Anthropic Boosts Claude with Google Workspace Integration and Smart Research

Anthropic has upgraded Claude with two big features: direct access to Gmail, Calendar, and Docs, turning it into a true workplace assistant, and a new “Research” tool that runs multi-step searches with citations. These upgrades aim to rival Microsoft’s Copilot, while Anthropic promises more powerful updates soon — all while addressing privacy and accuracy concerns.

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Notion rolls out an AI-powered email client for Gmail

Notion just dropped Notion Mail, an AI-packed Gmail client that helps you sort emails, draft replies, schedule meetings, and more. It’s super customizable and connects with Notion’s tools like Calendar. Unlike basic AI email helpers, it lets you build your inbox your way. More features and an iOS app are in the pipeline too!

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OpenAI Unveils GPT-4.1 Models Designed for Smarter Coding

OpenAI launched GPT-4.1, plus mini and nano versions, flaunting a huge 1M-token context window. It promises sharper coding skills and better real-world use, but still lags behind Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude on benchmarks. Cheap, fast, but not perfect — OpenAI admits reliability drops as input grows. Progress? Sure. Flawless? Not yet!

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Indian Government Allocates ₹1,000 Crore for Space Startups

The Indian government is investing ₹1,000 crore to support space startups, aiming to boost the country’s role in the global space race. Managed by SIDBI Venture Capital, this funding is part of a larger ₹10,000 crore plan over five years to spark innovation and growth in India’s fast-emerging space sector.

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Google Unveils Ironwood AI Chip to Rival Nvidia

Google has launched its seventh-gen AI chip, Ironwood, designed for fast AI inference tasks like powering chatbots. The chip can work in clusters of over 9,000 units and delivers double the energy efficiency of its predecessor. Available only through Google Cloud, Ironwood boosts Google’s AI edge. Alphabet shares jumped 9.7% following the announcement.

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Fintech Founder Faces Fraud Charges After ‘AI’ Shopping App Revealed to Rely on Human Labor in the Philippines

Albert Saniger, ex-CEO of AI shopping app Nate, was charged with defrauding investors by falsely claiming its tech enabled fully automated online purchases. In reality, humans in a Philippine call center did the work. Nate raised over $50M before collapsing in 2023, leaving investors with major losses. Similar cases of exaggerated AI claims have surfaced recently.

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Amazon CEO Urges Heavy AI Investment for Long-Term Gains

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in his annual shareholder letter, emphasized the need for aggressive AI investments to secure future profits. With over $100B planned in 2025 capex—mainly for AWS AI—Jassy called AI a “once-in-a-lifetime reinvention.” He highlighted current costs in data centers and chips but expects prices to drop as Amazon builds over 1,000 generative AI tools.

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Meta Unveils Llama 4 Collection

Meta launches its Llama 4 collection, introducing Scout, Maverick, and Behemoth models built with a mixture-of-experts architecture. The new AI models deliver enhanced visual understanding, impressive performance on coding and reasoning benchmarks, and balanced responses on controversial topics. Scout runs on a single GPU, while Maverick and Behemoth demand robust hardware. License restrictions apply for EU users according to Meta.

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OpenAI’s Image Generator Goes Free for All!

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman announced that their GPT-4o-powered image generator is now free for everyone, previously exclusive to paid ChatGPT users. With a possible three-image daily limit, it’s already a hit—melting GPUs and sparking Studio Ghibli-style art debates. OpenAI also raised $40 billion, boasting 500 million weekly ChatGPT users.

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Isomorphic Labs Secures $600M for AI Drug Innovation

Alphabet’s Isomorphic Labs raised $600 million in its first funding round, led by Thrive Capital and Google Ventures, to advance its AI-driven drug discovery mission: “solving all disease.” Founded by Demis Hassabis, the London-based lab behind the Nobel-winning AlphaFold plans to boost research and expand its team with this investment.

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