Google launches pilot of double-blind AI evaluations, keeping external
Google launches a pilot of double-blind AI evaluations, keeping external evaluations in a cryptographic "box" to stop benchmark contamination and protect IP
TL;DRGoogle tests hidden AI evaluations to prevent cheating and protect model secrets.
Why it matters: Restores credibility to benchmark claims when independent reviewers can't see proprietary details.

Reduce ASR inference costs by 75% with NVIDIA MPS on Amazon EC2
TL;DRNVIDIA MPS lets you run multiple speech recognition tasks on one GPU, slashing costs 75%.

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search
TL;DRGoogle Search adds hotel booking, airfare tracking, and rewards lookup features.
Latest
Meta's AG settlement says its age verification framework will use
Meta will use Apple and Google's age data to verify user ages under settlement.
OpenAI researcher warns ultrafast AI could leave security teams in
Fast AI systems could outpace human security responses; autonomous safeguards needed.
Google brings trip-planning features to Search's AI Mode
Google Search's AI mode now helps plan trips with flights, hotels, and loyalty points.
Sony finally has a cheaper OLED to compete with midrange Samsung and LG
Sony launches cheaper OLED TV to compete with Samsung and LG's midrange offerings.
Speedo launches own smart swim wearable
Speedo made smart swimming goggles that give feedback after you swim, not during.
Operation Bluebird launches New Twitter
Startup launches Twitter.now social network using the abandoned Twitter name.
Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more
Google's AI can now track flights and book hotels instead of just showing results.
Hot Chips 2026: Cerebras lays out the future of wafer-scale AI — Nexus
Cerebras unveiled faster AI chips and rack designs that triple performance per system.
Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras
People are destroying Flock surveillance cameras in protest of mass surveillance.