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  1. · Society

    Google's AI Overviews have arrived in France: what changes, and the impossible choice being forced on us

    On 22 July 2026, Google rolled out AI Overviews and AI Mode in France, the last major market to be served after two years of disputes over neighbouring rights. We explain what changes for internet users, the dilemma facing publishers with the new opt-out button, and why this topic concerns us directly.
  2. · Models

    How Apple fits a 20-billion-parameter model into an iPhone

    Apple unveiled its third generation of foundation models in June 2026, including AFM 3 Core Advanced: 20 billion parameters that run on a phone by activating only a fraction of them. We explain the technical trick of instruction-guided pruning, and what it signals for on-device AI.
  3. · Models

    FLUX 3 vs Seedance 2.5, Gemini Omni and Kling 3: where does the newcomer really stand?

    On 23 July 2026, Black Forest Labs launched FLUX 3, capable of generating twenty seconds of video with synchronised audio from a single prompt. It is being compared to Seedance 2.5, Gemini Omni Flash, Kling 3.0, Veo 3.1 and Runway Gen-4.5, and we explain why no model wins across the board.
  4. · Models

    Gemini 3.5 Pro has missed its date again. And this time, Siri is waiting too.

    17 July 2026 came and went without a public launch of Gemini 3.5 Pro, the third missed deadline since May. An August window is now being floated. Meanwhile, Google has confirmed that a custom Gemini model will power Apple's new Siri. Here's a rundown of what Google has actually confirmed, and what remains rumour.
  5. · Models

    Google releases three Gemini models at once, cheaper and faster, but still not the one we're waiting for.

    On 21 July 2026, Google launched three new Gemini models in the Flash range: 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.5 Flash Cyber. All focus on efficiency and lower costs for AI agents, while the flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro model remains stalled. We break down this trio, its real numbers, and the quiet announcement of Gemini 4 in the works.
  6. · Society

    Twenty years on, the same author is still taking on Google over the same books.

    In mid-July 2026, Hachette, Elsevier, Cengage and the writer Scott Turow sued Google in a New York court, accusing the group of having trained Gemini on millions of copyrighted works. Turow had already led the battle against Google Books twenty years ago, and had lost it. Here's why the legal question is different this time.
  7. · Models

    Gemini 3.5 Pro: why Google can no longer ship its model on time

    Gemini 3.5 Pro, Google's flagship model announced in May for a June release, keeps slipping and is now reportedly targeting 17 July after a complete rebuild. Amid researchers leaving for Anthropic, we break down what these difficulties reveal about the race to the top of AI.
  8. · Explainers

    What is an "LLM"? The engine behind ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, explained simply

    LLM, large language model: the term is at the heart of all AI news, yet rarely explained. We break down simply how this technology that predicts the next word works, why this seemingly mundane ability is enough to produce text, code, and reasoning, and where its limits lie.
  9. · Society

    When AI bosses write to Congress to warn about their own creation

    On 4 June 2026, the leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind and Microsoft AI co-signed a letter to the US Congress. Their warning: AI now outperforms PhD-level virologists, eroding the knowledge barriers that once made biological weapons inaccessible. We break down this rare call and what it implies.
  10. · Society

    For the first time, ChatGPT accounts for less than half of the AI market

    According to Sensor Tower's 2026 report, ChatGPT's market share has fallen below 50% for the first time. We break down the numbers: Gemini's rise, Claude's record conversion rate, and what it reveals about users who now choose their AI rather than having it imposed on them.
  11. · Applications

    Self-driving cars in 2026: where do we really stand?

    In 2015, Elon Musk promised that Tesla would complete a fully autonomous Los Angeles to New York trip. It is now 2026. He has done it several times, but with human supervision. Waymo, meanwhile, carries passengers with no one at the wheel in 5 cities. Cruise is dead. Here is the honest state of a long-announced revolution that is finally unfolding, but differently.
  12. · Vision

    What if AI discovered that our knowledge is incomplete?

    For centuries, the frontiers of knowledge were pushed back by human ingenuity alone. In 2026, for the first time, AIs are discovering new mathematical algorithms, new protein structures, new approaches in physics. What can AI really do for our understanding of reality? And are there things it could discover that no human would ever have imagined?
  13. · Vision

    The medicine of tomorrow: where AI can really take us

    Cellular reprogramming, digital twins, drugs discovered in a matter of months, treatments tailored to each patient's genome. AI is not revolutionising medicine from the outside: it is transforming it from within. Here is what is genuinely credible over the next 30 years, sources to back it up.
  14. · Society

    Faked AI demos: how to stop being fooled

    Since 2023, dozens of spectacular AI demos have turned out to be pure staging. Rabbit R1, Google Gemini, Meta Ray-Ban Display, Sora 60 seconds: so many promises that were never delivered. Here are the five signals to recognise so you don't get fooled again.
  15. · Applications

    Adobe, Canva, CapCut in Gemini: Google locks down visual creation

    Four days after Google I/O 2026, three of the biggest names in visual creation confirmed their native integration into Gemini: Canva on 19 May, Adobe on 20 May, CapCut on 21 May. For Gemini's 900 million users, design, marketing and video are becoming accessible in a single chat window. A strategic breakdown.
  16. · Applications

    Antigravity 2.0: Google takes on Claude Code and Cursor on their own turf

    Antigravity 1.0, launched in November 2025, was a simple editor. Antigravity 2.0, launched on 19 May 2026, is a complete ecosystem for agentic programming: desktop, terminal, SDK, managed API, enterprise. And everything runs on Gemini 3.5 Flash, 4x faster than the competition. Analysis.
  17. · Models

    Gemini 3.5 Flash versus GPT-5.5, Opus 4.7 and Sonnet 4.6: the comparison that changes everything

    Gemini 3.5 Flash beats its bigger sibling 3.1 Pro on coding, crushes MCP Atlas, and costs 40% less. GPT-5.5 keeps the edge on pure reasoning. Claude Opus 4.7 remains king on SWE-Bench. And Gemini 3.5 Pro arrives in June. Here is the full picture of the model wars in May 2026.
  18. · Models

    Google I/O 2026: all the announcements decoded

    Google's annual jamboree took place on 19 and 20 May 2026 at the Shoreline Amphitheater. More than two hours of keynote, dozens of announcements, and one clear message: Google wants to take back the AI narrative from OpenAI and Anthropic. Here is what genuinely deserves your attention in everything that was presented.
  19. · Models

    Google I/O 2026: what's being prepared for 19 May in Mountain View

    On 19 May 2026, Google opens its annual I/O event in Mountain View. Between official announcements, credible leaks and persistent rumours, here is everything that should be revealed on stage, and why this edition could be the most strategic since the event was created.
  20. · Vision

    "By the end of 2026, we'll laugh at today's AIs"

    OpenAI's boss said it publicly in early April: today's best models will look ridiculous by Christmas. This is not marketing. It is a trend affecting the whole industry, and it raises a far deeper question.

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