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1/ Gemini Is Now Reading Your Inbox — In a Helpful Way

Gmail is leaning harder into AI in 2026, with Gemini becoming a core part of how the inbox works. New AI Overviews can summarize long threads or answer questions by pulling details from your emails, cutting down on manual searching. Google is also rolling out smarter writing tools, including improved suggested replies and proofreading, while testing an AI Inbox that prioritizes important messages. Some features are free, while others sit behind paid AI plans. Overall, Gmail is shifting from just hosting email to actively organizing it.

2/ Elon Musk’s xAI Joins the $200B Club (Yes, Already)

xAI just closed a massive $20B round, pushing its valuation past $200B and officially putting it in the same league as OpenAI and Anthropic. The company is going all-in on compute, rapidly expanding data centers in Memphis and training Grok 5 as we speak. With Grok being plugged directly into X, plus future Tesla and Optimus tie-ins, Musk controls both the AI and the distribution. The AI funding war clearly isn’t slowing down. And xAI just made it very clear it plans to be at the top table.

3/ Grok’s Viral Problem Is Exactly What Critics Warned About

Grok is under fire after users on X started using it to digitally undress women — and in some cases minors — using its image editing features. Governments including France, India, Malaysia, and the UK have condemned the outputs, with France calling them illegal under EU law. Musk and X say users creating illegal content will face consequences, including bans and law enforcement involvement. The situation highlights the downside of marketing “less restricted” AI to millions of anonymous users. What was framed as freedom is quickly turning into a serious safety and legal mess.

4/ IG’s Filter Culture Is Over, Thanks to AI and Gen Z

Adam Mosseri says AI has killed Instagram’s polished aesthetic, with younger users ditching curated grids for candid, unfiltered photos in DMs. He’s pushing for camera-signed verification to prove what’s real and wants Instagram to label AI content while giving creators tools to compete. Mosseri predicts a shift from trusting images to trusting the people posting them. The move is ironic for the app that popularized “filter culture,” but it reflects how AI and changing habits are rewriting social media. Instagram is now racing to keep up with the authenticity trend.

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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