Apple told the European Commission it has agreed to offer jobs to certain Huxe AI employees and obtain a non-exclusive license to the startup's intellectual property. The disclosure came shortly after Huxe, a personalized podcast app founded by former NotebookLM contributors, announced on May 21 it was shutting down, pulling its app from stores and deleting user data. Apple's filing does not specify which employees were offered jobs or whether they accepted, nor does it detail Apple's plans for the technology.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-10
Owners of foldable phones say they cannot place outgoing calls through Android Auto when their devices are closed, with one user receiving a prompt to 'flip open to continue.' Reports on Reddit and in Google and Motorola support forums indicate incoming calls still work fine, and several affected users say the problem began after they started using Gemini. Google and Motorola representatives have been gathering details from affected users but have not confirmed a cause.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-10
Easy Fox, maker of the voice-controlled Steam demo Teach My Little Sister How To Drive, says a 20-fold surge in players has pushed its daily AI spending past $1,000. The game relies on Google Gemini and a ChatGPT fallback to interpret voice commands, and the studio took out a bank loan to keep the free demo running. Easy Fox says the paid release will fold AI usage costs into the purchase price rather than charging players per token.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-10
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii captured the most detailed image yet of the Pa 30 nebula, the remains of a supernova believed to have been observed from Earth in the Middle Ages. The image shows roughly 10 times more detail than prior observations, revealing that the nebula's filaments are actually made of uniform, pearl-like knots of gas rather than continuous strands, according to a study in The Astrophysical Journal.
wired.com
· 2026-10-10
Frederick County's school board voted 6-1 to prohibit AI tools from pre-K through 12th grade, reversing its earlier decision to let middle and high school students use Google Gemini with teacher permission. Exceptions remain for lessons teaching about AI and for accommodations for students with disabilities. The reversal comes just weeks after Gemini was introduced to older students this school year.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-09
Google Cloud unveiled a new agentic AI feature for Gemini that can plan and execute multi-step tasks, not just answer questions, using a single interface. The rollout targets business users first, with Gemini Enterprise already used by nearly 90% of Fortune 100 companies, before expanding to consumers. The agent can connect to internal business systems, use custom tools, and let users pick which AI model handles a task, including Anthropic's Claude.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-08
Google has expanded its Maps platform to include AI-driven conversational ordering, trending restaurant exploration, and detailed user reviews to enhance dining decisions. These updates aim to position Maps as a comprehensive tool for finding, evaluating, and ordering food from local eateries.
zdnet.com
· 2026-10-08
A CNET writer asked ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Claude AI to plan two full days of her life hour-by-hour, optimized for happiness. All three tools produced similar schedules: early wake-up times, structured breakfasts, work blocks, and multiple exercise sessions, but the writer found the results tedious and emotionally hollow rather than genuinely joyful.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-08
Google unveiled a new Gemini AI agent designed to operate seamlessly across multiple apps and devices within enterprise environments. Available through the Gemini Enterprise app, it enables users to assign tasks and communicate with the AI from platforms like Gmail, Drive, and third-party apps such as Slack and Microsoft 365, maintaining context across devices. Currently in private preview, the tool aims to streamline work processes by acting as a virtual coworker with specialized sub-agents for different tasks.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-08
Google has made its SynthID Detector publicly available, allowing users to upload images, videos, and audio to verify if they contain AI-generated or manipulated content. The tool currently detects media created by Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Kakao, with Apple support expected soon. It successfully identified embedded SynthID tags in media edited with Apple’s tools, distinguishing them from untouched files.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-08
A new web tool tested 12 AI models by asking them to rank top three choices on various topics. The results revealed that four Chinese models—DeepSeek, Kimi K2, Tencent’s Hy3, and GLM—tended to produce answers more consistent with the overall group consensus. The scoring system measured each model's agreement with others, highlighting differences in conformity among the models.
magicnumbers.io
· 2026-10-07
Google has opened a public website, SynthID.com, that lets anyone check images, video, or audio for invisible SynthID watermarks. The tool now recognizes watermarks from partner platforms including OpenAI, Nvidia, and Kakao, with Apple support coming soon, rather than only detecting Google's own Gemini-generated content as before. Google says Gemini alone has embedded SynthID in over 180 billion images and videos and 240,000 years of audio.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-07
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