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What’s happening:

• 💬 ChatGPT rolls out global group chats

• 🍌 Google drops next-gen Nano Banana Pro

• 🏛️ White House moves to block state AI laws

• 📧 Gmail now uses your emails for AI training by default

• 💼 Microsoft AI chief surprised people are “unimpressed” by AI

• 🤖 China’s humanoid robot breaks distance record

• + 📊 Daily poll and results

• + 📈 Trending tools and resources

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Hand-picked news:

💬 ChatGPT rolls out global group chats ↗️LINK

• OpenAI launched group chats worldwide for all ChatGPT plans, letting up to 20 people collaborate with each other and the AI in a shared conversation while keeping individual settings and memories private.

• Users can start a group by tapping the people icon, adding participants or sharing a link, and creating a short profile; adding someone to an existing chat creates a new thread rather than altering the original.

• ChatGPT can be tagged to respond, react with emojis, and reference profile photos as OpenAI positions group chats as the first step toward turning ChatGPT into a collaborative social platform, following recent launches like GPT-5.1 and the Sora app.

🍌 Google drops next-gen Nano Banana Pro ↗️LINK

• Google launched Nano Banana Pro, a Gemini 3–based image model that brings 4K generation, pro-level editing controls, stronger text accuracy, and integrated world knowledge for complex graphics and infographics.

• The model supports up to 14 visual references and preserves identities for up to five characters, while offering precise control over details like lighting, angles, focus, and overall composition.

• With built-in Google Search access, Pro can pull real-time information for accurate text, layouts, and data-driven visuals — making it a major upgrade for creative workflows that require reliable text and graphic rendering.

🏛️ White House moves to block state AI laws ↗️LINK

• A draft executive order from President Donald Trump would challenge state-level AI regulations by creating an AI Litigation Task Force and threatening to withhold federal BEAD funding from states with contested laws.

• The proposal aligns with AI industry leaders who oppose a state-by-state regulatory patchwork, while state lawmakers argue it hands excessive power to tech companies and undermines their ability to set guardrails.

• Republicans are also exploring a legislative moratorium on certain state AI laws, but both parties show mixed reactions — with some pushing for a unified federal standard and others warning that blocking states could stall meaningful AI oversight.

📧 Gmail now uses your emails for AI training by default ↗️LINK

• Google has begun auto-enrolling Gmail users into settings that let the service analyze emails and attachments to train Gemini-powered features unless they manually opt out.

• The change boosts tools like Smart Compose and AI writing help, but critics say using private messages without explicit consent raises serious privacy concerns — especially for sensitive info.

• Fully opting out requires disabling two separate “Smart Features” settings inside Gmail and Google Workspace, since both can feed data into AI training.

💼 Microsoft AI chief surprised people are “unimpressed” by AI ↗️LINK

• Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman said he’s baffled that some people find modern AI underwhelming, responding to backlash over Microsoft calling Windows an “agentic OS” centered on cloud- and AI-driven features.

• Critics argue their frustration isn’t with AI itself, but with Microsoft pushing AI into everything instead of fixing long-standing Windows issues like UI consistency, security concerns, and privacy.

• Suleyman defended the technology as “mindblowing,” saying it’s remarkable to converse with an AI that can generate images and video — while commenters pushed back that Microsoft’s priorities feel driven more by shareholder hype than user needs.

🤖 China’s humanoid robot breaks distance record ↗️LINK

• AgiBot’s A2 humanoid robot walked 65 miles (106 km) nonstop from Suzhou to Shanghai, earning a Guinness World Record for the longest journey completed by a humanoid robot.

• The A2 used hot-swappable batteries, dual GPS, LIDAR, and depth cameras to navigate varied terrain without shutting down, demonstrating commercial-level durability, balance, and endurance.

• AgiBot says the feat—achieved with a standard production unit—shows rapid progress in China’s robotics sector as robots begin matching human-level performance in challenging physical tasks.

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