Google has launched Universal Cart in the US, letting shoppers save products across Search and Gemini while tracking deals and managing purchases from multiple retailers.
Amazon’s Bee now offers shopping assistance alongside 2 new AI wearables, connecting daily recordings with email, calendars and a $12 monthly subscription.
OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested after a hidden recording device was found in an executive conference room, prompting an FBI investigation.
Google will let Android users launch AI-generated personal apps through Google Play, keeping them private while removing the need for computer-based installation.
Google has released Gemini 4 Argon after a September announcement, opening the model first to cyber defenders before paid subscribers and API customers receive broader access.
Centene CEO Sarah London says health care AI should reach Medicaid patients and reduce access gaps, rather than mainly accelerating billing and paperwork.
AI data centers are driving a power and construction crunch, raising costs for developers while increasing pressure on grids, utilities, consumers, and regulators.
McKinsey estimates automation could affect 36 million U.S. jobs by 2035, while 11 million workers may need new occupations and substantial retraining.
Oracle is trucking natural gas to several data centers as pipeline delays threaten AI infrastructure schedules and force operators to seek faster power solutions.
Arena raised $200 million at a $3.1 billion valuation, funding expansion from crowdsourced model rankings into paid evaluations and AI alignment testing.
Google launched a universal Gemini workplace agent that connects Workspace, Slack, Microsoft 365 and enterprise systems through one cloud-based interface.
OpenAI is adding College Planner to ChatGPT for Teens, combining application requirements, deadlines, tasks, and financial-aid steps in one student plan.
Apple is preparing a broader smart home lineup with LG, including a Face ID doorbell, connected lock and thermostat aimed at challenging Amazon and Google.
Anthropic’s enterprise ambitions and OpenAI’s pricing pressure show the AI race is expanding beyond model quality into distribution, cost and business execution.
Amazon will invest more than $1 billion over 5 years in communities hosting its data centers as concerns grow over water, power, pollution and local control.
