Google released Gemini 4 Argon after months on the sidelines of the frontier race, and OpenAI is reportedly in early talks to buy security firm Trail of Bits.
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Google finally releases Gemini 4 Argon · theverge.com
Google says its long-awaited model delivers frontier reasoning and better performance on complex workflows, and claims it can compete with the best in the industry.
OpenAI is reportedly in early talks to buy Trail of Bits · theinformation.com
Trail of Bits finds and fixes vulnerabilities in open source software and has 40+ employees, and OpenAI is trying to build a substantial cybersecurity business.
ASML says it can't fully meet AI-driven demand for its tools in 2027 and 2028 · reuters.com
The chip equipment maker is already seeing strong interest in orders for 2029 and 2030.
Hinton, Bengio and 400+ scientists call for an international AI oversight body · reuters.com
Their open letter asks for a body to oversee AI containment standards and incident reporting.
OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting a bug in a conference room · theverge.com
OpenAI says it found a sophisticated recording device hidden in one of its offices, and the employee is charged with trying to intercept oral communications.
Chinese manufacturers made 97% of the world's humanoid robots in the first half · bloomberg.com
Bloomberg credits government support and vast supply chains, and calls humanoid hardware one of the fields where China has an early lead over the US.
Shopify opens its catalog up to more AI agents · theverge.com
Shoppers will be able to set up their own AI agents to browse and buy from Shopify listings for them.
Google Play now lets anyone run private vibe-coded apps on Android · techcrunch.com
Apps you build with AI can now be installed on your phone without publishing them to everyone on the Play Store.
Microsoft patches more than 1,400 security flaws in one month · krebsonsecurity.com
That beats September's record of 972, which was already about 10 times the normal monthly load.
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