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OpenAI Offers $2M Token Investment to Every YC Startup
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the company will allocate $2 million worth of its tokens to every startup in the current Y Combinator batch, in exchange for equity via a SAFE. The move comes as O
OpenAI & Anthropic Show $370B Philanthropic Liquidity
Even as OpenAI trims product teams and Anthropic grapples with a delayed Mythos launch, a valuation analysis shows roughly $370 billion in philanthropic assets linked to the two AI firms is about to b
YouTube launches Ask YouTube search, Gemini Omni for
YouTube is deepening Google’s AI push with the launch of Ask YouTube, a conversational search that pulls video answers, and by embedding Gemini Omni into Shorts Remix and the Create app. The rollout,
Inc42 Launches 12‑Week D2C Bootcamp and 6‑Month Course
While recent coverage has centered on India’s delayed women’s‑quota law, the spotlight now shifts to entrepreneurship. Inc42 has unveiled three new hands‑on programs—D2CX, ManagementX, and D2CX Founda
House Democrats Target 2027 AI Election Ad Bill
House Democrats are preparing legislation to regulate AI-generated political advertisements, targeting 2027 action if they reclaim the House majority in the 2026 midterms, with Rep. Joe Morelle alread
Trump to Release AI Cybersecurity Executive Order
The Trump White House is preparing to release an AI cybersecurity executive order focused on securing critical infrastructure and establishing a voluntary framework for AI developers to share advanced
ERA AI Generates 40 Single‑Cell Methods, Beats CDC
A new AI system called Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) merges a large language model with tree‑search to automatically produce expert‑level scientific software, delivering record‑breaking performa
Google Launches Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026
Google launched Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O 2026, calling it its strongest agentic and coding model yet for the Gemini app and Search's AI Mode, though Artificial Analysis pegs it at 5x the cost of its pr
Musk Loses OpenAI Suit Over Non-Profit Deception Claims
Elon Musk has lost his lawsuit against OpenAI, in which he alleged CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman deceived him over the company's non-profit status.
Google Launches Gemini Spark Personal AI Assistant
Google is doubling down on hyper‑personalized AI, unveiling Gemini Spark and expanding its Personal Intelligence suite to tap into emails, photos, and browsing history. As OpenAI trims its product lin
Google Overhauls Search Box for First Time in 25 Years
Google overhauled its search box for the first time in 25 years at I/O 2026, powered by Gemini 3.5 Flash, letting users issue longer queries, upload photos and videos, and use AI agents to automate se
Ocean Secures $20M Series A to Boost AI Email Defense
Ocean, a cybersecurity startup that uses AI agents to analyze email intent, has raised $20M in a Series A led by Lightspeed, building on its $8M seed round from 2024. The new funding will help the com
Graduates Boo AI at Multiple Commencements
Graduates at several U.S. universities erupted in boos and jeers when speakers mentioned artificial intelligence at commencement, signaling widespread anxiety about AI’s impact on jobs and the future,
YouTube AI Lets Creators Insert Themselves in Videos
At Google I/O, YouTube unveiled a suite of AI-powered tools that let creators embed themselves into existing videos, search video content through conversational queries, and boost Shorts with Gemini O
Google Cuts Top‑Tier AI Plan Price, Launches $100 Ultra
At I/O 2026 Google unveiled a $100‑per‑month AI Ultra subscription and slashed the price of its highest‑tier AI plan, leveraging a more powerful Gemini model. The move expands Gemini’s reach across Go
Google Launches AI Universal Cart for Retail Shopping
Google unveiled its AI‑driven Universal Cart at I/O, a cross‑platform shopping hub that aggregates items from multiple retailers, offers price alerts, and enables checkout via Google while positioning
Google launches Antigravity 2.0 with an updated desktop app and CLI tool at IO 2026 - TechCrunch
At Google I 2026, the company rolled out Antigravity 2.0, an upgrade that adds a refreshed desktop app, replaces the Gemini CLI with an Antigravity CLI, and introduces Managed Agents to the Gemini API
Google adds Daily Brief, Spark AI, and model to Gemini
Google is turning its Gemini app into a full‑featured AI hub, adding a personalized Daily Brief, a 24/7 Spark assistant, and a new multimodal video model. Building on its earlier rollout across Chrome
Google Unveils Gemini Spark, 24/7 AI Assistant
Google unveiled Gemini Spark, a proactive AI assistant that can autonomously sift through personal data—like calendar events, emails, and credit‑card bills—and act on it without prompting. The rollout
Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic's pre-training team
Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI and former Tesla AI director, is joining Anthropic's pre-training team to help launch a new effort using Claude itself to accelerate pretraining research.
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