Google introduces AI Skills in Chrome – AI prompts now always within reach and launched in one click
Google launches AI Skills in Chrome, letting users save, remix, and reuse Gemini prompts across pages and tabs with a single click.
Stanford HAI releases AI Index 2026 Annual Report on progress and gaps in AI systems
Stanford HAI’s ninth AI Index Report tracks rapid AI progress, adoption, labor market impact, and the growing US-China parity in frontier models.
Scientists identify an AI automation trap hitting consumer demand
Researchers from UPenn and Boston University identify an AI automation trap, warning that mass AI-driven layoffs erode consumer demand and harm firms collectively.
Shopify Introduces AI Toolkit for Building and Managing Stores with AI Agents
Shopify launches an AI Toolkit that lets merchants and developers build, manage, and scale stores with AI agents via plugins, skills, and MCP.
Anthropic Unveils Project Glasswing: Claude Mythos Targets Software Vulnerabilities
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing with Claude Mythos Preview to find software vulnerabilities and expand AI-driven cybersecurity collaboration.
Anthropic Expands Partnership with Google and Broadcom for Massive AI Compute
Anthropic expands its infrastructure partnership with Google and Broadcom, securing multi-gigawatt TPU compute capacity for future Claude model growth.
Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs via email in one of the largest layoffs in big tech history
Oracle reportedly cut 30,000 jobs via email amid a broader reorganization and rising AI infrastructure investment.
Perplexity Introduces a Personal Computer Built Around AI Agents
Perplexity launches Personal Computer, an always-on AI-agent system running on Mac Mini with enterprise automation, security controls, and API integrations.
OpenAI Is Developing Its Own Code-Hosting Platform as a Potential GitHub Alternative
OpenAI has begun developing its own code-hosting platform with deep AI integration, signaling a strategic shift away from Microsoft’s GitHub and closer ties to its Codex coding system.
Meta Superintelligence Labs Pushes Toward Advanced AI with New Engineering Team
Meta is building a new applied AI engineering organization under Maher Saba to accelerate superintelligence development, focusing on developer tools, data pipelines, and evaluation systems.