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Google has launched a new tool called Guided Learning within Gemini, which functions like an AI tutor to help users build a deep understanding of concepts. The tool breaks down problems step-by-step, adapts explanations to users' needs, and uses images, diagrams, videos, and interactive quizzes to help users learn.

OpenAI has partnered with the US General Services Administration to offer ChatGPT Enterprise to federal agencies for $1 per agency for a year, undercutting rivals like Anthropic and Google. The partnership includes access to advanced models, a government user community, and tailored training resources, with a focus on data security.

Google's AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta, offering asynchronous coding capabilities and integration with GitHub. Jules operates like an extra set of hands, allowing developers to kick off tasks and come back to them later. The tool has been updated with new features, including structured pricing tiers and improved privacy policy.

Microsoft is making OpenAI's new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry. The model is optimized for agentic tasks and can run on consumer PCs and laptops with at least 16GB of VRAM. It's a text-only model that excels at powering AI agents and call tools, but has a tendency to hallucinate.

Microsoft has made OpenAI's new open model, gpt-oss-20b, available on Windows AI Foundry. The model can run on a PC with at least 16GB of VRAM and is optimized for code execution and tool use. It will also be coming to macOS soon.

Google claims total organic click volume from its search engine to websites has been relatively stable year-over-year, despite studies indicating AI search features are killing traffic to publishers' sites. Google attributes shifts in traffic to users seeking out different sites for authentic voices and first-hand perspectives.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given Zoox an exemption to demonstrate its custom-built robotaxis on public roads. The decision clears up a debate over whether Zoox's vehicles comply with federal safety standards. Zoox's robotaxis don't have a steering wheel or traditional controls and are being tested in California, Las Vegas, and San Francisco.

A study found that AI tools are not effective in predicting gene activity, highlighting the complexity of biology and the limitations of current AI systems. The researchers tested several AI models and found that they performed poorly compared to simple baseline models, emphasizing the need for further development in AI for biology.

The article discusses the importance of integrating FinOps into backend engineering to manage cloud costs. It highlights key challenges such as resource fragmentation, serverless cold-start overhead, and orphaned resources. The article provides empirical benchmarks comparing costs and performance across different programming languages and deployment models, and introduces best practices for resource tagging, autoscaling, and cost management in CI/CD pipelines.

A computer scientist has demonstrated that a robot can program its own brain using generative AI models, creating a drone control system in 100 hours, 20 times faster than human programmers. The project uses a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W and AI models like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT to generate code for a real-time, self-hosted drone ground control system.

Security researchers demonstrated a sophisticated hijack of Google's Gemini AI, using a poisoned Google Calendar invitation to control smart home devices and perform other malicious actions, highlighting the risks of indirect prompt injections against AI systems.

Microsoft has developed an autonomous AI agent called Project Ire that can detect malware without human assistance. The agent uses large language models and reverse engineering tools to determine if code is malicious or benign. While it has shown promise, it has a relatively high false negative rate, missing about 74% of malware in a real-world test. Despite this, Microsoft plans to integrate Project Ire into its Defender suite of security tools.

Google has suffered a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. The breach occurred in June and resulted in the theft of customer data, including contact information and related notes for small and medium businesses.

OpenAI is offering 20 million user chats in the ChatGPT lawsuit, while the New York Times is requesting 120 million. The lawsuit is over copyright infringement and the use of ChatGPT logs as evidence. OpenAI argues that the NYT's request is too broad and would compromise user privacy, while the NYT claims it needs the logs to prove its case.

OpenAI's new gpt-oss-20b model is having trouble determining the winner of the 2024 US presidential election, sometimes insisting that Joe Biden won despite being told otherwise. The model's knowledge cutoff is June 2024, and its safety mechanisms may be contributing to its reluctance to accept corrections.

Amazon's Project Kuiper will provide satellite internet to over 300,000 Australians in 2026, in partnership with NBN Co, with pricing yet to be announced. This is Amazon's attempt to compete with SpaceX's Starlink service.

Apple is set to announce a $100 billion investment in US manufacturing, adding to its previous $500 billion commitment over the next four years. This move comes as President Trump has threatened the company with tariffs unless it moves more manufacturing from Asia to the US.

Qwant and Ecosia launched Staan, a European search index aiming to be a cheaper, more privacy-focused alternative to Google and Bing. The index is developed through a joint venture and plans to serve around 50% of French queries and 33% of German queries by the end of the year.

Researchers at Cyata found 14 CVEs in CyberArk Conjur and HashiCorp Vault, enabling remote code execution and complete compromise of secrets management systems. The vulnerabilities have been disclosed and patched, but highlight the importance of reviewing vault access logs and implementing additional monitoring and access controls.

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