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Google Assistant Officially Retiring: Android Users Transition to Gemini This September

Google is set to retire Google Assistant from Android devices beginning September 4th. The company has notified users via email that access to Assistant will be removed from Android phones, tablets, and paired devices such as smartwatches and headphones. This move represents the culmination of Google's gradual shift

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Anthropic Partners with Volta in $10 Billion AI Cloud Deal

Anthropic has entered into a significant $10 billion partnership with AI cloud startup Volta, according to reports. The deal represents Anthropic's latest move in what has been described as an ongoing cloud partnership spree in recent months. The agreement with Volta signals Anthropic's continued efforts to

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Telegram Claims Extortion Attempt Led to App Store Removal

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has accused an extortionist of planting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) in a public chat as part of an apparent scheme to get the messaging platform removed from Apple's App Store. The app was temporarily taken down on Monday night, with Durov claiming Apple

Red Hat, NVIDIA, and IBM Support Initiative to Encode AI Policy into Software

A collaborative initiative backed by Red Hat, NVIDIA, and IBM seeks to bridge the gap between high-level AI policy and technical implementation. The project focuses on converting regulatory guidelines and organizational governance rules into machine-readable code that can be automatically enforced in AI systems. The effort addresses a common challenge

US AI Developers Embrace Chinese Open-Weight Models, Sparking Debate Over Closed-Source Safety Claims

The landscape of AI development is shifting as US-based researchers and companies increasingly turn to Chinese open-weight models, raising questions about the traditional arguments made by closed-source AI providers regarding safety and security. Chinese tech giants Alibaba and DeepSeek have released models with publicly available weights, allowing developers worldwide to

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Spotify Brings Independent Labels Into AI Music Remix Tool as Launch Approaches

Spotify is continuing to build industry support for its AI-generated music tool, announcing that Merlin—a collective representing tens of thousands of independent labels and distributors—has signed on as a partner for the upcoming remix and covers feature. The streaming platform first revealed Universal Music Group's involvement

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Apple Expanding Universal Clipboard to Windows PCs for EU Users

Apple is working on enabling iPhone-to-Windows copy-paste functionality for users in the European Union. The feature would allow seamless clipboard sharing between iOS devices and Windows PCs, essentially extending Apple's existing Universal Clipboard—currently limited to Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro—to Windows systems. The development stems