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Google Workspace now gives eligible admins detailed Gemini Notebook audit logs. See what is tracked, how to use the data for AI governance, and the regional-data limitation that still matters.
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Perplexity Computer now splits work between cloud models and a local model on Mac, keeping sensitive files and personal data on-device when possible. Here is what that changes for privacy-sensitive AI workflows.
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GitHub Copilot will retire Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, Kimi K2.7 Code and Claude Opus 4.7 on October 2, 2026. Here is how teams should audit model dependencies before the cutoff.
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OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026. It targets the hardest end-to-end work, but costs 2.5x GPT-5.6 Sol at standard API rates. Here is who should test it, who should wait, and how to judge the upgrade by completed-task cost.
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Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash as a generally available model for long-horizon coding, autonomous agents and enterprise workflows. Here is what changed, what it costs, and when switching from 3.7 Flash makes sense.
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Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 on September 1, 2026 — same model, split safeguards. Fable 5.1 is GA with 25–45% cost reduction via 75% cheaper cache reads, Mythos 5.1 for vetted cyber/life-science work. Enterprise Frontier Safeguards (EFS) rolling out this fall for zero-data-retention privacy with automated misuse detection.
