… The company says it’s used for Magic Cue and the AI-powered Recorder app on Pixel phones, but hasn’t said if it’s used for every Gemini query made from one of Google’s phones, or if there are any equivalent protections for Gemini use on other platforms. …
Google’s I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. …
… Hawkins Feb 10 Uber to do Baidu robotaxis in Dubai. Say that five times really fast! Uber has said it would use Baidu’s Apollo Go robotaxis in London , and now the company is adding Dubai as well , starting in March 2026. …
… The New York Times and Reuters report that a memo was sent to Meta employees on Monday reassigning 7,000 of them, and said that “As org leaders worked on the changes, many of them incorporated AI native design principles into their new org structures.” The memo told employees to work remotely on W… …
… And some of Hollywood’s biggest AI partnerships have suddenly evaporated in ways that make it seem like studios might not be able to rely on the new technology coming out of Silicon Valley. …
… These are big companies that control phone platforms. They love talking about how phone platforms will stay at the center. The argument I hear from so many is that, actually, AI is a platform shift that might totally displace the phone. …
… And some of these promises about AI and what it might be able to do, is there any reality to that? Or is that just a reaction to the pressure the platforms are putting on the ecosystem? Whenever this conversation comes about, the promise of AI, I always go back to the promise of programmatic. …
… And certainly being able to take that to other platforms has been great for our customers, but then also great for the other platforms because then they’re able to have all these people that can do their marketing on those platforms. …
… Some of those companies have stuck around, but a new generation of commerce platforms is quickly gaining ground. Ultracheap retailers like Temu, Shein, and AliExpress are winning over customers, luring them in with bargain bin prices on products shipped directly from manufacturers in China. …
… But ridehail fleets have very different needs for EVs than retail buyers do, and that matters. John Voelcker Mar 26 Uber aims to launch Europe’s first robotaxi service with Pony AI and Verne Andrew J. …