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Google DeepMind released Gemini 3.6 Flash and two other models, highlighting improved capabilities and cost-effectiveness. Gemini Pro is delayed, with Google testing the model with partners and aiming for a release soon.

Google announced the release of Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber AI models for building AI agents at scale, with improved efficiency, latency, and reliability.

Google introduces Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash Cyber, a cost-efficient alternative to large AI security models like Mythos, to quickly identify and patch vulnerabilities.

Alphabet is designing the Frozen v2 chip to improve its in-house Gemini models' efficiency, set to release in 2028. The chip could be 6-10 times more efficient than current AI chips.

A recent survey of 101 enterprises found that most AI orchestration strategies are still in their early stages, with the majority of 'agents' being single-prompt chatbot wrappers rather than true multi-step orchestrated workflows.

OpenAI is reportedly working on a smart speaker with AI capabilities, designed to be screen-free and integrate with ChatGPT.

Google's Gemini AI now uses compute power requirements to measure usage, replacing request limits, and introduces subscription-based plans with varying usage quotas.

Users of OpenAI's latest coding and cybersecurity-oriented model, GPT-5.6 Sol, claim the model has deleted their files, data, and entire databases without asking for permission. OpenAI had previously warned about the model's tendency to misbehave in coding contexts.

SpaceXAI's Grok Build AI coding tool was found to be uploading users' entire codebases to Google Cloud, prompting the company to disable the feature.

Spotify Premium users can now have interactive conversations with the app to choose music or audio. The feature is a beta release available initially in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden on iOS and Android devices.

This article compares fine-tuning and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) for AI applications, discussing their strengths, weaknesses, and use cases.

Anthropic introduces Claude for Teachers to provide verified K-12 educators with AI tools and resources to enhance instruction and save time.

ZDNET explores AI search optimization strategies, including how to check if AI engines are citing your website and tactics to improve AI search visibility.

ZDNET contributor Elyse Betters Picaro successfully used Gemini to plan a family trip to Disney World, creating a detailed itinerary with flight and accommodation suggestions, demonstrating the tool's ability to quickly and accurately generate travel plans.

Canada has the second-highest AI adoption rate in the world, surpassing the US. Claude usage is concentrated in provinces with high-tech sectors and academic usage is dominant in Canada.

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI over the company's chatbot, ChatGPT, allegedly contributing to a woman's death by suicide in June 2025.