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1/ Google’s ‘New Era of Intelligence’ Might Actually Be Real This Time

Google just dropped Gemini 3, calling it the start of a “new era of intelligence,” and honestly, it’s kind of living up to the hype. It crushed a bunch of reasoning and knowledge benchmarks — even beating GPT-5 — and only falls short to Claude in coding. The model can whip up UI layouts on the fly and is already powering Google’s new AI Mode in Search. Alongside it, Google launched Antigravity, a free agent-first dev platform with browser control and multi-agent workflows. Overall, it’s Google’s biggest flex in a long time, and it finally puts some real pressure back on OpenAI.

2/ OpenAI Quietly Drops a Model That Outcodes Gemini 3 Pro

OpenAI just dropped GPT-5.1 Codex-Max, a beefed-up coding model that finally closes the gap in long, complex dev sessions. It runs faster, uses 30% fewer tokens, and can keep going for 24+ hours thanks to a new “compaction” trick that trims history without losing context. It’s now outperforming Codex-High and Gemini 3 Pro on coding tasks, which is wild considering this was just an incremental update. Plus, it’s already live in the Codex CLI and IDE extensions, with API access on the way. Overall, it’s a clean win for anyone building real projects with AI and another step toward marathon-length AI workflows.

3/ Jeff Bezos + $6.2B + Physical AI = Project Prometheus

Jeff Bezos is back in the driver’s seat, co-leading Project Prometheus, a new startup focused on AI for engineering, aerospace, and automotive tech. The company already has $6.2B in funding and has poached top talent from OAI, DeepMind, and Meta to build AI that learns from the physical world. Bezos is sharing CEO duties with physicist Vik Bajaj, and the project aligns closely with his Blue Origin goals. Even in “retirement,” Bezos clearly isn’t slowing down, and with this much firepower, Prometheus is instantly one of the most interesting AI startups to watch.

4/ Are We Getting Smarter — or Just Better at Being Lazy?

MIT scientists are finding that our brains might literally be slowing down in the age of ChatGPT. One study showed students who used AI to write essays had less brain activity and couldn’t even recall what they’d just written. Researchers worry that our “frictionless” tech habits — offloading memory, focus, and effort onto machines — are creating what some call a “stupidogenic society.” We’ve traded challenge for convenience, and while AI makes life easier, it’s quietly making thinking harder. The big question: are we getting smarter with our tools, or just better at letting them think for us?

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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