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Google releases its new flagship model Gemini 2.0 and plans to test it in search and AI overviews, saying 2.0 makes “it possible to build agents that can think” — Company expects AI assistants will follow its users around the web — Google debuted a new version …
More: The Keyword, Google Developers Blog, ZDNET, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, Business Insider, Wired, Google on YouTube, Google DeepMind, and The National
X: @jeffdean, @koltregaskes, @googledeepmind, @nickadobos, @google, @officiallogank, @sundarpichai, and @googledeepmind. Forums: Hacker News
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Google releases Gemini 2.0 Flash to generate images, audio, and text, and use third-party apps and services, available via Gemini API and developer platforms — Google's next major AI model has arrived to combat a slew of new offerings from OpenAI. — On Wednesday, Google announced Gemini 2.0 Flash … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google unveils Deep Research, an AI tool to let its Gemini chatbot scour the web and write a detailed report, available in English for Gemini Advanced users — Google has just revealed a new AI tool called Deep Research that lets you call upon its Gemini bot to scour the web for you and write a detailed report based on its findings.| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More: The Verge, MIT Technology Review, CNET, 9to5Google, The Verge, and Google on YouTube
X: @googledeepmind, @google, @sundarpichai, @jeffdean, and @rowancheung
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Apple rolls out iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2, adding major AI updates, including Image Playground on iPhone 15 Pro, 16, and 16 Pro, Genmoji, and ChatGPT integration — ChatGPT integration is also included with this update. — Apple has begun rolling iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 to iPhones and iPads.
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X: @waltlightshed, @vnchocotaco, and @joannastern
| David Welch / Bloomberg: |
GM says Cruise will exit the robotaxi business, combining Cruise's and GM's technical teams to focus on autonomous and driver safety tech for upcoming GM cars — Cruise and GM's technical teams will be combined into a single effort focused on developing autonomous technology to offer …
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LinkedIn: Chris Anderson, Kevin Zhang, Gabrielle Coppola, and Philip Koopman
Forums: r/SelfDrivingCars, r/technews, r/teslainvestorsclub, r/sanfrancisco, r/RealTesla, r/cars, and r/technology
| TechCrunch: |
Sources: several Cruise employees say they were “surprised” and “blindsided” by GM's decision to end Cruise's robotaxi program and that they expect job cuts — The news came by Slack message. — Cruise CEO Marc Whitten, who took the top post in June …
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
A California District Court judge orders Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with WP Engine's plugins — WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District …
More: Northern District of California, Engadget, 9to5Mac, The Register, TechCrunch, InfoWorld, TechRadar, Silicon Republic, and Werd I/O
Bluesky: @harrym.com, @questauthority, @brianvan, and @pchestek.fosstodon …. Mastodon: @webology@mastodon.social
Forums: Hacker News, r/Wordpress, r/technology, Beehaw, and Slashdot
| The Information: |
Sources: Apple is working with Broadcom to develop its first AI server chip, codenamed Baltra and set for 2026 mass production, a milestone for its silicon team — Apple is developing its first server chip specially designed for artificial intelligence, according to three people …
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| Venkat / Windows Report: |
Mozilla is removing Do Not Track from Firefox in version 135, the first major browser to add and now remove it, saying few websites honor the privacy preference — Will Chrome, Edge, and Other Privacy-Focused Browsers follow this move? — Mozilla is removing the Do Not Track (DNT) setting from the Firefox browser.
More: TechCrunch, Engadget, MSPoweruser, and BetaNews
Forums: Hacker News, r/IndiaTech, r/technology, r/privacy, r/firefox, and lobste.rs
| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
SCOTUS dismisses Nvidia's appeal over facing a lawsuit alleging it mislead shareholders about its reliance on crypto mining revenue, leaving it to face the suit — The US Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Nvidia Corp., leaving it to face a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders … | The Markup: |
The American Sunlight Project finds 35K+ mentions of nonconsensual intimate imagery depicting 25 female Congress members and one male member on deepfake sites — A first-of-its-kind study highlights the stark gender disparity in AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images …
More: 404 Media
| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Embodied, which made Moxie, an $800 companion robot for kids aged 5 to 10, says it is shutting down after a failed funding round and Moxie will soon be bricked — Startup Embodied is closing down, and its product, an $800 robot for kids ages 5 to 10, will soon be bricked.
More: Aftermath, Moxie Robot, Crikey, GreenBot, Pivot to AI, Business Insider, The Verge, OSnews, Gizmodo, and International Business Times
Bluesky: @ering, @crobertcargill, @hypervisible, @davelee.me, @jperlow, and @multiplicityct
X: @zerostatereflex, @appleinsider, @rt_com, and @papapishu
Forums: r/technology, r/gadgets, and Ars OpenForum
| Krystal Hu / Reuters: |
An interview with OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar on Donald Trump being the “president of this AI generation”, Elon Musk's public threats, ChatGPT user growth, and more — OpenAI's Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar played down on Tuesday public threats to the ChatGPT maker from Elon Musk … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: 2025's Apple Watch Ultra is slated to get satellite connectivity for off-the-grid text messages via Globalstar, and may get blood pressure monitoring — - Company also working on blood-pressure tool for future model — Apple is using MediaTek modems for first time in new watches
More: PCMag, Verdict, Digital Trends, T3, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, AppleInsider, Nairametrics, Hindustan Times, Beebom, PhoneArena, Tabletmonkeys, TechRadar, Neowin, NewsBytes, Financial Express, Stuff, Reuters, Benzinga, MakeUseOf, Mobile World Live, Macworld, GSMArena.com, PYMNTS.com, Gadgets & Wearables, Patently Apple, Android Authority, Cult of Mac, BGR, Supercharged, iClarified, The Verge, MacRumors, Trusted Reviews, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, Deccan Herald, and Daily Mail
Threads: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
X: @markgurman and @vadimyuryev
Forums: r/apple, r/wallstreetbets, r/GSAT, and MacRumors Forums
| Aaron Holmes / The Information: |
Source: Google asked the US to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's tech on Azure, after the FTC asked Google about Microsoft's practices — Google recently asked the U.S. government to break up Microsoft's exclusive agreement to host OpenAI's technology on its cloud servers … | Raphael Boyd / The Guardian: |
Similarweb: X's US DAUs dropped by 8.4% from 32.3M to 29.6M between early October 2024 and December 3, while Bluesky's US DAUs rose 1,064% from 254,500 to ~2.7M — Musk's platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival has gained 2.5 million
Bluesky: @phannam and @chrislepkowski
| Kurt Wilms / YouTube Official Blog: |
YouTube says viewers streamed 1B+ hours of content daily on TVs in 2024 globally, including 400M+ hours of podcasts monthly; sports content watchtime grew 30% — The living room was the place to be for entertainment this year: We watched J Balvin and Lana Del Rey rock Coachella … | Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is building a London-based team focused on consumer health by poaching staff from a similar Google DeepMind unit he once led — Rival companies are racing to create lucrative applications from cutting-edge technology — Microsoft's artificial intelligence …
More: Windows Central, The Verge, and Semafor
| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out its auto-dubbing feature, which generates translated audio tracks, to hundreds of thousands of channels focused on knowledge and information — YouTube announced on Tuesday that its auto-dubbing feature, which allows creators to generate translated audio tracks for their videos … | Emilia David / VentureBeat: |
OpenAI expands Canvas, its side-by-side digital editing space, to all ChatGPT users and adds support for Python, more text pasting, and launching in custom GPTs — OpenAI is extending access to its side-by-side digital editing space, Canvas, to all ChatGPT users and added new features … Sponsor Posts
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