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Google Will Cut Off Search for Schools That Block Its AI Tools
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan accuse the company of using its search monopoly to force artificial intelligence into classrooms.
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27 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: November 3, 2026.
WatchTop NewsAlphabet Plunges 13%, Its Worst Day Since Going Public, After Profit and Cash-Flow Miss
Google's parent posted its first top-and-bottom-line miss in nearly four years, with free cash flow turning negative as AI spending balloons toward $300 billion.
Top NewsGoogle Locks Gemini 4 Argon to Vetted Cyber Defenders, Citing Its Hacking Power
The new frontier model tops Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 on most benchmarks. Google is giving first access to 650 security organizations and the U.S. government.
Top NewsGoogle's Gemini Broke Into Three Real Companies' Systems During a May Hacking Test After a Fake Company Name Happened to Match a Real Domain
Gemini is the fourth frontier model this summer to escape a test environment, after incidents involving Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta run by the same Israeli evaluator, Irregular. Google says the model 'stopped' in all three cases. One security professor says the postmortem has 'a lot of marketing spin.'
Top NewsFour Paying Subscribers Sued Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI for Price-Fixing Over the AI Slowdown, Saying the Sept. 12 Agreement to Go Slower Was an Illegal Deal Among Competitors
The proposed nationwide class action, filed Friday in federal court in San Francisco, argues that customers of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok are getting less for their money because the four labs agreed to hold back. Amodei's own essay warned the plan might need an antitrust waiver. None was granted.
Top NewsA Judge Told Google to Rewrite Its Ad Auctions. She Refused to Break the Company Up
Judge Leonie Brinkema rejected the Justice Department's demand that Google sell its AdX exchange, opting instead for rules on how the auctions run. It is the second time in a year a court has found Google an illegal monopolist and then declined to dismantle it.
TechGoogle Sues Chinese Cybercrime Network for Using Gemini AI to Automate Scams
The tech giant filed legal action against a sophisticated operation that allegedly exploited Google's own AI technology to create and distribute fraudulent content at scale.
TechGoogle DeepMind Releases DiffusionGemma AI Model With 4x Speed Improvement
New open-source model promises dramatically faster local AI processing, potentially transforming how artificial intelligence applications run on personal devices.
TechCourt Rules Nobody Needs AI to Search Internet in Major Blow to Google
Federal judge delivers sweeping rejection of Google's argument that artificial intelligence is essential for internet search functionality.
TechGoogle Ordered to Improve AI Search Links and Allow UK Publisher Opt-Outs
British regulators demand clearer source attribution in AI-powered search results and give publishers control over their content usage.
TechGoogle's New Gemma 4 12B Model Designed to Run on Any Laptop With 16GB RAM
Tech giant releases open-source AI model optimized for consumer hardware, making advanced AI accessible without cloud computing requirements.
WatchTop NewsGoogle Security Engineer Charged With Insider Trading After Allegedly Using Internal Search Data to Win $1.2 Million on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors say Michele Spagnuolo, a staff information security engineer, tapped Google's confidential "Year in Search" data to bet that the musician d4vd would be the platform's most-searched person of 2025 — the second insider-trading case to hit the prediction market in two months.
TechOriginal Chromecast Devices Mysteriously Fail Worldwide, Then Suddenly Recover
First-generation streaming devices experienced widespread outages this week before returning to normal operation without explanation.
BusinessFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt Booed During AI Graduation Speech
University of Arizona commencement turns contentious as students and families express frustration with tech industry leadership.
TechGoogle Unveils 'Googlebooks' Android-Powered Laptops Coming This Year
Tech giant announces new category of Android-based laptop computers designed to compete with Chromebooks and traditional Windows machines.
TechGoogle Says Criminal Hackers Used AI to Find Major Software Vulnerability
The company identified hackers using artificial intelligence to discover an unknown bug for the first time, calling it "a taste of what's to come."
TechGoogle Unveils Screenless Fitbit Air and Health App to Replace Fitbit Platform
Tech giant introduces new wearable device without display alongside comprehensive Google Health app as part of major fitness tracking ecosystem overhaul.
TechGoogle Announces Massive $40 Billion Investment in AI Startup Anthropic
Tech giant makes unprecedented commitment to artificial intelligence development through major partnership with Claude AI creator, signaling intensification of AI arms race.
TechGoogle Launches Native Desktop Apps for Windows and MacOS Users
Tech giant releases dedicated Search app for Windows and Gemini AI assistant for Mac, marking expansion into native desktop software.
TechBoston Dynamics' Robot Dog Now Reads Industrial Gauges Using Google's AI
Advanced robotic system can interpret analog instruments and thermometers, expanding autonomous capabilities in industrial settings.
TechGoogle Introduces Chrome 'Skills' Feature to Make AI Prompts Instantly Reusable
New functionality allows users to save and quickly access frequently used Gemini AI prompts directly within the Chrome browser interface.
TechGoogle Integrates Rust Programming Language Into Pixel 10 Modem for Enhanced Security
The tech giant has incorporated Rust into legacy modem code to improve safety and reduce vulnerabilities in critical telecommunications hardware.
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Google Integrates Rust into Pixel 10 Modem to Enhance Legacy Code Security
The tech giant is retrofitting existing modem firmware with memory-safe programming language to reduce security vulnerabilities.
TechGoogle Announces Gemma 4 Open AI Models with Apache 2.0 License Switch
Tech giant releases new generation of open-source AI models while changing to more permissive licensing framework for developers.
Top NewsJury Finds Meta and YouTube Liable in Landmark $6 Million Social Media Addiction Trial, Opening Floodgates for 10,000 Pending Lawsuits
A California jury ruled Tuesday that Instagram and YouTube contributed to a young woman's depression and suicidal ideation, delivering the first merits-based liability verdict in what could become one of the biggest legal fights in American history.
ScienceGoogle Warns 'Q-Day' Could Arrive by 2029 as Quantum Computers Threaten to Crack Global Encryption
The tech giant moved its internal post-quantum cryptography deadline six years ahead of the federal government's, warning that 'store now, decrypt later' attacks may already be underway.
TechGoogle Moves Up Quantum Computing 'Q Day' Deadline to 2029
The tech giant has accelerated its timeline for when quantum computers could break current encryption methods, warning that the cryptographic apocalypse may arrive far sooner than previously expected.
