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Google Tests AI Shortcuts That Replace Search Button on Some Desktop Homepages

The small experiment shifts the homepage toward generative‑AI entry points, raising questions about publisher traffic and answer accuracy.

Google to Roll Out AI Overviews and 'Mode IA' in France

Germany to Create National AI Security Institute

India Breaks Ground on First 3D Glass Chip Packaging Plant in Odisha

Google Names Juan Vallejo Director General for Argentina

Microsoft Switches On First AI Data Halls in São Paulo State

Ray Dalio Warns CBDCs Would End Financial Privacy and Enable Government Control

FCA Launches Mills Review Into AI’s Impact on UK Retail Finance

Yape Revises Name Display After Backlash, Now Shows First Name and Three Letters of Surname

Canada Signs Exploratory AI MOU With Coveo to Explore Homegrown Tools for Public Services

Telecom Argentina Unifies Services Under Personal, Awaits Telefónica Merger Approval

TechSparks Leaders Urge India To Build AI At Home, Master GPUs, Prioritize Security

GV Leads $200 Million Round, Valuing Synthesia at $4 Billion

China Telecom to Lift eSIM Age Cap on Oct. 24 as Industry Voices Caution on Ditching Physical SIMs

Modi, Qualcomm Chief Signal Deeper Collaboration on AI, Semiconductors and 6G

OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an In‑Chat App Platform With Spotify, Canva and Expedia

2D Magnetic Alloy Enables Field-Free Memory Switching With Tenfold Lower Power

OpenAI Plans Compute-Heavy ChatGPT Features, with Some Limited to Pro and Extra Fees

Google Puts Gemini Inside Chrome for U.S. Desktops

Meta and EssilorLuxottica Launch AI Smart Glasses With Lens Display and EMG Wrist Control