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The JMGO IRIS Ultra, a 4K projector supporting 120Hz refresh rates and triple-laser light technology with built-in Google TV, is now available for pre-order on Amazon at $2,199, a $200 reduction from its regular price.
Several Google DeepMind staff have resigned in protest at the company's artificial intelligence contracts with military clients, according to a BBC report. A current employee, speaking anonymously for fear of retaliation, said departures reflect discomfort among workers who joined Google under its earlier stated mission.
OpenAI and Google have struck a deal bringing OpenAI's GPT 6.1 models—Astra, Sol, and Luna—to Google Cloud's Model Garden and to Antigravity, Google's agent-based coding tool. The models will be purchasable through Google Cloud Marketplace and run on Google's infrastructure, joining existing access to Gemini, Claude, and various open-source models.
Google is rolling out new Chrome protections under Safe Browsing's Enhanced Protection mode that use a server-side Gemini model to flag deceptive websites and warn users about scam risk. The update also adds detection for ClickFix attacks, where users are tricked into pasting malicious commands into their terminal, and introduces a milder 'suspicious site' warning for pages that show scam-like patterns without meeting the threshold for a full red warning.
OpenAI's models have been made accessible through all three major US cloud platforms—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud—according to the report's headline. This expands the channels through which enterprise customers can access OpenAI's technology beyond its direct API and Microsoft's existing partnership.
The NSA issued an alert on two severe vulnerabilities in PHP, the server-side language that underpins roughly 70% of websites, including those running WordPress. The flaws, present since PHP version 5 in 2004, let attackers access a server's file system or database, and the PHP Foundation has already released patches, recommending an update to PHP 8.5.12. The bugs were uncovered through AI-driven security research: one by Calif using OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol under its 'Patch the Planet' program, and others by Google-owned Wiz using its Atlas agent alongside Gemini 4 Argon and GPT-5.6 Sol.
Users have reported that the Google Play system update field on their Android devices displays a date set in the future rather than the actual update date. The issue appears concentrated on Samsung phones, with some OnePlus and Motorola users also reporting the same glitch.
Google has updated Chrome to flag websites it deems 'suspicious,' not just those already confirmed as dangerous. The new alerts, powered partly by Gemini AI analysis of a site's content, branding and domain reputation, let users choose to leave the page, mark it safe, or continue browsing. The update also adds protections against fake antivirus update prompts and ClickFix-style social engineering attacks.
Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai raising concerns about the company's AI tools used in schools, prompted by a Wall Street Journal investigation. The senators described 'grave concerns' and are launching a formal inquiry into the matter.
Google is rolling out Gemini integration in Google Maps for Apple CarPlay, letting drivers ask multi-step questions, request route changes like avoiding tolls, and report traffic incidents by voice while navigating. The feature is accessed via a Gemini icon that appears during turn-by-turn navigation. It's live now in the US with a global rollout underway.
Google has started rolling out Gemini in navigation to the iOS version of Google Maps used through Apple CarPlay. A new Gemini icon now appears in the Maps interface, letting drivers ask conversational questions to find stops, report traffic issues, or get place information. The rollout began today for US and global CarPlay users, though Google notes it may take a few days to reach all devices.
OpenAI announced its AI models will become available to developers via Google Cloud's model garden and its Antigravity coding tool within weeks. This follows the end of Microsoft's exclusive license on OpenAI's technology and Amazon's earlier move to host OpenAI models, placing OpenAI on all three major cloud providers.