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Gemini reads your tabs in Chrome by default, here's how to disable it

Did you know that Gemini automatically reads all your Chrome tabs? Luckily, you can disable that option. But disabling Gemini entirely is another story. Read more...

Norway wants to temporarily ban smart glasses in parks, beaches, and schools

Norwegian authorities are preparing a temporary ban on AI-enhanced smart glasses, giving experts time to draft a new law that restricts potential abuse of the latest wearables. The government announced the plan on Monday, saying smart glass

I ditched Claude Code and Codex’s rate limits by switching to this open-source agent with 75 model providers

This open-source tool lets me use Claude Code and Codex without worrying about rate limits.

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Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet

Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks.

How AI decision models could change content moderation

On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.

Google rolling out ‘massive’ Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and 2a update

Following last month’s addition of Gemini control, Google is rolling out a sizable Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and Pixel Buds 2a firmware update. more…

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AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO

Nvidia-backed Lambda is raising up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned 2027 IPO, led by Coatue and Blackstone.

The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in

Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.

Sierra announces Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard for personal AI agents

Sierra and Meta are developing Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard defining how personal AI agents authenticate with businesses and what those businesses let them do, with Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe and Walmart. A v0.1

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Claude launches Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides integration with sidebar and more

If Gemini isn’t quite your cup of tea, Anthropic’s Claude now supports sidebar integration with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. more…

Hark releases an AI personal assistant with a focus on privacy

The AI lab's personal assistant is an operating system from the future designed to compete with Muse, Dots, and Instinct.

Sam Altman says the world should accept some "bad things" happening because of AI

Speaking in an interview with Decoded by Politico, Altman was asked about the difference between OpenAI and rival Anthropic's approaches to AI safety, which has obviously been getting a lot of attention lately.Read Entire Article

AMD’s chief says demand is outrunning supply, and that AI should police itself

AMD’s Lisa Su said chip demand is running ahead of supply and will stay very high for years, and urged the AI industry to work together as an ecosystem on safety rather than naming any regulator. The European Commission has been able to ins

Anthropic Is Giving Away Free Claude Access and Credits to Startups

The post Anthropic Is Giving Away Free Claude Access and Credits to Startups appeared first on Android Headlines.

Hark debuts an AI agent a year before its first devices

Brett Adcock’s Hark has released Hark Pro, an agent that buys groceries, books cars, pays bills and refills a child’s lunch card, free with $20 and $100 monthly tiers, a year before the company’s first devices arrive. Meta launched an agent

AMD vows to massively increase chip supply in 2027 as AI demand keeps growing

AMD is preparing to ramp up chip production in 2027 in order to meet growing AI demand. The chipmaker increased its supply over the course of this year and plans to do the same next year, CEO Lisa Su told reporters in Taipei on Tuesday.Read

Google launches Nano Banana 2.1 with better editing and subject consistency

Google's Nano Banana 2.1 is rolling out across consumer and business products, including the Gemini app, to offer better visual design quality. Read more...

Google AI Edge Foresight for Mac turns scribbles into full notes using offline recordings

Google today announced its new EmbeddingGemma 2 model that can be used to “organize, search, and connect information directly on consumer hardware.” To show off its potential, Google created an AI Edge Foresight Mac app for “intelligent not

Expandable AI workstation with RTX PRO Blackwell introduced in a compact 5L chassis

ASRock packs either an NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell SFF Edition or an NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell into a compact 5L power and AI workstation for professionals. The DeskSlim X600 and DeskSlim B760 are designed to offer strong expandabilit

Mirror Particle is building a ‘world model’ of human behavior

Mirror Particle will launch at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield 200 with a world model built from scratch to predict human behavior, arguing that LLM role-play falls short for market research and brand strategy.

Learn all about scaling, fundraising, founder how-tos, and more at TechCrunch Founder Summit, November 4

There isn’t a single manual to read or prompt to give an LLM that can equip you with the skills and knowledge to build a company. But on November 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit gives founders the next-best thing: A packed day at Boston's SoWa

Teen founder reveals 'personal AI computer' that's a $3,499 Mac mini rival

Ghost's Core 'builds context on your life over time and works continuously to help you' while offering tight security and privacy.

Spurred on by AI usage, Google Docs and Drive now support markdown files natively

Google Drive and Docs can now fully render markdown files for us to see visually while maintaining machine readability.

Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits

"We created this program because we believe the benefits of AI will reach most people through the companies that build on top of models, rather than through the models alone."

LibreOffice says ‘no AI’ is now a software feature

The maker of the open source document editor says it has no plans to add AI to its software's default configuration, citing user privacy.

Vinod Khosla believes ex-DeepMind engineer’s Wajo will win agent market on trust

Wajo's Fo agent can hire humans to complete a task.

Buy this 24GB Nvidia RTX 5080-class GPU and get a ‘free’ AI PC: Generous 19-year old US startup CEO ‘happy to pass on our savings to the customer’ as he raises $11M from Andreessen Horowitz and others

Ghost AI workstations are selling like hot cakes and there’s a very good reason why.

Mistral’s new 1T model aims to leapfrog closed and open rivals

French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals.

Utah will become first state to let AI examine patients and prescribe medication without direct human oversight

The good news is that the program is currently very limited in its scope. It's just one year long and only for patients with mild-to-moderate acne.Read Entire Article

Pinterest’s AI now turns beauty Pins into action plans

Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times, and maintenance needs.

This script removes Apple Intelligence from macOS 27 and frees up 12 GB of storage

Omlahore's RemoveMacAI is a command-line script that installs and runs a program to deactivate macOS 27's AI features. It also deletes the AI models from disk, freeing around 12 GB of storage space.Read Entire Article

McDonald's dragged to court for using AI to price burgers

Last week, McDonald's came under fire for allegedly using AI to dynamically price items on its menu. Now, a customer is taking the company to court. Read more...

Here's when Siri AI may finally become available in the EU

One of the main new features of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 is the new Siri AI, but this still isn't available in the EU, despite the fact that Apple released iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 last month. Now if you've been wondering just how much longer you'l

Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers

Google is temporarily pausing monetary rewards for capable bug hunters because its human staff can't keep up with the current influx of automated reports. The "vast majority" of these submissions are slop, Google warns, containing invalid i

Forget the flashy AI features, this is the Copilot update that matters

Microsoft's latest Copilot update for Word adds source citations, making it easier to check whether AI-generated responses are actually correct.

Microsoft moves away from Copilot+ PC branding, an amoeba-shaped dumphone is coming, and next-gen Kindle and Fire TV Stick 4K designs leaked: Liliputing News Roundup

The AYANEO KONKR Pocket Block is a Game Boy-style vertical handheld game console with a 3.33" 4:3 display, an MTK Helio G85 chip, and an $89 starting price for a 2GB+32GB model ($99 for 3GB+64GB). ayaneo.com/product/KONK • Pictures of upcom

Ryzen AI MAX+ 495 PCs with 192GB RAM are here, Onyx BOOX Picco launches, and postmarketOS Rebrands as Nura: Liliputing News Roundup

With a 0.15 liter chassis, this mini PC from Chinese company Sixunited might be one of the smallest yet to feature an Intel Wildcat Lake processor • Mobile Linux distro postmarketOS is rebranding as Nura • Small AI workstation-class PCs w/A