UpToDay – AI

Stories & Sources - 1. Google adds Flex and Priority tiers to Gemini API — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-flex-and-priority-inference/ - 2. NVIDIA and Google optimize Gemma 4 for local GPUs and agents — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-open-models-google-gemma-4/ - 3. Google Vids offers free videos, custom music and AI avatars — https://blo...

Stories & Sources - 1. From RTX to Spark: NVIDIA Accelerates Gemma 4 for Local Agentic AI — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-open-models-google-gemma-4/ - 2. New ways to balance cost and reliability in the Gemini API — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-flex-and-priority-inference/ - 3. Create, edit and share videos at no cost in Google Vids —...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI closes $122 billion funding round at $852 billion valuation — https://openai.com/index/accelerating-the-next-phase-ai - 2. Google adds Flex and Priority tiers to the Gemini API — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-flex-and-priority-inference/ - 3. NVIDIA optimizes Gemma 4 for local, agentic AI across devices — https://blogs.n...

Stories & Sources - 1. Google upgrades real-time voice with a higher-quality Gemini audio model — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-1-flash-live/ - 2. Google rolls out Lyria 3 music models for developers — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/lyria-3-developers/ - 3. OpenAI explains its public Model Spec for intended model...

Stories & Sources - 1. Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/gemini-models/gemini-3-1-flash-live/ - 2. Build with Lyria 3, our newest music generation model — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/lyria-3-developers/ - 3. How Autonomous AI Agents Become Secure by Design With NVIDIA OpenShell — https://blogs.nvi...

Stories & Sources - 1. Update on the OpenAI Foundation — https://openai.com/index/update-on-the-openai-foundation - 2. Powering product discovery in ChatGPT — https://openai.com/index/powering-product-discovery-in-chatgpt - 3. Build with Lyria 3, our newest music generation model — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/lyria-3-developers/ - 4. The Future of AI Is Open a...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI Foundation to deploy at least $1 billion across life sciences, jobs, AI resilience and communities — https://openai.com/index/update-on-the-openai-foundation - 2. ChatGPT adds richer, visual product discovery via the Agentic Commerce Protocol — https://openai.com/index/powering-product-discovery-in-chatgpt - 3. Open-source teen safety policies released to work with gp...

Stories & Sources - 1. NVIDIA builds OpenShell, an open-source runtime to sandbox autonomous AI agents. — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/secure-autonomous-ai-agents-openshell/ - 2. OpenAI says Sora 2 and the Sora app include built-in safety protections for video generation. — https://openai.com/index/creating-with-sora-safely

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI to acquire Astral — https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral - 2. How we monitor internal coding agents for misalignment — https://openai.com/index/how-we-monitor-internal-coding-agents-misalignment

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI to acquire Astral to expand Codex with popular Python tools — https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral - 2. How OpenAI monitors internal coding agents for misalignment — https://openai.com/index/how-we-monitor-internal-coding-agents-misalignment - 3. NVIDIA spotlights local agent PCs, Nemotron models and NemoClaw at GTC — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI details GPT-5.4-powered monitoring for internal coding agents — https://openai.com/index/how-we-monitor-internal-coding-agents-misalignment - 2. OpenAI to acquire Astral to bolster Codex and Python tooling — https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral - 3. OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 mini and nano for faster coding and subagents — https://openai.com/index/introducin...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI launches GPT‑5.4 mini and nano — https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-4-mini-and-nano - 2. NVIDIA at GTC: local agent PCs, Nemotron open models, NemoClaw, and Unsloth Studio — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-gtc-2026-nemoclaw/ - 3. Google expands Personal Intelligence in the U.S. — https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/personal-i...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4 mini and nano — https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-5-4-mini-and-nano - 2. NVIDIA at GTC spotlights AI PCs, open models and NemoClaw — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/rtx-ai-garage-gtc-2026-nemoclaw/ - 3. Google expands Personal Intelligence across Search and Gemini — https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/personal-intelligence-e...

Stories & Sources - 1. Eleven v3 is Now Generally Available — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/eleven-v3-is-now-generally-available - 2. Introducing Scribe v2 Realtime — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/introducing-scribe-v2-realtime - 3. Introducing ElevenLabs Agents — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/introducing-elevenlabs-agents - 4. Introducing ElevenLabs Image & Video — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/introducing-e...

Stories & Sources - 1. Google opens Canvas in AI Mode to everyone in the U.S. in English — https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/ai-mode-canvas-writing-coding/

Stories & Sources - 1. AMD names Ariel Kelman as Chief Marketing Officer — https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1277/amd-hires-ariel-kelman-as-chief-marketing-officer - 2. Google and YouTube roll out Safer Internet Day updates for kids and families — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/safer-internet-day-2026-kids-teens/

Stories & Sources - 1. TVS Motor deploys multimodal AI agents across 25+ countries using ElevenLabs' platform — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/tvs-motor-multimodal-agents

Stories & Sources - 1. Family used ChatGPT to prepare for critical cancer treatment decisions — https://openai.com/index/navigating-health-questions - 2. ElevenLabs launches Eleven v3 (alpha) — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/eleven-v3 - 3. ElevenLabs raises $500M Series D at an $11B valuation — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/series-d - 4. The latest AI news we announced in January — https://blog.google/in...

Stories & Sources - 1. SpaceX acquires xAI to build orbital AI data centers — https://reallysimpleai.blogspot.com/2026/02/spacex-acquires-xai-to-build-orbital-ai.html

Stories & Sources - 1. Amazon expands Nova family and launches Nova Forge and Nova Act — https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-agentic-ai-amazon-bedrock-nova-models - 2. AWS unveils frontier agents to act like members of development teams — https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-ai-frontier-agents-autonomous-kiro - 3. AgentCore adds Policy, Evaluations, and episodic Memory — https://www.ab...

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenClaw: the open-source AI assistant that runs on your computer. — https://reallysimpleai.blogspot.com/2026/02/openclaw-open-source-ai-assistant-that.html

Stories & Sources - 1. Study finds AI assistance can reduce immediate coding mastery despite small speed gains — https://www.anthropic.com/research/AI-assistance-coding-skills Notes: This report describes a randomized controlled trial of 52 participants, immediate quiz results (AI group 50% vs hand-coding 67%), interaction patterns, and qualitative findings. Read the full paper for details.

Stories & Sources - 1. Amazon names Peter DeSantis to lead new AI, silicon and quantum organization; Pieter Abbeel to lead frontier model research; Rohit Prasad to depart — https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/andy-jassy-peter-desantis-amazon-leadership-update - 2. Amazon launches Nova 2 family, Nova Forge for custom frontier models, and Nova Act for reliable browser agents — https://www....

Stories & Sources - 1. OpenAI unveils EU Economic Blueprint 2.0 to boost adoption and skills — https://openai.com/index/the-next-chapter-for-ai-in-the-eu - 2. Revolut selects ElevenLabs Agents to bolster voice customer support — https://elevenlabs.io/blog/revolut - 3. OpenAI outlines safeguards against URL-based data exfiltration — https://openai.com/index/ai-agent-link-safety - 4. NVIDIA pushes t...

Stories & Sources - 1. Google DeepMind's 'Dear Upstairs Neighbors' previews at Sundance — https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/dear-upstairs-neighbors/ - 2. NVIDIA unveils Earth-2 open models for AI weather — https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-earth-2-open-models/