Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025
Steve Dent / engadget - Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its "AI-powered, multi-layer protections" are d…
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OpenAI Announce Partnerships With TCS, JioHotstar, MakeMyTrip at the India AI Impact Summit 2026
Azdhan / medianama - OpenAI revealed its plans to expand beyond Delhi at the AI IMpact Summit by setting up new offices in Bengaluru & Mumbai, and partnering with companies like TCS, Pine Labs, JioHotStar, MakeMyTripThe post OpenAI Announce Partnerships With TCS, JioHotstar, …
- Governments and panels debate AI control, safety and policy (4)
- India's homegrown AI: startups chase global breakthrough (3)
- OpenAI and Big Tech announce major India deals and remarks (5)
- Other: color, infrastructure, payments and law enforcement (5)
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OpenAI and Big Tech announce major India deals and remarks
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Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro, an LLM for complex reasoning
Erik van Klinken / techzine - This month, Anthropic already unveiled the Opus and Sonnet versions of Claude 4.6. It beat Google’s Gemini 3 Pro on several fronts. A response was not long in coming, with the new, more powerful Gemini 3.1 Pro. Google is rolling out 3.1 Pro starting today…
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Nvidia is in talks to invest up to $30 billion in OpenAI, source says
cnbc - The investment is separate from the $100 billion infrastructure agreement that OpenAI and Nvidia announced in September.
- Chip startup funding: model-specific AI chips raise $169M (1)
- Nvidia pivots: $30B equity replaces $100B infrastructure plan (11)
- OpenAI mega-round nears $100B, valuation targets near $850B (2)
Chip startup funding: model-specific AI chips raise $169M
Nvidia pivots: $30B equity replaces $100B infrastructure plan
OpenAI mega-round nears $100B, valuation targets near $850B
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AI rivals’ awkward snub steals summit spotlight
news.com.au - Rival AI bosses have sparked viral ridicule after appearing to snub each other during a major moment for the technology.
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LLM-Generated Passwords Look Strong but Crack in Hours, Researchers Find
msmash / slashdot - AI security firm Irregular has found that passwords generated by major large language models -- Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini -- appear complex but follow predictable patterns that make them crackable in hours, even on decades-old hardware. When researchers …
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Figma shares climb on earnings beat, but analysts note that AI risk remains
cnbc - Figma's revenue grew 40% year over year to $303.8 million during the period.
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Etsy Stock Jumps 9% as Depop Sale to eBay Overshadows Mixed Q4 Results
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Etsy beat Q4 EPS estimates with $0.92 vs. $0.84 expected, but revenue of $882M and GMS of $3.59B both missed Etsy agreed to sell Depop to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash Stock jumped over 9% on the news, reaching around $48.23 Active sellers rose 7.7% …
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OpenClaw security fears lead Meta, other AI firms to restrict its use
Paresh Dave, wired.com / arstechnica - The viral agentic AI tool is known for being highly capable but also wildly unpredictable.
- Companies lock down OpenClaw amid security, privacy, and insider fears (7)
- NVIDIA enables faster local OpenClaw runs on RTX and DGX (1)
- Researchers and NIST push standards as agentic AI runs wild (7)
- Startups clone OpenClaw, selling agentic automation to businesses (7)
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Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro With Double the Reasoning Power
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR Google launched Gemini 3.1 Pro, an upgrade to its flagship AI model focused on complex reasoning tasks. The model scored 77.1% on the ARC-AGI-2 benchmark, more than double the score of Gemini 3 Pro. Gemini 3.1 Pro is available across Google AI Studio…
- Live: Gemini pressures rivals, boosts Google stock, rattles Apple (5)
- On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks (11)
- Other: previews, hands-on reports, and odd hardware tie-ins (3)
- Reporter: Gemini spreads across apps, TV, API, enterprise (5)
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On site: Gemini 3.1 Pro doubles reasoning, tops benchmarks
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Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools
msmash / slashdot - Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will take this into consideration when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company tries to increase uptake of the technology by its workforce. From a report: The company to…
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Stacks Raises $23M in Series A Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Stacks, a London, UK-based provider of an agentic platform for enterprise finance, raised $23M in Series A funding. The round was led by Lightspeed, with participation from EQT Ventures, General Catalyst, and S16VC. The raise followed its the $12M seed fi…
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Saudi Arabia Invests $3B in Elon Musk’s xAI Empire
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk’s xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build…
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Report: Meta Revives Smartwatch Plans to Take On Apple Watch
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Meta is set to release its first smartwatch this year featuring health-tracking and built-in Meta AI, reports The Information. The smartwatch, which would compete directly with Apple Watch and other brands, is the result of a revived project that Meta can…
- Malibu 2 revival — AI health watch targeting 2026 launch (7)
- Meta eyes Apple Watch; smart glasses tie-ins (3)
- Privacy alarms: Meta's watch could monetize sensitive health data (1)
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Malibu 2 revival — AI health watch targeting 2026 launch
Meta eyes Apple Watch; smart glasses tie-ins
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OpenAI aims to secure $100 Billion in latest funding round, reportedly aiming for an $800 billion valuation — Parties offering up cash include Nvidia, Microsoft, SoftBank, and more
tomshardware - OpenAI may be about to secure as much as $100 billion in funding, which will go some way to offsetting the $1.4 trillion is has pledged to expend over the next eight years. This round of investment is said to come from other major tech firms in the space,…
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Plato Raises $14.5M To Expand AI Platform for Wholesale Distributors
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Plato, an AI-driven operating system for wholesale distributors, has secured $14.5 million in a seed funding round led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors such as Cherry Ventures. The distribution sector faces mounting pressures from la…
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Modi pitches India as global artificial intelligence hub at AI summit
abcnews - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide
- Banking and payments: NPCI’s FiMI and AI fraud defenses (2)
- Industrial AI arms race: Tata, Reliance, NVIDIA build compute backbone (7)
- Modi's MANAV: India’s sovereign AI strategy and policy push (3)
- Summit drama: Gates exit and cold CEOs signal tensions (5)
Banking and payments: NPCI’s FiMI and AI fraud defenses
Industrial AI arms race: Tata, Reliance, NVIDIA build compute backbone
Modi's MANAV: India’s sovereign AI strategy and policy push
Summit drama: Gates exit and cold CEOs signal tensions
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DoorDash Q4 Earnings Highlight Deliveroo and Agentic AI Push
PYMNTS / pymnts - DoorDash used its fourth-quarter earnings call to make a broader point about where it sees the next leg of competition: not just in meal delivery, but in owning the software and logistics stack that powers local commerce. “We believe these investments are…
- At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform (3)
- From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI (8)
- On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results (3)
At headquarters: DoorDash pushes agentic AI and global platform
From the lab: agentic AI hype clashes with enterprise ROI
On the trading floor: investors react to weak Q4 results
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Flexible agentic marketing startup Kana Intelligence scores $15M in seed funding
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Marketing professionals have a mountain of artificial intelligence tools to choose from, but the founders of a new startup called Kana Intelligence Inc. believe there’s still an urgent need for a platform that can adapt to user’s needs. The company today …
- Agentic sales AI emerges: startups turn calls into revenue signals (4)
- Industry adoption: private equity embeds AI to streamline operations (1)
- Kana seed raise: founders launch agentic marketing platform with $15M (3)
- Vertical AI agents for revenue: hotels and SMB marketing adoption (5)
Agentic sales AI emerges: startups turn calls into revenue signals
Industry adoption: private equity embeds AI to streamline operations
Kana seed raise: founders launch agentic marketing platform with $15M
Vertical AI agents for revenue: hotels and SMB marketing adoption
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Google launches Lyria 3 music generation model
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Google LLC today introduced an artificial intelligence model called Lyria 3 that consumers can use to generate short tracks. The algorithm is rolling out to the company’s Gemini app and Dream Track, a music generation feature in YouTube’s creator toolkit.…
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