WorldPingIn response to the emerging threat of rogue and shadow AI agents, here’s how the newly formed Blueprint Alliance seeks to help businesses secure their systems against anomalous AI activity.
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Google's launching an "early experiment" feature on Pixel 11 that lets users delegate local business calls to Gemini, like making a reservation, checking if a product is in stock, or rescheduling an appointment.
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Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.
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Nintendo won its $4.5 million lawsuit against James Williams, a Reddit moderator accused of distributing pirated Switch games, as reported earlier by Aftermath.
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Ando has raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures, and Emergence.
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