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Anthropic's new hardware standard lets AI agents control the physical world
For all the interest in and uptake of agentic AI systems over the past year or so, the world of automated AI has thus far been primarily limited to text, images, code, and other data and actions that take place inside a computer. Anthropic is now aiming to change that somewhat with what it's calling the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a set of standardized drivers designed to let AI agents easily interface with and…
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Gemini Intelligence requires Gemini Nano 3, Google lists first Nano 4 phones
Following the launch of the Pixel 11 series, Google has updated its developer documentation for Gemini Nano 4. The first “nano-v4” devices launched in recent weeks from Google and Samsung. This list, which was updated yesterday, is aimed at app developers, but there is some development on the consumer Gemini Intelligence front. Google recently updated the list of required specs on android.com to bring back the “Nano v3 or greater” mention. That line first…
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James Pond's creator is not happy with the series' allegedly AI-generated legacy collection
The developers don't have "a scrap of respect" for the series, according to Chris Sorrell. You'd be forgiven if you didn't recognize James Pond, the fish spy star of a series of platformers from the early 1990s. But there is a chance you've heard about the controversy surrounding the series' upcoming James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough, which collects versions of four James Pond games released across the Amiga, Genesis, Commodore 64…
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OpenAI, Google and dozens of other companies publish open letter calling for collective action on cyber defense
More than 100 companies across AI, tech, finance and other industries have put their names on an open letter calling for improvements to cybersecurity. The long list of participants includes Anthropic, AWS, Cisco, Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, Google, Hugging Face, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and Perplexity. These are the core principles the signatories want to be followed: They go on to list actions that organizations, governments, the cybersecurity and tech industry, and AI businesses could take in…
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Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
xAI has now been accused of training Grok on child sex abuse materials (CSAM), as regulators and courts continue to probe how far the problem goes, and some Grok users have been arrested. In a complaint filed on Wednesday, a plaintiff known as Jane Doe explained that she was preschool-age in the early 2000s when adult men repeatedly raped her to create CSAM to sell to pedophiles online. Since then, Doe’s images have been…
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This duck-shaped robot is almost cute enough to make you forget its AI
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. AI has earned an overwhelmingly negative perception over the last couple of years. At this point, is there any way for the technology to shed that stigma and become more approachable to the general public? One of the best attempts at that may be Hugging Face’s new tiny duck-like robot. Hugging Face has unveiled a cute bipedal robot known as Microduck. The…
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Google announces ‘Expert Intelligence’ to let you add Play Books in Gemini Notebook
Expert Intelligence is a new “cross Google initiative that helps you engage with your trusted sources through Google AI products,” starting with Play Books and Gemini Notebook. Select ebooks that you’ve purchased from Google Play Books can now be added to Gemini Notebook and used as sources. This lets you “ask questions about the book and receive responses grounded directly in that book.” You can also generate Infographics, Audio Overviews, Quizzes, and other Gemini…
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Report: Nvidia to acquire AI model repository Hugging Face for $13 billion
Nvidia is reportedly moving forward to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion. The acquisition could help the hardware giant expand and fortify its deep integration with the wider AI industry. Among other things, Hugging Face is a cloud repository for AI models, similar in some respects to what GitHub is for conventional computer software. Developers and researchers search for models that meet certain criteria, download and run them, and fine-tune them into different variants…
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Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google
The game of musical chairs for AI executives continues. Barret Zoph, a co-founder of the AI startup Thinking Machines who left the company earlier this year to rejoin OpenAI, has found yet another job. Zoph spent two years at OpenAI and left in October 2024 to co-found Thinking Machines with Mira Murati, who had left the AI lab the month prior. In January, Zoph and another Thinking Machines co-founder, Luke Metz, quite dramatically departed…
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Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Gemini Notebook’s new ‘Expert Intelligence’ feature pulls information from the books you’ve purchased. Gemini Notebook’s new ‘Expert Intelligence’ feature pulls information from the books you’ve purchased. Google’s AI note-taking app, Gemini Notebook, can now pull information from the books you’ve purchased. The new “Expert Intelligence” feature allows you to bring titles from Google Play Books directly into Gemini Notebook, which means you can ask questions about the material, as well as generate plans, infographics,…
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AI industry says Trump plans to tax chips in the “single dumbest way imaginable”
Donald Trump may be preparing to announce sweeping new semiconductor tariffs at the absolute worst time, the tech industry fears. On Thursday, Politico reported that a wide range of new semiconductor tariffs, which the tech industry expects will “doom” artificial intelligence innovation in the US, could be imposed in the coming “weeks or months.” About eight people familiar with the Trump administration’s plans were granted anonymity to discuss how the tariffs might work. They…
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WordPress.org blog: WordPress Signs the Open Weights and American AI Leadership Letter
We’re proud to announce that WordPress has signed Open Weights and American AI Leadership, an open letter asking US policymakers to not place early restrictions on open weight AI models. These are artificial intelligence models that anyone can download, inspect, modify, and run on their own infrastructure. The letter was published on July 24, 2026, and more than 270 companies and organizations have added their names. Its argument will be familiar to anyone who…
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Hoomanely’s building a smart feeding bowl and an AI platform to help owners spot when their pup is sick
Dogs are amazing. But as many pet parents will tell you, they can be remarkably good at hiding when something is wrong. My Labrador-Great Dane mix, for example, contracted tick fever several times over his 14 long years, and it was always at least a couple of weeks before I suspected something was off. It nearly gave me anxiety ulcers a few times. Hoomanely, a new startup out of Palo Alto, thinks it can…
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Google brings trip-planning features to Search's AI Mode
It's adding a flight price tracker, hotel booking and a way to view the cost in miles or points to the chatbot. Google is bringing a few trip planning features to AI Mode in Search starting today. One of those is the price-tracking tool from Google Flights. The company says you can tell the chatbot where you want to fly and when, and it will present you with options from more than 300 airlines…
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Google is turning AI Mode into an all-in-one travel agent
TL;DR Google AI Mode can now track flight prices and email you when fares change, with the feature available in more than 180 countries. AI Mode can show flight and hotel prices in points or miles, making it easier to see whether your travel rewards are worth using. Google is also adding hotel booking directly through AI Mode in the US, letting you choose a room and pay with Google Pay through supported partners.…
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Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more
Google is adding new ways for users to plan and book trips through AI Mode, its conversational search experience, the company announced on Thursday. Users will now be able to ask AI Mode to track flight prices, book hotels, and see the cost of flights and hotels in points or miles. The updates indicate that Google is looking to position AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it’s moving beyond simply…
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Actualité : Sans smartphone ni Bluetooth : ces écouteurs IA avec eSIM fonctionnent en totale autonomie
Sur le marché des écouteurs sans fil, l’IA est notamment utilisée pour la traduction instantanée. Chez Apple, les microphones des AirPods Pro 3 sont capables de capter les propos d’un interlocuteur, puis de les retranscrire à l’oral dans les écouteurs ou de les afficher sous forme de texte sur l’écran de l’iPhone, dans la langue souhaitée. Autre usage : la transcription textuelle des conversations environnantes et la génération de résumés. Si les Soundcore Liberty…
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3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search
Our latest upgrades for AI Mode in Search can help you track flight prices, view points or miles rates, and book your dream hotel. Planning a trip comes with lots of moving parts and countless options to consider. With AI Mode in Search, you can already get real-time data to compare flights and hotels, find the best recommendations across the web, and craft the perfect itinerary. Now, we’re upgrading that experience with new ways…
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Google AI Mode adds flight price tracking, hotel booking, & more travel tools
Google is rolling out a trio of updates that boost AI Mode’s travel capabilities, starting with the ability to get price alerts for flights. Google Flights price tracking is coming directly into AI Mode. This integration starts with the ability to “describe where and when you want to fly.” You’ll see a list of flights and prices from “more than 300 partner airlines and travel sites.” If you’re ready to book, you can build…
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Compagnons IA : l’aboutissement du capitalisme de la solitude ?
Solitude à vendre Après la captation et la monétisation de l’attention, un rapport de la Fondation Jean Jaurès pointe les risques que les sociétés d’IA créent en matière de monétisation de la solitude. « Augmenter l’isolement, c’est augmenter la consommation numérique. » Et pour augmenter leurs profits, les réseaux sociaux, désormais rejoint par les sociétés éditrices de compagnons IA, travaillent activement à renforcer l’isolement de la population. Ces dernières représenteraient « l’ultime étape »…
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Plaud One : des écouteurs IA avec 4G intégrée pour enregistrer vos réunions sans smartphone
Plaud s’est fait un nom avec ses dictaphones dopés à l’IA, comme le NotePin ou le Note, capables d’enregistrer puis de résumer une réunion. Avec les Plaud One, la société passe à un autre format, les écouteurs sans fil façon AirPods. Selon Bloomberg, la manœuvre s’inscrit dans sa poussée sur les gadgets IA, un marché où elle revendiquait 100 millions de dollars de revenus annualisés cet été. L’IA générative crée du contenu en quelques…
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Plaud’s new AI recorder is a pair of earbuds
Plaud got its jumpstart in popularity with a view on agentic AI that centered around recording summaries for students and professionals. Now, it wants to become a full-time assistant with the Plaud One earbuds. You might be familiar with the Plaud Note Pro, and that might be just because it looks like a modern retro voice recorder. It essentially is – recorded audio gets turned into highly detailed AI summaries through the Plaud app.…
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Actualité : Toujours garantie sans IA, la suite bureautique LibreOffice 26.8 fait le plein d’améliorations
© LAONG/Shutterstock - La suite bureautique LibreOffice 26.8 est de sortie. Alors que le sujet de la souveraineté numérique n'a jamais été aussi présent dans le débat public, les développeurs derrière de nombreuses solutions libres mettent les bouchées doubles pour convaincre les plus récalcitrants de quitter les solutions des GAFAM. C'est notamment le cas de LibreOffice, l'une des solutions les plus connues comme alternative à Microsoft 365 et consorts. Aujourd'hui, la suite bureautique gratuite…
Lire l’article completEnterprise AI's real risk isn't autonomous agents. It's the complexity between them.
Presented by Gravitee Agent complexity is the insidious shadow lurking inside enterprises right now that needs a light shone on it. That’s because enterprises don't deploy a single agent and watch it run, they deploy fleets, each one calling APIs, calling other agents, reaching into applications that were never built with a machine decision-maker in mind. That's the failure mode that should keep you up at night: a windy, complicated system nobody can see…
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