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Google AI search backlash sends some users to DuckDuckGo
Google AI search backlash is lifting DuckDuckGo installs, suggesting users want more control as Google turns Search into an answer engine.
DeepSeek V4-Pro price cut deepens AI model price war
DeepSeek V4-Pro price cut leaves its flagship API at a quarter of list price, forcing developers and cloud buyers to rethink premium AI spend.
Google turns AI search into an ad business, not just a search feature
Google tests AI-generated ads in Search and AI Mode, signalling the company's AI overhaul is shifting from user acquisition to monetisation. The move represents a fundamental change in digital advertising economics as Google transitions from referral engine to answer engine.
AI scribes: Australian patients weigh communication over accuracy
A survey of 275 Australian patients finds comfort with AI clinical scribes depends on communication quality and visible clinician oversight, not accuracy alone.
Gemini for Science: Google's AI tools move into research labs
Google's Gemini for Science suite brings AI hypothesis generation and computational discovery to research workflows — and Singapore is already moving faster than Australia to adopt it.
AI scribes: Australian patients weigh communication over accuracy
A survey of 275 Australian patients finds comfort with AI clinical scribes depends on communication quality and visible clinician oversight, not accuracy alone.
Google launches Gemini Omni for video, avatars and AI editing
Google has launched Gemini Omni Flash, a multimodal model for generating and editing video, avatars and other media as it pushes Gemini further into production workflows.
Google AI Studio Android apps pull teams deeper into Gemini
Google AI Studio Android apps could cut prototype costs for Australian teams, while pulling coding, testing and discovery deeper into Gemini.
Australia AI boom: why local startups are still missing out
Australia's AI boom still lacks enough local startups, even as Canberra adds grants and founders warn tax changes will push talent offshore.
AI writing scandals 2026: where editing becomes authorship
AI writing scandals now expose a wider problem for publishers, vendors and workers: when does editing help turn into authorship?
Google wants app prototyping to start in AI Studio, not Android Studio
Google's new AI Studio workflow lets non-specialists spin up native Android prototypes in minutes, but the larger play is control of the path from prompt to Play.
Anthropic-Microsoft chip talks test Microsoft's Maia 200
Anthropic-Microsoft chip talks would give Maia 200 its first outside user and show whether custom cloud silicon can dent Nvidia's grip on AI workloads.
ChatGPT ads Australia: OpenAI adds self-serve buying
ChatGPT ads Australia now includes self-serve buying, CPC bidding and conversion tracking, widening OpenAI's pitch to local agencies and brands.
Canva plugs into Google Gemini alongside Adobe, CapCut
Canva is among the first creative tools plugging into Google's Gemini app alongside Adobe and CapCut as Google pushes deeper into design workflows.
Modal Labs valued at $4.65 billion after $355m Series C raise
Modal Labs raised US$355 million at a US$4.65 billion valuation, quadrupling its price tag in eight months as serverless GPU inference demand surges alongside AI coding adoption.
Anthropic nears $US30bn funding round at $US900bn valuation
Anthropic is reportedly set to close a funding round of more than $US30 billion at a valuation above $US900 billion, underscoring how capital-intensive the frontier AI race has become.
Google turns startup SEO into a distribution problem
Google AI Search is squeezing startup SEO, pushing founders towards brand demand, direct traffic and pages AI answers cannot easily replace.
Andy Penn to chair Sharon AI ahead of planned ASX float
Andy Penn will chair Sharon AI as the Nasdaq-listed neocloud prepares an ASX float after raising $US350 million ahead of the listing.
Google I/O 2026 explained: Gemini 3.5 Flash, Spark and Android XR glasses
Google I/O 2026 delivered Gemini 3.5 Flash, a 24/7 AI agent called Spark, and the first Android XR smart glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Here is what it all means for Australian developers and consumers.
Nvidia earnings show the AI chip boom is still accelerating
Nvidia earnings showed AI chip demand is still rising, with $US81.6 billion in revenue and $US91 billion guidance despite fresh competition risks.
Anthropic Australia talks pull banks into AI safety debate
Anthropic Australia talks have pulled banks, telcos and Canberra into a live debate over how to test and govern frontier AI.
Exa Labs $250m raise signals agent-native search boom
Exa Labs' $250 million Series C at a $2.2 billion valuation signals that agent-native search infrastructure is becoming its own category beneath the chatbot layer. Announced a day after Google's I/O search overhaul, the raise landed alongside Parallel Web Systems' $100 million round — a coordinated bet on retrieval built for machines, not humans.
Gemini API managed agents explained: what Google launched
Gemini API managed agents let developers define, run and customise cloud-hosted AI workers, pushing Google's platform beyond chat into deployable actions.
Meta layoffs 2026: 8,000 jobs cut as AI teams grow
Meta is cutting about 8,000 jobs and shifting another 7,000 workers into AI-focused teams, in a restructuring that affects roughly 20 per cent of its workforce.
StanChart's AI push turns bank automation into a workforce decision
Standard Chartered's plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs shows bank AI spending has moved from pilot projects to workforce design, with compliance still setting the limits.
