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Cisco is allowing engineers unrestricted access to AI tools to rewrite and modernize older codebases, according to a Fortune report. Executive Jeetu Patel described structuring his team into three groups: experienced Cisco operators, outside systems thinkers, and AI-native entrepreneurial engineers, saying their combination drives innovation.
Some YouTube users say videos are randomly dropping out of full-screen mode into the floating mini player, with audio cutting out entirely. Restoring sound reportedly requires restarting the video or the app, though one user said even that workaround failed. The issue was first reported on Reddit roughly two weeks ago and appears to still be ongoing.
The Verge has obtained exclusive images of Akai's unannounced MPC Sample Key, a follow-up to the MPC Sample. The device swaps the original's drum-chopping button for a 25-key keyboard, pitch and mod wheels, octave controls, chord and arp buttons, a built-in looper, and a new effect called 'Swarm,' alongside a built-in mic and speaker.
Code found in a Google Phone app beta (version 245.0.1006864670) reveals a new component called BeeslyTransitModeService, linking the Take a Message feature to Transit mode. Strings in the release reference automatically starting Take a Message when Transit mode is enabled and show a new notification reading 'Taking a message - In Transit Mode.'
Reddit will end its two-decade practice of allowing anonymous browsing, requiring users to log in to view posts and discussions. CEO Steve Huffman says the change will first be tested in select markets outside the US in the coming months, with no firm timeline for a full rollout. Reddit is also rereleasing an incognito mode for its app.
Android Authority found hidden strings in the Google app (v17.71.17) referencing an 'Offline mode' for Gemini Live, with subtitle text reading 'Use Gemini Live without an internet connection.' The feature appears tied to the account switcher menu based on its naming, but it is not yet live for users.
Google is rolling out ads inside AI Mode search results to 10 additional countries, including Australia, Canada and India, with Brazil, Mexico and the UK to follow later this year. In the US, the company is introducing 'multiturn ads' that can appear within follow-up conversational queries when Google detects commercial intent, alongside ads on initial AI Mode searches. The move follows comments from Google's Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler that search ad revenue growth slowed in Q3 2026 as queries shift to AI Overviews and AI Mode, which monetize at lower rates than traditional search.
Google is rolling out advertisements within AI Mode search results to Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Singapore, with Brazil, Mexico, and the UK to follow later this year. In the US, Google is introducing 'multiturn' ads that can appear across follow-up queries, not just the initial search.
Alphabet shares fell sharply after Q3 earnings showed its AI Mode search feature generates less revenue than traditional search, even though overall search revenue rose 12% year-over-year to $63.25 billion. At its lowest point, Alphabet lost roughly $524 billion in market value, the second-largest single-day loss for a US-listed company ever, behind only Nvidia's drop in January 2025. Bespoke Investment Group noted it marks Alphabet's steepest post-earnings decline since going public in 2004.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said on the company's Q3 2026 earnings call that Google's AI Mode and AI Overviews no longer send meaningful traffic to Reddit or other websites. Reddit disclosed that weekly search referrals fell by more than 1 million on average in October, which Huffman linked partly to AI-driven search changes and to machine-translated content being ranked lower outside the US.
Reddit plans to require all visitors to log in to view the site, a major shift from its current open-browsing model. CEO Steve Huffman says the company will first test the requirement in select markets outside the US in the coming months, with no firm timeline for a full rollout or details on what logged-out visitors will see. Reddit is also reintroducing an incognito mode for its app.
Alphabet's stock dropped more than 11 percent on Wednesday, erasing over $500 billion in market value, after the company reported that its AI Mode search feature generates less revenue than its traditional text-link search ads. Google's Q3 revenue rose 25 percent year-over-year to $127.6 billion, but search revenue growth slowed to 12 percent from 14.5 percent a year earlier, even as capital expenditures on AI more than doubled to $51.4 billion. Chief business officer Philipp Schindler attributed the softer search growth to 'lower monetization' in AI Mode, according to Search Engine Land.