Google has removed its developer-focused AI model, Gemma, from the public-facing AI Studio platform after U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn accused it of fabricating false criminal allegations. The incident highlights the growing risks of AI misuse, hallucination, and blurred boundaries between developer tools and public chatbots.
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview build introduces an opt-in feature called ‘Ask Copilot,’ integrating AI assistance directly into the taskbar search box. The feature aims to blend AI interaction with traditional search while maintaining privacy safeguards and giving users the choice to enable or ignore it.
YouTube TV’s fallout with Disney exposed how unstable content licensing deals remain in the streaming sector, where even short disputes can disrupt service and test subscriber loyalty.
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S26 lineup is expected to launch in late February 2026, slightly later than usual, while the company’s long-awaited tri-fold phone edges closer to its global debut after clearing regulatory steps and appearing publicly at a showcase in South Korea.
Google’s latest update to NotebookLM gives it a million-token memory and a new “Goals” feature that lets users define how the AI behaves, turning it from a research tool into a genuine collaborator that remembers context and adapts to your workflow.
Canva has made the entire Affinity suite free and merged Photo, Designer, and Publisher into one unified app. It is a huge statement against Adobe’s dominance, but time will tell if “free forever” really means what it says.
YouTube is introducing a likeness detection tool to help identify and remove AI-generated deepfakes that misuse people’s faces, marking an early step toward better control over digital identity.
OpenAI’s ChatGPT went down for thousands of free users on October 30, showing “Error in message stream” alerts across desktop and mobile. The company identified the cause within an hour, rolled out a fix, and confirmed full restoration shortly after.











