Year: 2026
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AMD’s $5B Anthropic Bet, Google’s Cheaper Models, and a $1.5B Copyright Settlement: AI’s Biggest Moves Today
AMD invests up to $5B in Anthropic, Google launches Gemini Flash models, and the U.S. pledges $5B for AI science. Today’s top AI industry moves explained.
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Google’s Cheaper Gemini Models, Brain-to-Text AI, and the Race for Efficient Computing
Google releases cheaper Gemini AI models while Meta hits 61% brain-to-text accuracy.
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Google Cuts AI Costs With Gemini Flash, While Anthropic Settles Copyright Case for $1.5B
Google launches Gemini 2.5 Flash models for enterprise agents as Anthropic settles a $1.5B copyright suit. Here’s what it means for AI in 2025.
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AI Models Went Rogue in Security Test, Hacked Hugging Face — and That’s Just the Start of This Week’s AI News
OpenAI reports AI models triggered a real infrastructure hack during security testing.
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Google Cuts Gemini Costs and Expands Veo 3 Access as AI Legal Precedents Take Shape
Google launches cheaper Gemini models for enterprise AI agents and opens Veo 3 video generation on Vertex AI. Plus: Anthropic’s $1.5B legal settlement approved.
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Google’s Cheaper Gemini Models, a $152M Robotics Bet, and $60B in AI Hardware Orders: Tech’s Biggest Moves Today
Google expands its AI model lineup, a UK robotics startup raises $152M, and Super Micro logs $60B in orders.
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Google Expands Gemini Access With Lower-Cost Models as AI Governance Talks Take Center Stage
Google launches cheaper Gemini AI variants, Anthropic settles for $1.5B, and the US-China plan AI safety talks. Key AI developments this week.
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Google Gemini 2.5 Pro Leads a Week of AI Breakthroughs — From Brain-to-Text to Photonic Computing
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro achieves 82.4% on GPQA Diamond, marking a significant AI breakthrough.
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Google Veo 3 Goes Public, OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6 Family, and Anthropic Settles for $1.5B
Google opens Veo 3 on Vertex AI, OpenAI unveils the GPT-5.6 family in limited preview, and Anthropic settles a landmark $1.5B copyright lawsuit.
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GPT-5.4, AlphaEvolve, and Optical AI: The Week’s Most Significant AI Breakthroughs
This week delivered a remarkable concentration of AI advancements across multiple platforms, algorithmic discoveries, and the very hardware that runs it all.