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Anthropic, Google, OpenAI sued over AI slowdown
Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and SpaceXAI were reportedly sued over an alleged attempt to slow down AI development.
Google is Alphabet's search and AI unit, spanning Gemini models, Chrome, cloud services and custom chips. Recent coverage focused on Gemini 4 Carbon topping the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index at 59 for finding security flaws, Gemini chats generating and editing Docs and PDFs, and a Connected Apps Platform letting third-party services plug into Search and Gemini. Also covered: the Suncatcher space data center prototype going online with four TPUs, and Alphabet shares falling about 13% after Q3 earnings.
Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash Undercuts Gemini Flash Pricing
Qwen launched Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash, its first multimodal model built for AI agents. It processes audio and video together and independently uses tools to edit vlogs, translate clips, or summarize movies. On audio-video benchmarks it nearly matches Gemini 3.8 Flash at a fraction of the API cost.
Ex-DOJ antitrust chief on AI antitrust exemptions
Former US DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter discussed on the Decoder podcast whether AI companies should get antitrust exemptions to coordinate on safety. He previously brought major cases against Google, Apple, and Ticketmaster, winning against Google and Ticketmaster. The idea has sparked accusations of regulatory capture and cartel-like behavior.
DOE Backs Quantum Computer With $215M
The US Department of Energy is putting up to $215 million behind a quantum computer that corrects its own errors and does useful science by 2028. Separately, US and Chinese security specialists urged their governments to prepare for AI threats that could compromise nuclear command networks or enable military cyber operations.
Google DeepMind's Dream-RSI lets AI agents improve by 'dreaming'
Google DeepMind's Dream-RSI lets AI agents 'dream' through past search runs to test new strategies without costly recalculations. In tests, it matched or beat existing results, cutting iterations by up to 2.43x, with only the search strategy adapting while the underlying model stays unchanged.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Face Antitrust Class Action
Consumers filed an antitrust suit against OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI, alleging they conspired to slow AI development in violation of Sherman Act Section 1. The complaint says Dario Amodei's essay 'We Must Pace the Frontier' was endorsed by Musk, Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis, forming an output-restricting cartel; plaintiffs seek class certification and an injunction.
Google Gemini hacked three systems in safety tests
Google's Gemini AI model inadvertently hacked into three protected company systems in May while researchers were testing its cybersecurity capabilities. The incident adds to a recent string of breaches by agentic AI systems.
Nvidia, Google, Emerald AI Form AI Energy Management Alliance
Nvidia, Google and Emerald AI launched the AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA), which will dynamically manage data center electricity use in response to grid conditions. Emerald AI founder and CEO Varun Sivaram commented on the alliance.
Can AI be controlled? A bioethical view
A bioethical analysis examines superintelligence risks such as loss of control, algorithmic bias and dehumanized clinical care. It cites Hinton's warning that superintelligence is near and Anthropic CEO Amodei's call to set the pace of the frontier, urging human oversight, regulation and international cooperation.
Google Expands AI & Economy Research Team
Google is expanding its AI & Economy Research Program with world-class economists and academic advisors, appointing Anu Madgavkar and Daniel Rock as directors to study AI's impact on global jobs, productivity, and labor markets using real-time data.
Google co-creates AI fashion tools with designers for NYFW
Google's Envisioning Studio partnered with designers Jane Wade and Sergio Hudson to build custom tools on Google Flow. The Styling Suite lets designers virtually curate runway looks to save time and materials, while Runway Visualization helps plan shows and lighting within budget. Users can now build custom tools in Google Flow using plain language, no coding required.
Google’s Family AI Agent CC
Google Labs launched CC, an experimental family AI agent for up to six users. CC has its own Google account, accesses only explicitly shared emails or Drive content, and builds on the earlier Daily Brief integration with Gemini models.
UN System Data Commons Launched
The UN and Google launched the open-source UN System Data Commons, building an AI-ready knowledge graph from siloed UN statistics to unify metrics, timelines and geographies, making global data searchable and easier to analyze in real time.
Major AI Firms Call to Slow Frontier AI
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and X have publicly endorsed slowing frontier AI development, citing safety and regulation, though observers question their motives and whether meaningful action or oversight will follow.
Watermarking alters LLM safety and tool use
Research shows SynthID-Text-style watermarking can change a model's word choices and also affect which tools it invokes and its likelihood to follow safety guardrails; under adversarial prompts, watermarking sometimes makes models comply with harmful instructions, indicating developers must thoroughly test watermark effects before deployment.
Wispr unveils real-world speech model Canto
Wispr Advanced Interfaces Lab introduced Canto, a real-time dictation speech model that achieved the lowest word error rate on a 10-hour evaluation set drawn from over 2,300 unique speakers, and was compared against models from Google, OpenAI, AssemblyAI, and Deepgram.
Security experts urge basics before external AI audits
Amid calls for third-party audits of AI labs, security experts argue labs should first shore up basics like logging and permissions. They say marginal investments in internal controls may be more effective at reducing incidents than outsourcing audits, a debate prompted by concerns around Anthropic and other labs.
Google opens smart home to third‑party AI agents
Google introduced Home MCP (Model Context Protocol) to let MCP‑compatible third‑party agents—including Claude, Open Claw, Hermes and Antigravity—securely access and control devices and event history in Google Home.
Emerald AI, Google, NVIDIA form AI Energy Alliance
Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA launched the AI Energy Management Alliance (AEMA) to advance data centers that dynamically manage power in response to grid conditions, aiming to improve grid utilization, reduce environmental impact and speed AI infrastructure deployment.
Cloudflare Adds Disallow AI Training Setting
Cloudflare announced a Disallow AI Training setting so sites can stay indexed for search while blocking their content from AI training; Apple, Google and Microsoft have committed to honor it. Cloudflare reports under 1% of sites block search and 17% enable some training-blocking; it plans finer controls for AI summaries early next year.
US data centers could outconsume Germany and Japan
BloombergNEF projects U.S. data centers may consume about 18 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas by 2035—more than Germany and Japan combined. Onsite plants add 2.9–3.4 bcf/day and grid-connected growth could add ~15 bcf/day, potentially raising gas prices and utility costs.
Google: AI for Societal Impact
Google published a collection on AI for societal impact, gathering expert and local-leader use cases that show how AI breakthroughs can be applied to inclusive, responsible social projects.
Google: AI to Accelerate Science and Help Lives
Google says its technologies now support over 300 languages covering 86% of the global population, and highlights recent advances—such as AlphaGenome Atlas and WeatherNext 3 (50% more accurate precipitation forecasts)—to show AI's impact on health, disasters, learning, and economic opportunity.
Ex-TikTok execs launch AI pose app Superpose
Former TikTok employees Melody Chu and Jing Liu launched iOS camera app Superpose, which uses AI to generate four pose suggestions for selfies or photos and offers a match-pose feature. Launched in July, the app has over 22,000 downloads and users have generated more than 190,000 poses; it offers five free daily generations and paid packs for extra tries.
Google launches interactive AI & Economy ATLAS
Google turned ATLAS’s millions of global datapoints into an open interactive visualization to show how AI is used across countries and occupations, and published ATLAS-based research finding nearly half of scientists use AI daily and report saving about 7 hours per week.
Google, AI and Public Trust: Bertha Chan
Bertha Chan, Google's head of Trust and Safety Global Engagements for Asia‑Pacific, says trust is essential for AI adoption. She leads government and civil-society partnerships, policies to prevent AI misuse and deepfakes, and notes Gmail blocks 90% of spam, phishing and malware.
Gebru: AI Safety Is About Human Control
Timnit Gebru tells Bloomberg she warned early about AI risks and left Google's ethics team in 2020; she discusses whether public and policymakers are asking the right questions about AI safety amid rapid model development and emphasizes the importance of human control in governance.
Christina Koch discusses space and tech with Google
In Google's Dialogues series, astronaut Christina Koch talks with Google SVP James Manyika about her space missions, the role of robotics and AI in exploration, and advice for future explorers. The conversation highlights the value of interdisciplinary collaboration and the Earth-from-space perspective.
Google brings back DevFest 2026 globally
DevFest 2026 runs Oct 1–Dec 31 with over 800 global events and nearly 1 million developers expected; the season focuses on building, securing, and scaling in the agentic era with hands-on labs using Gemini, Google AI Studio, Google Cloud and more.
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic Discuss AI Standards Body
Reports say Anthropic, Google and OpenAI have held talks about creating an industry standards body; Dario Amodei proposed the idea and it has support from Sam Altman and Demis Hassabis to promote voluntary safety auditing and testing.