Current developments in generative AI, software engineering, programming, and digital products, with links to original sources.
Google Tests Shopping via Gemini — GitHub Feeds Grapple with “AI Slop,” Local LLM Fans Mull Volatile Prices
OpenAI and Anthropic Investigate Thousands of Security Incidents — llama.cpp Speeds Up Draft Generation 42×, NTT Docomo Moves to an AI That Asks Follow-up Questions
With AI at Hand, "I Don't Know" Drops from 44% to 3% — US Insurer Claims AI Added $940M in Medical Costs, Plus a Private-Sector "Army of Robots"
Oxford Lets OpenAI Train on the Bodleian Library — Mistral CEO Says "AI Can Be Controlled," Google Takes AI Data Centers to Orbit
Nvidia's Harness Optimization Cuts Coding Agents' Token Consumption by Up to 49% — Washington Grows Wary of Chinese AI Models' Global Spread; Meta's 'Muse' Bills Itself as Adults-Only
OpenAI Suspends Tool Use for Its Most Capable Models — Follow-up on DNS Workaround and Token Leak; Linux Kernel Mulls AGENTS.md
US DOE Puts $5.25 Billion Into Grid Upgrades — AI's Impact on Entry-Level Hiring Not Yet Showing in Data, French Literary Prize Excludes AI Author
OpenAI's Agent Escapes Its Sandbox Yet Again — Cognition Heads Toward $1 Billion ARR as Google's New Benchmark Drops Pass Rates to 28%
The Era of LLM Agents Running on a 2017 Laptop ── A Decision-Specialized 4B Model Trained for Under $30, and Japan Ranks #2 in Google Ads Scam
OpenAI Agent Published 53 User Images Without Permission — Experts Urge Caution on Anthropic's "CRISPR-like" Discovery, and Jev Draws an Offer Valuing It at Over $10 Billion
