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Google’s new anything-to-anything AI model is wild

Last year I deepfaked my kid's stuffed animal to make it look like his plush deer was on vacation. It was an experiment to see if I could re-create the events depicted in a Gemini ad Google was running, and I never showed the videos of Buddy the deer on his adventures to my four-year-old. […]

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Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for

Google's AI Overviews are running into an interesting problem right now. Earlier on Friday, if you searched for the term "disregard," the AI Overview section would include a response like what you'd see from a more traditional AI chatbot instead of the typical AI summary, as spotted on X. As you can see in the […]
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Anthropic and Gates Foundation Launch $200M Partnership for AI in Health, Education, and Agriculture

Anthropic commits $200M in grants, Claude credits, and support to develop AI tools for global health, vaccine research, farming, and education in low-income countries. The four-year pact aims to make AI accessible for public good.
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Google Unveils Googlebook Laptops Powered by Gemini Intelligence

Google announced Googlebook, a new AI-first laptop category integrated with Gemini for seamless Android syncing, Magic Pointer, and on-device AI tasks. The hardware push aims to embed Gemini deeper into consumer devices amid competition from Apple Intelligence.
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Anthropic Launches Claude for Small Businesses with Integrations into QuickBooks, PayPal, and More

Anthropic released Claude for Small Business, embedding its AI into tools like Intuit QuickBooks, HubSpot, Canva, and Microsoft 365 for workflows in finance, HR, and sales. The package includes 15 skills for tasks like contract review and payroll, targeting SMB adoption with free training tours.
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Google I/O 2026 Kicks Off Tomorrow: Gemini 4.0, Android XR Glasses, and Agentic Coding Expected

Google has confirmed the keynote will spotlight the latest Gemini model updates and 'agentic coding,' widely seen as the Gemini 4.0 reveal. The two-day event starts May 19 at 10am PT with major implications for AI integration across Android and Workspace.
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Voice AI startup Vapi raises $50M Series B at $500M valuation after powering Amazon Ring

Vapi, whose platform handles voice AI for enterprise including 100% of Amazon Ring's inbound calls, raised $50M in Series B funding led by Peak XV Partners, reaching a $500M valuation and total funding of $72M. The company has processed over 1 billion calls and seen 10x enterprise ARR growth.
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iOS 27 to feature upgraded Camera interface and Photos app: Here’s what’s rumored

While many of the iOS 27 rumors have focused on Apple Intelligence, Siri, and performance – there’s a plethora of upgrades reportedly coming to the Camera app, building on top of the redesign that we saw last year with iOS 26. There’ll also be a number of new AI-enhanced editing tools coming to the Photos app. more…
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Isomorphic Labs secures $2.1B to scale AI drug design engine

Alphabet-backed Isomorphic Labs raised $2.1 billion in Series B funding to advance its IsoDDE AI platform for drug discovery and develop therapeutic pipelines. Led by Thrive Capital with participation from GV, CapitalG, and others, the funds will fuel global expansion and talent acquisition.
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