Google now requires schools blocking AI tools to lose Search access, linking AI tightly to education. It also launched the AI storytelling app Dreambeans in India, supporting 14 languages and using user data from its services. Apple expanded Digital ID use to three US states, opened a Siri AI developer preview, and added AI audio tools in watchOS beta, while its India Q4 revenue hit a record high driven by device upgrades and services.
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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.
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.