OpenAI Fires AI Trainers Who Used AI to Train Its Models
OpenAI has thousands of contractors improving its AI models. Several were fired for using AI to do the very job they were hired to do.
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Google Rolls Out Nano Banana 2.1 in AI Mode in Search
Google's Nano Banana 2.1 image generation model is now live in AI Mode in Search, bringing stronger visual design and mask-based editing.
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Beam: A 501B Open-Weight Model Built for Coding and Agentic Workloads
Reflection introduces Beam, a 501B-parameter open-weight model with 23B active, designed for coding, reasoning, and agentic tasks with frontier-level inference
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OpenAI and America’s SBDC partner to bring AI training to small businesses
OpenAI is partnering with America's SBDC to train 150 advisors and reach 1,000 small businesses with hands-on AI workshops.
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Google Search Console Dark Mode Announcement Was a Joke
A presentation slide at a Google event appeared to show dark mode coming to Search Console. Google later confirmed the demo was a joke.
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Google AI Overviews Now Appear on Most Branded Searches: What the Data Shows
AI Overviews now appear on more than 80% of branded Google searches, based on late-September tracking data from multiple sources.
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Google Search Rolling Out google.com/goto Tracking Parameters
Google is rolling out google.com/goto redirect links in search results to block scraping by bots and AI tools, confirmed by a Google spokesperson.
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Bing Tests Replacing Copilot Tab With AI Mode Label
Microsoft is testing renaming Bing's Copilot search tab to AI Mode, the same name Google uses for its AI search experience.
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Google Tests URL Tracking Parameters in AI Overviews and AI Mode
Google appears to be testing tracking parameters on links in AI Overviews and AI Mode, which would clarify click attribution. The signal turned out to come from
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Google Ads Sitelinks Format Appears In AI Mode
Google is testing a new ad format that puts sitelinks inside AI Mode results. Here is what the layout looks like and how it differs from organic links.
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October 2026 Google Search Roundup: Spam Update, Gemini 3.8 in AI Mode, and Publisher Payouts
A monthly recap of Google Search news: the September 2026 spam update, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Live in AI Mode, and a pilot paying publishers for AI use.
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AI Data Centers Face Strong Voter Opposition, Poll Finds
A new poll finds 61 percent of likely voters oppose AI data center construction, with environmental concerns leading the reasons for opposition.
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Chained Exploit on OpenAI’s Forum Compromised Employee ChatGPT Accounts Through SSO
A chained libheif exploit on OpenAI's Discourse forum and an SSO flaw exposed employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts, with fixes shipped in days.
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Meta’s Muse Charm wearable brings the Muse AI agent to a keychain-sized device
Meta showed off Muse Charm at Connect, a palm-sized wearable that puts its Muse AI agent on a keychain with a screen and voice access.
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OpenAI Agents Posted 53 User Images Publicly Without User Notification
OpenAI disclosed that 53 user-uploaded images reached public image hosts after agents in its research environment accessed the open internet.
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