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Google's Gemini chatbot is now also available through the app.
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-The International Data Corporation further cut its forecasts for the PC market in 2026, anticipating that global shipments would fall 11.6 percent.

-The Teamsters are primarily concerned with how merging the two companies will consolidate power, and eliminate jobs in the process.

-The TTP said that X's blatant disregard for U.S. sanctions law is concerning due to the fact that Elon Musk's companies have a contract with the Pentagon while X is actively profiting from U.S. adversaries.
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It has also established the Anthropic Institute, an AI research initiative.
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-According to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, in partnership with CNN, 8 of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers.

-Superhuman has taken its writing assistant Grammarly on quite the merry-go-round ride regarding its approach to AI tools.

-Google Play has introduced a new feature called Game Trials, which will let you play a portion of paid games for free before you commit to buying them.
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The Gemini-powered tools will handle routine tasks on unclassified networks, with classified access in the works.
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