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Today's lead: GNews Gemini model — Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in General Availability - TestingCatalog

In this episode:

- GNews Gemini model: Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in General Availability - TestingCatalog

- GNews GPT new model: OpenAI launches GPT-5.5-Cyber: Key things to know about the new model - WION

- Hacker News AI (50+): GPT-5.5 Price Increase: What It Costs

- GNews Elon Musk AI: France turned its probe of Elon Musk and X into a criminal investigation - qz.com

- GNews Mark Zuckerberg AI: As Mark Zuckerberg makes an AI version of himself... will your next boss be an avatar? - London Evening Standard

- GNews Sundar Pichai AI: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on when he found 'the calmest place in the world'; says: I became possessed by . - The Times of India

- GNews Jensen Huang: NVDA stock has never trailed SOXX this badly in years — why CEO Jensen Huang's China trip with Trump may fix that - MSN

- GNews GPT new model: OpenAI brings GPT-5-class reasoning to real-time voice — and it changes what voice agents can actually orchestrate - Venturebeat

Question:

What's the one AI story today that you think most people are missing?

Sources (selection):

1. GNews Gemini model — Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite in General Availability - TestingCatalog

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2. GNews GPT new model — OpenAI launches GPT-5.5-Cyber: Key things to know about the new model - WION

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3. Hacker News AI (50+) — GPT-5.5 Price Increase: What It Costs

https://openrouter.ai/announcements/gpt55-cost-analysis

4. GNews Elon Musk AI — France turned its probe of Elon Musk and X into a criminal investigation - qz.com

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5. GNews Mark Zuckerberg AI — As Mark Zuckerberg makes an AI version of himself... will your next boss be an avatar? - London Evening Standard

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6. GNews Sundar Pichai AI — Google CEO Sundar Pichai on when he found 'the calmest place in the world'; says: I became possessed by . - The Times of India

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7. GNews Jensen Huang — NVDA stock has never trailed SOXX this badly in years — why CEO Jensen Huang's China trip with Trump may fix that - MSN

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8. GNews GPT new model — OpenAI brings GPT-5-class reasoning to real-time voice — and it changes what voice agents can actually orchestrate - Venturebeat

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxNV2UxeFJUdlhJVEJhcFRoT3FpQmF1bWY5X08xdG1xNWdGbHJrNVlQSVI0X2JGT1RYdlp1LVliR21JYTROOHA4N1BDVzZDQm5TYjZhSW5heFpwYi0zb3Nfd1ppYWFyMXh4LWd6OHU0TzVMcnZqenotWFBuOG1tb1k4NWZGYXM2N1M5ZFpMRU91RUVvbkoyMkNZaDA1QUMwdmoyWHB0UUxHYkRkbERTR09WTHNSX21md05JQ1RjUTBPS0w2ZjVDOGlVNzlfRTQ3Nm9FZVVIUkJKcGtPbDZKaXdBQk5xMkI?oc=5

9. GNews GPT new model — OpenAI Enables Smartphone Control For Codex Sessions - Let's Data Science

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10. GNews GPT new model — OpenAI targets cyber defenders with GPT-5.5 - crypto.news

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11. GNews Claude model — Anthropic wants to own your agent's memory, evals, and orchestration — and that should make enterprises nervous - Venturebeat

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12. GNews Claude model — A company tested Claude Mythos Preview. It says the AI found a bug that existed for 20 years - Business Insider

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13. GNews Claude model — Anthropic’s NLAs Surface 14% Of Hidden Behaviors In Claude 4.6 - Quantum Zeitgeist

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14. GNews Mark Zuckerberg AI — Meta’s Embrace of A.I. Is Making Its Employees Miserable - The New York Times

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15. GNews Claude model — AI safety tests have a new problem: Models are now faking their own reasoning traces - the-decoder.com

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxPYWQ4UXZqN1Y3aFZ2UTRBbHA2X3cxR0YwVnJJNUJZQW1JOXhWQkR2dmpRRmliMk4tYkZwWEJ4cHRJNExlQnhWbEgyUGxrM055emwwSjU0cW9wR2xmd2JnckV5LVBJTDdkSk84S2o4VktTS2VScFFWb3l2TWM1elFKcDVyVXo1Zi1fMUJ0QlBIQjhiR1pPVHhnWmtpWk9TMFFVdFgydjNJREdMazdz?oc=5

16. GNews GPT new model — ChatGPT can now alert your 'Trusted Contact' in critical moments - Android Authority

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17. GNews GPT new model — ChatGPT adds alerts for people suffering from a mental health emergency - The Independent

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18. GNews Claude model — India pushes for sovereign hosting of Anthropic’s AI models amid Claude Mythos cybersecurity concerns - Moneycontrol.com

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19. GNews Dario Amodei — Anthropic says AI demand could fuel 80x growth in 2026 — and even it is struggling to keep up - Firstpost

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20. GNews Claude model — AI Models like Claude Mythos Threaten Global Financial Stability, IMF Warns - trendingtopics.eu

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21. GNews Sam Altman — In OpenAI trial, former technology chief says Altman sowed 'chaos,' distrust among top executives - Reuters

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