ElevenLabs CEO says margins can shrink to grow market share, plans IPO around 2028, and argues customers should know when talking to a bot.

Google’s new Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar lets AI talk with a face that lip‑syncs and changes expression in 97 languages, now for Enterprise users.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will hurt us first to save us, sparking debate over energy use and climate impact.

Meta’s Horizon platform now lets you build AI‑powered mobile games right from your phone and get them featured on Instagram and Facebook.

Google’s Gemini can now make phone calls for you, handling menus and hold times so you never wait on hold.

Ando launches a Slack‑style chat that lets AI agents join conversations directly, aiming to replace legacy tools for faster team coordination.

Air‑gapping AI keeps labs safe but cuts realism and slows progress, so researchers need a balanced containment plan.

Google’s first AI satellite launches next week to test its chips in space.

Senate hearing heats up over Flock’s AI surveillance network, sparking bipartisan worry about privacy and data security.

Meta’s new glasses let people record passively, raising privacy questions, while Zuckerberg’s comments on teen safety hint at ongoing legal and policy battles.

US border cameras miss many deaths, showing tech fails in life‑saving roles.

A 15‑month study mapped 4,000+ migrant deaths near US border towers, revealing gaps in surveillance and record‑keeping.

Google just dropped Gemini 3.8 TTS with 2,000+ voices and a 30‑second custom‑voice option, and I built a playground to test it.

YouTube Music rolls out AI tools that let you chat to find songs, build mixes, and discover podcasts with a spoken guide.

NVIDIA Warp lets you run thousands of MuJoCo robot simulations on a GPU, boosting batch throughput for RL training.

Enveda raised $311M, doubling its valuation to $2B, to push more AI‑driven natural‑product drugs into clinical trials.

Meta’s Muse agent can handle everyday chores and even shop with your credit card—pretty handy for a busy life.

YouTube lets you hand‑craft a personalized feed using Gemini AI, so you can ask for videos that fit a mood or commute.

YouTube just added AI tools to its Studio app to help creators auto‑generate thumbnails, titles, and get draft feedback, plus new A/B testing and analytics.

HEMA built an AI assistant, HAL, that pulls all their internal knowledge into one place and delivers it inside the tools people already use, cutting portal‑hopping to seconds.

An AI agent on AWS lets you ask natural‑language questions about any video and get instant answers, cutting review time by ~80%.

OpenCode lets you run a private, cost‑effective AI coding agent on Amazon Bedrock’s open‑weight models, keeping data in‑house and avoiding per‑seat fees.

Venture capital’s rules are shifting—family offices, LPs, and IPOs are all changing how money moves in 2026.

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