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1/ Claude Learns to Browse—The Internet Gets Nervous

Anthropic is testing out Claude for Chrome, letting the AI actually click around in your browser, manage tasks, and fill forms for you. It’s a big step toward browser-based AI agents, but also comes with security risks like prompt injection attacks—where hidden instructions on a page can trick the AI into doing shady stuff (like deleting emails). In early tests, 23% of attacks worked, but new safeguards cut that to 11%, and some browser-specific attacks dropped to zero. Right now, only 1,000 Max plan users are piloting the extension to give feedback before a wider rollout. If it works, this could be a whole new way to use AI safely inside your everyday browsing.

2/ Apple + OpenAI = Antitrust Trouble? Musk Says Yes

Elon Musk’s xAI just took Apple and OpenAI to court in Texas, claiming their ChatGPT partnership on iPhones is basically antitrust gatekeeping. The lawsuit says Apple is steering users straight to ChatGPT while pushing rivals like Grok down the rankings—or out of sight entirely. Musk’s team wants billions in damages, arguing Apple’s App Store favoritism builds an unfair moat around OpenAI. Apple insists its store is fair, and OpenAI brushed it off as more Musk harassment. Either way, this case could be the first big legal showdown over who gets to dominate the AI spotlight as it goes mainstream.

3/ Gemini’s Nano-Banana Just Grew Into a Photoshop Killer

Google just dropped Gemini Flash 2.5 Image (yep, the same “nano-banana” that went viral in testing), and it’s a serious step up for AI editing. The model can handle multi-step edits, blend styles, and keep character consistency way better than before—basically Photoshop vibes but with prompts. It even makes smart choices, like adding the right plants to a scene, thanks to built-in world knowledge. Priced cheaper than OpenAI’s and Flux-Kontext’s image tools, it’s already topping leaderboards. While it’s not fully replacing pro workflows yet, this upgrade could spark a whole wave of viral creative apps.

4/ Goodbye AGI Foundations, Hello Wang’s World at Meta

Meta just hit the reset button on its AI game, scrapping its AGI Foundations team and reshuffling everything under Alexandr Wang. The new setup splits into four groups—research, training, products, and infrastructure—with Wang holding the reins (and even Yann LeCun now reporting to him). A hiring freeze is also in place, meaning no new AI hires without Wang’s personal sign-off. There’s even a new “TBD Lab” for frontier AI experiments and “omni” models. After a wild summer of poaching talent, Meta’s clearly shifting gears from hiring spree to tightening control.

5/ OpenAI Just Shot Its Shot at Google Chrome

OpenAI says it’d totally be down to buy Google Chrome—if the courts ever force Google to sell it. The comment came during a major antitrust trial where the DOJ is trying to break up Google’s dominance in online search. Google’s not having it, insisting Chrome isn’t up for grabs and calling the lawsuit bogus. OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google (no luck), and now it’s riding with Microsoft and Bing. Meanwhile, Google’s flexing Gemini, and OpenAI might even be cooking up its own social network. The AI wars just keep getting juicier.

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