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Google announces 2026 launch for AI glasses with Gemini AI, challenging Meta's smart eyewear lead

Anthropic brings Claude Code to Slack, transforming how developers handle coding tasks

Google plans solar-powered data centers in space by 2027 as AI energy demands soar

OpenAI declares code red as Google's Gemini 3 gains 200 million users in three months

Google announces 2026 launch for AI glasses with Gemini AI, challenging Meta's smart eyewear lead

Google confirms its first AI glasses will arrive in 2026, featuring Gemini AI assistant integration and built on Android XR. The company is partnering with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung on multiple device types, from audio-only models to advanced display glasses. Project Aura, developed with Xreal, showcases 70-degree field of view and hand tracking capabilities, positioning Google to compete directly with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses.

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Anthropic brings Claude Code to Slack, transforming how developers handle coding tasks

Anthropic launched Claude Code in Slack as a beta feature, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The AI programming agent, which hit $1 billion in annualized revenue just six months after its May debut, can now analyze Slack conversations, select repositories, and create pull requests without leaving the messaging platform where engineering teams already communicate.

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Google plans solar-powered data centers in space by 2027 as AI energy demands soar

OpenAI declares code red as Google's Gemini 3 gains 200 million users in three months

Google Workspace Studio launches to help businesses create AI agents without coding experience

Google deploys User Alignment Critic to secure Chrome's agentic browsing against AI threats

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Anthropic brings Claude Code to Slack, transforming how developers handle coding tasks

Anthropic launched Claude Code in Slack as a beta feature, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The AI programming agent, which hit $1 billion in annualized revenue just six months after its May debut, can now analyze Slack conversations, select repositories, and create pull requests without leaving the messaging platform where engineering teams already communicate.

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Google's Doppl AI try-on app launches shoppable discovery feed with personalized outfit videos

Google has added a shoppable discovery feed to Doppl, its experimental AI app that visualizes outfits on users. The feed features AI-generated videos of real products with direct merchant links, marking Google's push into social commerce as it competes with Amazon and TikTok. The update leverages personalized style profiles to recommend items users can virtually try on before purchasing.

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Apple Fitness+ uses AI dubbing to launch in 28 new countries with K-Pop music

Apple is rolling out Fitness+ to 28 additional countries on December 15, marking its largest expansion since the 2020 launch. The service now uses AI-powered voice dubbing to translate hundreds of workouts and meditations into Spanish, German, and Japanese, modeling generated voices on real trainers. The update also adds a K-Pop music genre across all workout types.

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Blink security cameras now offer AI video descriptions to simplify motion alerts

Amazon-owned Blink is rolling out AI-powered video descriptions that transform generic motion alerts into detailed, natural-language summaries. Available now in early access for subscribers starting at $4 per month, the feature analyzes camera footage to describe what's happening—like "a person in a red shirt is riding a bike in front of a white house." Unlike competitors Ring and Google Nest, Blink includes this upgrade at no additional cost.

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Google deploys User Alignment Critic to secure Chrome's agentic browsing against AI threats

Google introduces a multi-layered security architecture for Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a User Alignment Critic model that reviews AI actions before execution. The company offers bug bounties up to $20,000 to researchers who can breach the system, as it tackles indirect prompt injection risks that could lead to data theft or fraudulent transactions.

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Google announces 2026 launch for AI glasses with Gemini AI, challenging Meta's smart eyewear lead

Google confirms its first AI glasses will arrive in 2026, featuring Gemini AI assistant integration and built on Android XR. The company is partnering with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung on multiple device types, from audio-only models to advanced display glasses. Project Aura, developed with Xreal, showcases 70-degree field of view and hand tracking capabilities, positioning Google to compete directly with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses.

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ChatGPT Instacart integration lets you order groceries without leaving the AI chatbot

OpenAI and Instacart have launched a direct integration that allows users to shop for groceries in ChatGPT. The partnership enables customers to brainstorm meal ideas and recipes, create grocery lists, and complete checkout with the new Instant Checkout feature—all within the chat interface. This marks a significant step in OpenAI's agentic commerce strategy, though concerns remain about AI-generated recipe accuracy.

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OpenAI disables ChatGPT ads after users revolt against irrelevant shopping suggestions

OpenAI pulled ad-like promotional messages from ChatGPT after users complained about seeing Target and Peloton suggestions during unrelated conversations. Chief research officer Mark Chen admitted the company fell short in handling the rollout, disabling the feature while working to improve precision and user controls. The backlash comes as OpenAI faces mounting pressure to monetize its service while maintaining user trust.

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Hinge launches AI feature Convo Starters to help daters move beyond boring small talk

Hinge rolled out Convo Starters, an AI-powered tool that generates personalized opening lines based on user profiles. The feature addresses first-message anxiety by analyzing photos and prompts to suggest conversation topics. Research shows 72% of daters prefer likes with messages, which are twice as likely to lead to dates, though Gen Z remains skeptical about AI in online dating.

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OnePlus pulls AI Writer tool after users flag censorship on Tibet, Dalai Lama, and Taiwan

OnePlus has temporarily disabled its AI Writer feature after users reported it refused to generate content about sensitive topics like the Dalai Lama, Tibet, and Arunachal Pradesh. The company cited a technical issue but faces questions about whether Chinese market restrictions inadvertently affected global users.

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Tesla Optimus robot collapses at Miami event after mimicking VR headset removal gesture

A viral video from Tesla's Autonomy Visualized event in Miami shows an Optimus robot making a VR headset removal gesture before collapsing, raising fresh questions about teleoperation versus true robot autonomy. The incident contradicts Elon Musk's recent claims that Optimus operates with AI-driven autonomy, highlighting the gap between Tesla's ambitious robotics promises and current reality.

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07 Dec 2025

Axon tests AI-powered police body cameras with facial recognition on 7,000-person watch list

Edmonton police have activated AI-powered police body cameras trained to detect faces of about 7,000 people on a high-risk watch list, marking a controversial return to facial recognition technology that Axon abandoned in 2019 over ethical concerns. The pilot project has sparked debate about privacy implications and whether real-time facial recognition has a place in policing across North America.

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IDEsaster research reveals 30+ critical flaws in AI coding tools enabling data theft and RCE

Security researchers have uncovered over 30 vulnerabilities across every major AI-powered IDE tested, including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Visual Studio Code. The IDEsaster findings reveal how AI agents can be manipulated through prompt injection to leak sensitive data or execute malicious code, with 24 CVEs assigned and 100% of tested tools affected.

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05 Dec 2025

Meta acquires Limitless, an AI wearables startup backed by Sam Altman, to expand hardware ambitions

Meta has acquired Limitless, the AI device startup behind a $99 pendant that records conversations and transcribes them using AI. The company, which raised $33 million from Sam Altman and Andreessen Horowitz, will stop selling its hardware devices but support existing customers for a year. The move signals Meta's push beyond smart glasses into broader AI wearables as competition intensifies in the AI hardware market.

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NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature turns overlooked AI tool into productivity powerhouse

Google's NotebookLM has been quietly transforming how users digest complex information through its Audio Overview feature. This AI-powered function generates podcast-style conversational summaries from uploaded sources, with two virtual hosts actively discussing content. Now, its Interactive Mode lets users join the conversation mid-podcast to ask questions and get instant clarifications, turning the productivity tool into a personalized tutor for students, researchers, and writers.

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