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  1. · Applications

    Free Gemini: what changes on October 9

    From October 9, free Gemini only gets Flash-Lite, Google's smallest model. What changes, for whom, and whether it is worth paying.
  2. · Business

    Why Google is sending its AI chips into space

    Google has launched a satellite with four AI chips to test solar-powered data centres in orbit. The promise, the challenges and the doubts.
  3. · Models

    Google reserves Gemini 4 Argon for security experts

    Google launches Gemini 4 Argon, its most powerful model, but is initially restricting it to cybersecurity experts, without guardrails. Why that choice.
  4. · Explainers

    Copilot: humans see your photos. What about the rest?

    At Copilot, humans see your photos to grade edits. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude: who can read what, and the setting to check tonight.
  5. · Society

    Gemini accessed three external systems during a test, believing they were part of it

    Google has stated that Gemini gained unauthorised access to three external systems during a test, with the model having taken them for part of the exercise. We analyse this third incident and what its explanation reveals.
  6. · Society

    Apple hands Siri to Gemini: the end of a strategy

    The new Siri, powered by Gemini, has gone live. We analyse what this decision means for Apple's privacy strategy and for the balance of the assistant market.
  7. · Society

    A thousand engineers deployed at customer sites to install agents

    Accenture and Google Cloud are creating a dedicated entity for deploying enterprise agents, with a thousand engineers deployed at client sites. We analyse what this model reveals about the real obstacle to adoption.
  8. · Society

    Google locks down nuclear power in Finland for its data centres

    Google secures nuclear capacity in Finland to power its data centres. We analyse what this kind of deal changes, for better and for worse, for the collective energy trajectory.
  9. · Society

    Google tells 450 million Europeans that search is getting worse because of regulation

    Google has informed European users that some search features would be degraded due to regulatory obligations. We analyse the argument, its share of truth, and the tactic.
  10. · Models

    A billion downloads: what the spread of small models has produced

    The Gemma family has surpassed one billion downloads, with uses ranging from phones to space. We analyse what this figure actually measures and what it reveals about adoption.
  11. · Models

    Three providers restructure their usage limits within two weeks

    In two weeks, three major providers have changed the structure of their usage limits. We explain these mechanisms, why they are multiplying, and how to measure what you are actually paying.
  12. · Society

    The Pentagon opens its AI portal to three million people, and one absence stands out

    The US Department of Defense has opened a portal bringing together several AI assistants for three million personnel. We analyse this deployment and the absence of a major provider.
  13. · Models

    New wave of price cuts: flagship models are becoming significantly cheaper

    OpenAI has cut the price of its most powerful model by more than 20%, with a promotion announced until November. Google and Meta are following similar strategies. We analyse this shift in the price war.
  14. · Models

    Will Gemini 3.5 Pro ever be released? The most anticipated model of 2026 is still nowhere to be found.

    Three months after its announcement, Gemini 3.5 Pro is still unavailable. Delays keep piling up, rumours of abandonment are circulating, and Google is no longer giving a date. Here's the full rundown on this case and what it reveals.
  15. · Models

    Gemma, Qwen: the wave of open models keeps rising

    Google has announced a Gemma event for August 20, while Alibaba releases Qwen 3.8 weights. We take stock of the open ecosystem and what the community expects.
  16. · Society

    $15 billion data center project blocked by water supply issue

    A $15 billion data centre project in India is facing local opposition over water and biodiversity concerns. We examine what this deadlock reveals about the physical limits of the AI infrastructure race.
  17. · Explainers

    Why Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini don't look alike

    Large models rely on very similar technologies, but adopt clearly distinct tones. We explain where this personality comes from, at which stage it is crafted, and what it implies when choosing a tool.
  18. · Society

    Europe forces Google to open Android to competing AIs

    The European Commission has launched action under the Digital Markets Act to force Google to open up Android features to rival AI assistants. We explain the stakes, Google's response, and why this case could determine who talks to your phone.
  19. · Vision

    Is AI going to kill the web?

    AI systems are increasingly answering questions directly, without the user needing to visit the source site. Yet those sites relied on such visits for their livelihood. We explore what this shift means for the web's economy, why it could backfire on AI itself, and what might emerge next.
  20. · Society

    Google analysed 15 million conversations with its AI: usage is everywhere, but remains surprisingly superficial

    Google published its ATLAS study on 23 July 2026, built on 15 million human-AI interactions across 150 countries and 800 occupations. The findings contradict the dominant narrative: adoption is very widespread but very shallow, and fewer than 10% of interactions actually automate a task. We break down the figures and their limitations.

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