Google began paid global rollout of its advanced Gemini 4 Argon AI model, enhancing capabilities in coding and scientific tasks with a unique million-token context window. Character.AI filed for bankruptcy but continues operations while selling assets to Disney for $20 million. Meanwhile, Apple unveiled HomeView, a new smart display integrating enhanced Siri AI for smart home management. Separately, an OpenAI employee was arrested for allegedly planting a recording device in a company conference room, raising security concerns.
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Apple has tightened macOS Full Disk Access permissions to address privacy risks linked to AI agents, prompted by concerns over Meta's Muse accessing user messages without consent. Amazon advanced its $10 billion Texas data center project, committing $1 billion to community initiatives amid local backlash. Meanwhile, AWS introduced a preview of its Well-Architected Agent aimed at enhancing infrastructure management and supported Kodiak AI's autonomous trucking development, reflecting fragmented but focused moves in AI infrastructure and agent oversight.