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Gemini 3 Flash is coming to the Gemini app, Search, the Gemini API,
Vertex AI, AI Studio, and Antigravity. It offers better performance
than Gemini 2.5 Pro while running workloads three times faster. Gemini
3 Flash will become the new default model in the Gemini and web
interface. Google will be adjusting the free limits for Gemini 3 Pro,
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OPENAI OPENS CHATGPT TO THIRD-PARTY APPS AFTER REVIEW PROCESS (1
MINUTE READ) [6]

OpenAI has opened submissions for third-party apps inside ChatGPT.
Developers can publish their tools directly to the platform following
a review process. Apps will be positioned alongside existing built-in
tools. The rollout is global. Monetization details have not been fully
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SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

CONNECTOME PIONEER SEBASTIAN SEUNG IS BUILDING A DIGITAL BRAIN (9
MINUTE READ) [7]

Sebastian Seung, a neuroscience and computer science professor at
Princeton University, was one of the researchers who helped create the
first complete wiring diagram of a fly's brain. He has created a
startup called Memazing to create the technology needed to reverse
engineer the fly brain (and eventually more complex organisms) and
create full recreations of the brain in software. The company's goal
is to use an existing map of how nature has produced intelligence to
create a new form of artificial intelligence. The startup is still in
a very early stage and is in the process of raising funds, but the
team has already begun work on the fly brain emulation and has started connecting a model to a simple robotics system.

NASA FINALLYÄAND WE REALLY DO MEAN IT THIS TIMEÄHAS A FULL-TIME
LEADER (5 MINUTE READ) [8]

Jared Isaacman, at 42 years old, is the youngest person to lead NASA.
The agency has faced an extraordinarily difficult year. About 20% of
the agency employees took buyouts or early retirements thanks to the
Department of Government Efficiency. NASA is locked into a high-stakes
race with China to return humans to the Moon, but the agency has to
deal with an administration that sought to cut its budget by 24%.

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year's survey included questions about embedded technology tools and industry-sourced, community-vetted technology options. Python's
adoption has accelerated significantly due to its ability to be the
go-to language for AI, data science, and back-end development. Redis
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MISCELLANEOUS

THE OSCARS ARE HEADING TO YOUTUBE IN 2029 (2 MINUTE READ) [12]

The 101st Academy Awards will be hosted on YouTube starting in 2029
through 2033. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has
signed an exclusive rights deal with YouTube that includes red carpet
coverage, behind-the-scenes content, and access to the Governors Ball.
The coverage of the Academy Awards will be available to YouTube TV
subscribers in the US and for free on YouTube for viewers around the
world.

OPENAI DISCUSSED FUNDING AT $750 BILLION VALUE (1 MINUTE READ) [13]

OpenAI has held preliminary funding talks with investors to raise
tens of billions of dollars at a valuation of $750 billion. The yet-to-be-profitable startup plans to spend trillions on
infrastructure to support the development of AI technology. It has
raised billions in recent years at ever-larger valuations. The startup
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¨ IS MOZILLA TRYING HARD TO KILL ITSELF? (3 MINUTE READ) [17]

Mozilla's new CEO has hinted that axing ad blockers is something that
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WAYMO AND TESLA'S SELF-DRIVING SYSTEMS ARE MORE SIMILAR THAN PEOPLE
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GOOGLE IS REPORTEDLY WORKING WITH META TO EXPAND SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR
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Google is working with Meta on TorchTPU, a project that aims to make
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