AI-driven workforce reductions are accelerating, with corporations across sectors explicitly acknowledging that AI now performs work previously done by humans, leading to massive layoffs and a widening gap between AI-native and legacy companies[2].

Sam Altman and Jony Ive are set to release their AI hardware, generating significant buzz, though initial sales are expected to be modest[1].

Apple is reportedly in deep discussions with Google to integrate Gemini into Siri, aiming to finally deliver the advanced Siri and Apple Intelligence features promised nearly two years ago[1].

Anthropic is testing Claude Tasks mode, which separates planning from execution to function as a workflow runner with visible steps and user intervention.[5]

OpenAI shipped GPT Image 1.5 directly inside ChatGPT, improving text rendering, composition control, and iterative edits within a single thread.[5]

Google launched Gemini 3 Flash as a high-speed model, alongside Gemini 3 which delivers state-of-the-art multimodal reasoning integrated into Google Search and Android apps.[1][5]

OpenAI released GPT-5.2-Codex, a coding-specialized model update optimized for long context, multi-file edits, repo navigation, and tool-driven workflows in ChatGPT.[5]

Google confirmed Gemini will fully replace Google Assistant in 2026, with expansions to Wear OS, Google TV, Android Auto, and new features like Nano Banana for image editing.

GPT-5.2 Thinking mode achieved breakthrough 70.9% on GDPval, marking the first model to match human expert performance across 44 occupations.

Google's Gemini 3 Pro reached a historic 1501 Elo score on LMArena, the highest ranking ever, highlighting superior performance in late 2025 benchmarks.