Both companies took tremendous reputational risks on an early technology before there was even a market for it (Bard was inaccurate and had controversial imagegen, Sydney was insane). Their inability to be daring now, when the market is clearer, is more surprising as a result.
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Early AI Competition Saw Microsoft and Google Take Unusually Bold Risks
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Given today, it is surprising how daring Microsoft & Google were initially with AI. Microsoft released GPT-4 before OpenAI, didn't back down after Sydney & got Copilot to market quickly (the 1st professional AI tool) Google had the first deep research & pivoted fast with Bard.
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Gemini Flash Models Can Use Maps and Search Tools Together
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Small Gemini API update: you can now use the Google Maps and Google Search tool at the same time with Gemini 3.5 Flash and 3.6 Flash Been on the backlog for a long time, glad we landed it!!
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Speculation Points to On-Device AI for Apple Computers
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Read carefully. A little bird tells me that #Apple will ship its computers with built-in local AI alongside macOS. [Traduit de FR vers EN]
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Google Publishes Open-Source Practices for Building and Testing Agent Skills
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This is HOW we build, test, and scale Agent Skills at Google. Open-source Google Agent skills GitHub Repo: https://
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Google DeepMind Makes Recursive AI Improvement an Investment Thesis
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Google is betting that AI will soon help build better AI: DeepMind calls recursive self-improvement a key part of their investment, abou 2027-2028. DeepMind strategy chief Jasjeet Sekhon says recursive self-improvement is a “key part of the investment thesis.” He also admits
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Gemini Business Plans Unified Management for Plugins, Skills and Connected Apps
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Google is working on Plugins support for Gemini Business! Plugins are expected to work the same way they do on Claude or ChatGPT. Users will be able to access a configuration UI to manage Connected apps, skills, and Plugins, all in one place. Looks familiar
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Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8 Max Compared With ChatGPT and Claude on Cost
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The Chinese team at @AlibabaGroup has just released Qwen 3.8 Max, a new AI almost on par with ChatGPT 5.6 and Claude 5. For much, much less money. Intelligence is becoming free. The human brain is completely HAS-BEEN. [Traduit de FR vers EN]
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Alibaba Shows Qwen 3.8 Working on Chip Design for Twelve Hours
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Crazy: In Alibaba’s announcement video for Qwen 3.8, the company mocks the US and openly challenges it. The video shows Qwen 3.8 working on new chips for twelve hours. Why chips? As is well known, this remains China’s biggest bottleneck. China is largely shut out of the chip
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Alibaba Unveils Qwen 3.8 Max for Autonomous Coding
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🚨 Alibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max, its most capable AI model yet.
— Futurepedia – Learn to Leverage AI (@futurepedia_io) 3 août 2026
Highlights:
• Massive 2.4T-parameter frontier model
• Built for autonomous coding—from an empty folder to production-ready apps
• Delivers production-quality work across hundreds of real-world professions
•… pic.twitter.com/DOF658OVHmAlibaba unveils Qwen3.8-Max, its most capable AI model yet. Highlights:
• Massive 2.4T-parameter frontier model
• Built for autonomous coding—from an empty folder to production-ready apps
• Delivers production-quality work across hundreds of real-world professions
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