble expected to reenter the atmosphere by 2034 and several malfunctions on board, NASA is asking commercial space companies for proposals on how to extend the telescope’s lifespan.

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OpenAI commits $2 million to research on AI and children’s safety. The work supports shared tools to measure risks and opportunities for young people.

A conversation with Sam Nickless, Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Gilbert + Tobin.

More than 20,000 veterans and transitioning service members have claimed a free year of ChatGPT Plus. See how they use it to prepare for civilian careers.

JioStar’s Vijay Seshadri explains AI discovery at 500M-user scale. Read his lessons on evals, guardrails, and taking AI into production.

OpenAI Academy is bringing free, hands-on ChatGPT workshops to caregivers in five U.S. cities, helping them build practical AI skills for everyday life.

Manage your business information, get insights about how your business shows up, and turn interest into action in ChatGPT.

New ThinkYoung research and lessons from OpenAI’s EMEA education partnerships on supporting teachers, AI literacy, and independent learning.

Discover how Singapore Airlines uses OpenAI models and API to enhance customer support, travel discovery, and employee productivity, doubling CSAT for its Kris chatbot.

New research from OpenAI and Upwork finds shifting demand for freelance work, new skill combinations, and larger budgets and more hours for AI-related projects.

Cogent combines OpenAI models with enterprise context to help automatically remediate vulnerabilities with agents.

ChatGPT Enterprise is now available through AWS Marketplace, helping organizations simplify procurement through existing AWS purchasing and billing relationships.

Learn how OpenAI’s Control Room tracks model workloads across our research infrastructure and can rapidly stop them when safety or security concerns arise.

CodeRabbit uses OpenAI models to govern and trust AI-generated code and Codex to ship 20 times more software with the same engineering team.

Kuken Industries uses the OpenAI API to search 70 years of cooling tower drawings. Engineers can find the drawing for a repair in 4.5 minutes, down from nearly an hour.

OpenAI is partnering with Hacktron to find vulnerabilities, test connections with third-party services, and strengthen defenses with frontier AI.

OpenAI introduces BioBasicsBench, a 100-task benchmark measuring how well AI agents interpret raw experimental data and handle everyday wet-lab science.

Australian universities are expanding access to ChatGPT and bringing AI into teaching and learning to prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce.

Cult.fit is using Codex to help teams across functions build tools, move faster, and change how work gets done.

Introducing GPT‑6 Cyber, OpenAI’s cybersecurity model for finding exploitable vulnerabilities and developing fixes, trained to stay within authorized scope.

Merge uses GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, and Codex to review product code and support marketing. Its teams also use AI to plan executive dinners and prepare sales updates.

OpenAI introduces its National Community Compact and Compute Campus Policy Blueprint to protect local resources, create jobs, and guide responsible AI infrastructure development.

Flipsnack focused its ChatGPT Ads campaigns on getting people to try its product, growing registrations while lowering the cost per signup.

Starting with equity research, Franklin Templeton is developing AI workflows to help portfolio managers compare research views and examine investment risks.

OpenAI will acquire Pierre Computer Company, expanding Codex’s tools for building, understanding, and reviewing code.

Daybreak Red brings GPT-5.6 Cyber to approved customers in AWS GovCloud (US-East) through Amazon Bedrock for authorized cybersecurity work.

OpenAI built an autonomous pipeline that found, validated, and generated patches for 948 local privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.

Images 2.6 brings faster image generation, GIF creation, more precise editing, and new API controls across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.

DevRev uses GPT-6.1 Sol to power Computer and Operator, balancing reasoning, speed, and cost for enterprise service.

Discover how ChatGPT and Codex are helping engineers accelerate CAD, PCB design, simulation, and other workflows across the physical world.

Cisco combines network intelligence with OpenAI models to strengthen enterprise security. Learn how it is building more adaptive defenses.

Discover how Heimstaden uses OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to transform property management, cut costs, and empower employees across Europe.

Jill Hazelbaker will join OpenAI as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, leading the company’s global communications and corporate positioning.

How OpenAI built Pando, a Git-compatible backend designed for the scale of development that Codex makes possible.

OpenAI’s Grid Protectors Program will work with utilities to help future compute campuses support grid reliability and protect consumer electricity costs.

OpenAI is raising Security Bug Bounty rewards and introducing report quality, loyalty, and priority campaign bonuses for independent security researchers.

OpenAI is preparing its next internal security sprint with Cathedral Systems to test and strengthen its defenses using AI.

Introducing LifeVal, a benchmark measuring how well AI helps people complete everyday tasks, from finding childcare to managing finances and government paperwork.

Qodo brings company knowledge and coding standards into Codex, helping developers catch P0 issues across repositories before opening a pull request.

OpenAI appoints Dan Driscoll to advise on responsible AI for national security modernization, cyber resilience, and collaboration with U.S. allies.

OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers.

OpenAI is strengthening violence prevention in ChatGPT with expanded safeguards, earlier interventions, and a new commitment to public safety reporting.

OpenAI shares excerpts from court briefs by creators, academics, accessibility advocates, and legal experts, among others, on how fair use supports AI training and innovation.

OpenAI’s updated Model Spec outlines five core values to guide more capable AI toward sound judgment, human agency, and faithfulness to human intent.

OpenAI uses layered monitoring to detect frontier model misalignment and unauthorized agent behavior so responders can intervene before incidents escalate.

Ropes & Gray is developing AI for transactional diligence with OpenAI. Lawyers review grouped documents, summaries, and reports before advising clients.

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

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;

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 explore Uber ’s revamped network with modern edge; smarter, AI-infused site search at Target ; a wicked fast blockchain built by Keeta Network ; HCA Healthcare empowers its nurses with a new AI-powered information portal; Deutche Telecom enhances its data

A year ago today, Google Cloud filed a formal complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive cloud licensing practices — specifically those that impose financial penalties on businesses that use Windows Server software on Azure’s biggest competitors. Despite regulatory scrutiny, it’s clear that Microsoft intends to keep its restrictive licensing policies in place for most cloud customers. In fact, it’s getting worse. As part of a recent earnings call, Microsoft disclosed that its efforts to force software customers to use Azure are “not anywhere close to the finish line,” and represented one of three pillars “driving [its] growth.” As

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 explore Box’s AI agents extracting insights with cross-platform agent integration; Schroders uses multiple connected agents to build a complex investment research system; Hypros ’ IoT device can monitor patient distress in hospitals without individual monitoring; a Formula E exhibition of

There’s a buzz of excitement here at Tobacco Dock as we welcome our customers and partners to the Google Cloud Summit London. Together, we’re exploring the essential role Google Cloud is playing in driving AI innovation and adoption across the UK. Today is about shining a spotlight on our customers and partners, focusing on the real-world stories of how they are accelerating innovation, realising value, and reshaping entire industries with the powerful combination of AI agents and robust cloud infrastructure. The opportunity ahead is immense. AI is poised to inject more than £400 billion into the UK economy by 2030

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 monthly round-up, we dive into some of the exciting projects redefining businesses, shaping industries, and creating new categories. For our inaugural edition, we explore Lowe’s new Visual Scout product recommendation engine powered by Vertex AI Vector Search; a responsive “Driver Agent” platform created by Formula E to bring more equity to the track; Ester AI, a conversational tool from wealth.com that can help financial

Week of Dec 16 - Dec 20 Windows Server 2025 is now available on Google Compute Engine. We are excited to announce the general availability of Windows Server 2025 on Google Compute Engine. You can now run Windows Server 2025 Data Center, and Windows Server 2025 Data Center Core editions as well as Windows SQL Server 2022 on Windows Server 2025 with pay-as-you-go licenses. Customers that don’t already have a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement can use the Google Compute Engine’s provided image to take advantage of Google Cloud’s relationships with Microsoft for pay-as-you-go licenses that scale with your workload and offers

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that 2024 was a busy year for Google Cloud. From AI to Zero Trust, and everything in between, here’s a chronological recap of our top blogs of 2024, according to readership. You’ll probably see some favorites on this list, and discover a few that you missed the first time around. January We started the new year strong, removing data transfer fees for anyone moving data off of our platform. Translation: Anyone doing cool things on Google Cloud (like using generative AI to analyze their microservices deployment) is doing it because

Over the past year, the pace of innovation across industries and around the world has been extraordinary. At Google, we're inspired by the public sector’s ingenuity and speed in adopting our AI and security innovations to achieve remarkable outcomes together. Since Google Cloud Next , we've launched more powerful versions of Gemini , rolled out Gemini Flash and Imagen 3 . And we're proud to showcase inspiring examples from the public sector, highlighting how organizations are leveraging generative AI to drive transformative change. From state agencies streamlining citizen services to healthcare providers improving patient outcomes and defense organizations enhancing mission

Editors note, November 28th, 2025: “We filed our antitrust complaint with the European Commission (EC) to give voice to our customers and partners about the issue of anticompetitive cloud licensing practices. Today, we are withdrawing it in light of the recent announcement that the EC will assess problematic practices affecting the cloud sector under a separate process. We stand behind the arguments outlined in the blog below, and we continue to work with policymakers, customers, and regulators across the EU, the UK, and elsewhere to advocate for choice and openness in the cloud market." - Giorgia Abeltino, Head of Government

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 . Week of Dec 10 - Dec 15 Announcing Launch of Cross Cloud Materialized Views : To help customers on their cross-cloud analytics journey, today we are thrilled to announce the public preview of BigQuery Omni cross-cloud materialized views (aka cross-cloud MVs).

To our customers: At Google Cloud, we put your interests first. This means that when you choose to work with us, we become partners on a journey of shared innovation, shared support, and shared fate. We are committed to helping you evolve as technology advances, drawing on our depth of experience to ensure you can use the latest and best technology, while keeping you safe and protected. When it comes to the rapidly developing world of generative AI, this is imperative. Earlier this year, we embedded Duet AI — an always-on AI collaborator — across our products, from Google Workspace

Editor’s note : Jack Ngare is a Technical Director in Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO based in Nairobi, Kenya. A native of Kenya, he worked in telecommunications abroad for 12 years before returning home to work for a large African financial institution and a U.S. technology company. He joined Google Cloud last year with a mission to digitize and modernize Cloud’s global top customers, while simultaneously growing Africa's entrepreneurial technology culture. What is the opportunity you see before you? Working at Google Cloud, I’m able to bring people some of the world's best software and hardware engineering. I also

Editor’s note : Alicia Abella is the Managing Director for Telecommunications Industry Solutions at Google Cloud. The work involves bringing complex, advanced technology to businesses across diverse markets and cultures — from startups in Brazil to North America's largest telecommunications companies. The daughter of immigrants from Cuba, she has a PhD, 29 patents, and extensive experience running teams and working with customers. Did you always see yourself bringing new inventions into the world? No, not at all. I grew up in Queens, New York — the only child of Cuban immigrants. My parents worked hard and saved money so I

Welcome back. The conversation around AI token economics is shifting to how much completed work you can buy with AI. Meta’s budget-tier Muse Ember is undercutting Claude Haiku 5.5 on cost per task while topping it on agentic benchmarks. At the high end, Anthropic’s Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 arrive 30% faster and 20% cheaper, built to orchestrate smaller models and see big projects through to completion. Meanwhile, Nvidia’s CEO scandal raises a bigger question about the AI race: who holds its most powerful players accountable? — Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. Anthropic shifts the AI race toward finished

Welcome back. Agents are allowing GitHub to foundationally reinvent the way it develops, democratizing the tools for creating software. Meanwhile, a new benchmark from Visa shows that AI agents may not be ready to make purchasing decisions without a human touch. And as tech giants reel from data centers' midterm elections backlash, some may be reevaluating their multi-billion dollar infrastructure commitments. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. The midterms may raise the cost of the AI boom 2. AI agents need to learn when not to buy 3. Code is cheap now. Trust is the new bottleneck POLICY Will

Hello, friends. AI has completely shifted conventional pricing models for software and the rules for booking revenue. But as complexity grows, AI agents may be more useful than ever. That’s the topic of this special weekend edition, presented in partnership with Hyphenate . Let us know what you think! — Jason Hiner You changed how you price. Did anyone tell finance? For twenty years, software was easy to price: a seat, a license, an annual contract. Then AI showed up and pricing got creative. Intercom charges for its AI agent per resolved conversation. Salesforce sells Agentforce in credits spent per

Welcome back. OpenAI has released two models that target very different audiences: One helping consumers make viral GIFs, and another arming cyber defenders with stronger capabilities. Meanwhile, a Deloitte report adds to the piling evidence that enterprises are still not seeing the returns they want from their AI investments. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. GPT-6 Cyber faces an accelerating AI arms race 2. AI's real ROI requires reinventing work 3. OpenAI's image strategy hinges on virality GOVERNANCE Can GPT-6 Cyber solve OpenAI's safety problem? Amid mounting concern over AI's impact on cybersecurity following OpenAI's breach of HuggingFace, the

Welcome back. Anthropic unveiled a system for "provable inference," bringing zero-trust security principles to its models. Meanwhile, OpenAI reveals how it's using Codex to supercharge its much-anticipated hardware bet. And the US midterm election results underscore how data centers have become the next political battleground. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. AI’s compute ambitions face a political test 2. OpenAI's hardware ambitions get a new engine 3. Anthropic wants AI to prove its identity POLICY Can AI outbuild its political backlash? Data centers' bad reputation has come for the ballot box. AI infrastructure has emerged as one of the

Welcome back. Data from Menlo Ventures reports an explosion in enterprise AI spending compared to last year, but many are still navigating the ROI question. Meanwhile, coding agents are quickly taking over some of the most common tasks in software engineering, making human judgement more valuable than ever. And ChatGPT may represent the biggest rival to Google's monopoly on search. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. ChatGPT is becoming Google's biggest threat 2. Surge of coding agents reveal humans' changing role 3. Can enterprise spending sustain the AI boom? CONSUMER OpenAI challenges Google on its home turf Not long

Welcome back. OpenAI has a plan to ease the strain on the power grids as it pushes forward with its infrastructure buildout. Meanwhile, Hume has unveiled an audio-native decision mode, bringing the power introduced by Jev to voice interactions. And Anthropic's nearly $900 billion in spending commitments underscore the daunting question of frontier AI's path to profitability. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. Anthropic’s spending spree tests AI economics 2. Hume AI launches the Jev of voice AI 3. OpenAI’s power plan targets a PR crisis MARKETS Anthropic’s spending exposes AI’s profit problem The cost to develop and serve

Welcome back. Though coding agents have transformed the work of software developers, Github's Kyle Daigle discusses ways to make these agents more efficient and affordable. Meanwhile, Google celebrates a major milestone with Project Suncatcher, its orbital data center research initiative. And OpenAI's ad team gives us a look behind the curtain at how it's built LLMs into its ad stack. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. OpenAI’s ad bet depends on user trust 2. Google’s orbital AI bet raises bigger questions 3. GitHub’s case against defaulting to frontier AI CONSUMER ChatGPT could rewrite the rules of digital ads Large

Hello, friends. Thanks for tuning into this special edition, presented in partnership with Coder . Someone on your finance team wants an AI agent to build their monthly report. It can write the code, but it also needs access to company files. What should it be allowed to read, change, or send elsewhere? That's a lot for them to work out when they just wanted to stop building the same spreadsheet every month. And if they don't work it out, who does? — Jason Hiner Read Coder's AI Operating Layer whitepaper You shouldn't need to be a developer to use

Welcome back. The PHP vulnerabilities uncovered last week had been dismissed as unexploitable for years, until AI changed the math. AI putting an end to security-by-obscurity puts smaller, less-resourced organizations most at risk. Meanwhile, Amazon unveiled a new lineup of Echo devices and an upgraded AI-powered Alexa, but its real edge may be the habits it has built in millions of homes since 2014. Finally, Mistral released the open weights of its trillion-parameter Large 4 model, pitching enterprises frontier performance without lock-in and taking aim at China’s open-model lead. — Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. Mistral tests China’s open-model

Additional reporting and editing by Caitlin Wolper Phillips The first time I ever wrote a song, it was complete and utter garbage. I'll spare your ears (and my dignity) from having to hear the track yourselves, but the song was essentially a rip-off of Zach Bryan's "Something in the Orange," featuring clunky, depressing lyrics and vocal and guitar melodies so basic that, had I published it, it probably would have gotten me laughed off the internet. But the moment I finished writing it was one of the proudest of my life. I still remember sitting across from my friend who

Welcome back. One of AI’s thorniest problems right now is token costs, and GitHub unveiled a smart fix. Its new Copilot Fusion sends tasks to cheaper models first and only moves up to more powerful ones when needed, matching top-tier coding agents while using half the tokens. Meanwhile, as AI agents spread across the enterprise, security teams are racing to keep up. So I sat down with CrowdStrike’s Christian Rodriguez to unpack how defenders can respond at machine speed. And Google is trying to change its reputation for moving too slowly, with its new high-end model Gemini Carbon edging past

Welcome back. As AI begins to manifest in the physical world, the key to the public accepting robots might be to make them look less human. Meanwhile, the iPhone Duo has a number of quirks, but its biggest advantage might be in AI agents. And Cohere's escaped Alibaba agent highlights just how unpredictable agentic systems can be. — Nat Rubio-Licht IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. Cohere finds an agent control problem in Qwen 2. The iPhone Duo’s best argument is AI agents 3. Why home robots may need to look less human GOVERNANCE The real lesson in Cohere's Alibaba agent scare

Welcome back. I’ve spent the past week testing Brilliant Labs’ new Halo glasses and they make a strong case that privacy and openness can sell AI wearables. Still, Halo is a much different product than the glasses from Meta and Google. OpenAI's new GPT-6.1 Terra model takes on Anthropic's mid-range Sonnet to balance cost, power, and speed, with some fairly impressive results. And the big news, of course, is Anthropic making it official that it's going public on the Nasdaq, likely in the next month. The real story is that Anthropic's focus on the enterprise is producing eye-popping revenue growth,

Welcome back. The best place to start with AI might be the tasks your teams dread the most. In my podcast conversation with Todd Earwood, we explore why the employees closest to the work often spot the AI opportunities that leaders miss. OpenAI is chasing an efficiency goal with its new Jev rival that can make everyday software tasks faster and cheaper. Meanwhile, Gartner's 2027 outlook offers a reality check on organizations turning AI's potential into useful work, with measurable returns and clear accountability for the results. — Jason Hiner IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER 1. What Gartner predicts for the future