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OpenAI Hires Slack CEO as New Chief Revenue Officer

A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser's departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI.

Google Photos launches new video editing tools

Google Photos' new update helps make editing video reels in the app quicker, such as new templates that already add music and text to clips.

OpenAI Staffer Quits, Alleging Company’s Economic Research Is Drifting Into AI Advocacy

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Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI. The company says it has only expanded the economic research team’s scope.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block join new Linux Foundation effort to standardize the AI agent era

Anthropic, Block, and OpenAI are backing the Linux Foundation’s new Agentic AI Foundation, donating MCP, Goose, and AGENTS.md to standardize AI agents, boost interoperability, and curb proprietary fragmentation.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

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American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools.

Facebook redesign focuses on friends, photos, Marketplace, and more

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Meta's Facebook redesign elevates Marketplace, refreshes profiles, and aims to win back Gen Z users.

Amazon adds delivery tracking, last-minute adds, gift ideas to Alexa+

Amazon upgrades Alexa+ with new shopping tools, turning Echo screens into hubs for orders, deals, and gift buying.

Google’s first AI glasses expected next year

Google is working on various types of AI-powered glasses — one model is designed for screen-free assistance, using built-in speakers, microphones, and cameras to allow the user to communicate with Gemini and take photos. The other model has an in-lens display — which is only visible to the person wearing the glasses — that can show turn-by-turn directions or closed captioning.

EU launches antitrust probe into Google’s AI search tools

The European Commission is investigating Google over its AI summaries.

Microsoft to invest $17.5B in India by 2029 as AI race accelerates

The latest is Microsoft's largest investment in Asia.

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