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Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac
Gemini Spark is now running on Mac. Google added the feature to its existing…
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Anthropic is removing a covert surveillance feature from its coding tool, Claude Code, after…
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Anthropic announced Claude Science at a Tuesday event for pharmaceutical executives and biotech founders.…
30 Jun 2026
X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use
X has launched a hosted Model Context Protocol server to simplify connections between its…
30 Jun 2026
Companies Are Making Claude and Codex Talk Like Cavemen to Stop AI’s Soaring Costs
Companies are forcing their AI tools to speak like cavemen to stop burning through…
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Meta restricts use of Claude Code and Codex to keep rival AI out of its training data
Meta has restricted its engineers from using Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex to…
29 Jun 2026
Claude Code runs a GitHub repo’s hidden malware without verification, giving attackers full control
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29 Jun 2026
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