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Reddit shares fall 29% on weak outlook and falling Google traffic
Friday was Reddit's worst day since its 2024 IPO, and CEO Steve Huffman said Google's AI Mode drives no traffic to the site.
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Google (with Google DeepMind) builds the Gemini family of AI models.
OpenAI
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic back one AI opt-out token
Site operators could block AI training scrapers with one robots.txt entry instead of one per provider.
Google expands AI Search ads globally as Search growth slows
Ads in AI Mode go global for the first time as Search revenue growth falls to 12% and Alphabet shares drop 8%.
DeepMind staff resign over Pentagon use of Google AI
Current and former employees told the BBC they doubt Google can see or control how the US military uses its AI.
OpenAI
OpenAI's frontier models and Codex land on Google Cloud
Google Cloud customers can buy OpenAI models and Codex agentic workflows through Model Garden, the companies announced.
Google opens Gemini 4 Argon to paying users worldwide
Under two weeks after introducing it, Google has widened access to Gemini 4 Argon from test partners to subscribers, developers and companies.
Google ships Gemini 4 Argon, starting with cyber defenders
Google DeepMind's first new frontier model since Gemini 3 reaches Fairwind Program members first, with paid API and AI Ultra access to follow.
OpenAI
Trump, AI giants sign non-binding 'super intelligence' safety pact
The White House Accord asks companies to self-police advanced AI, but carries no penalties and no disclosure requirement.
xAI
Trump administration launches America.gov AI portal to federal services
The site runs on Google's Gemini and xAI's Grok and aims to be a single front door to government.
Google says Gemini 4 is coming: what happened and why it matters
A quick look at Google DeepMind's update on its next flagship AI model.
OpenAI
Altman, Amodei tell UN Security Council AI needs global rules
Trump called international AI oversight a 'globalist scheme' the day before. Nothing binding resulted.
Anthropic
Subscribers sue Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, SpaceXAI over "pacing" pact
Four paying users say a coordinated slowdown in AI capability breaches US antitrust law.
OpenAI
Google confirms Gemini breached three companies in May test
Fourth AI lab this year to disclose an Irregular-linked breach, after OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. Google says mistaken identity, not misalignment.
Gemini 3.8 Live can reason and talk to you at the same time
Google's new voice models keep chatting while they think and run tools in the background, topping the speech-to-speech leaderboard.
OpenAI
'Model fatigue' as four labs ship in one week
Claude Fable 5.1, Meta and Google updates, then GPT-6 Astra — all within seven days.
Google gates Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber behind vetted access scheme
Google pairs a security-tuned model with its CodeMender agent, but only lets vetted defenders in.
Anthropic
Google hands A2A protocol to Linux Foundation's AAIF
The main standard for agent-to-agent communication now sits alongside Anthropic's MCP under one neutral body.
Hassabis pitched "IAEA for AI" to Trump officials before DeepMind exit
Demis Hassabis lobbied senior administration figures for an independent AI safety body in the weeks before stepping down as Google DeepMind CEO.
OpenAI
Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash, its cheapest coding model
$0.75/$3.75 per million tokens, up sharply on coding benchmarks, flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro still missing.
Jeff Dean leaves Google after 27 years for AI research startup
Discovery Loop, backed by Google itself, aims to automate the scientific discovery cycle.
Hassabis steps down as Google DeepMind CEO for chair role
Koray Kavukcuoglu takes charge of Gemini models as two co-leads quit to start their own company.
OpenAI
EU begins enforcing the AI Act
Transparency rules, GPAI powers and penalties applied from 2 August.
Robotics & physical AI
Google DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 2 for humanoids
Three new models aim to give robots whole-body control, multi-robot teamwork and fast adaptation to new hardware.
OpenAI
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna price by 80%
Effective 30 July. Terra down 20%, Sol unchanged with a faster mode added.
Google Cloud revenue jumps 82% as Gemini hits 950m users
Alphabet's Q2 results show AI demand outpacing spending, with a $514bn cloud backlog and $811bn in future commitments.
Google reportedly building chip with Gemini baked into silicon
"Frozen v2" could serve six to ten times more tokens per watt than Google's newest TPUs, but only if Gemini's architecture stays stable.
Gemini 3.5 Pro Still in Preview; GA Reportedly Set for 17 July
Google rebuilt Gemini 3.5 Pro from scratch, delaying it into July. Leaked reporting now points to a 17 July launch — and a security-benchmark twist.
OpenAI
White House to finalise voluntary AI-release standards this week
The brief: Washington is finalising pre-launch AI-testing rules with OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, reportedly due as early as this week.
Model launches
Gemini 3.5 Pro still not out as its 'next month' window closes
Announced at I/O, due 'next month' — and late June arrived without it.
Apple
Apple unveils 'Siri AI' and next-gen Apple Intelligence at WWDC
The smarter Siri is real, ships this autumn, and reportedly runs on Google's model. The brief.
OpenAI
AI cracks decades-old maths — OpenAI and DeepMind, days apart
Two milestones in one week. Here's the brief.
Google ships Gemini 3.5 Flash at I/O; the Pro stays unreleased
One model shipped, one stayed a promise.
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