WIRED Roundup: Gemini 3 Release, Nvidia Earnings, Epstein Files Fallout

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we cover the news of the week and take a closer look at the Gemini 3, Google’s latest AI model and chatbot.

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A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring

GM is combining its vehicle software engineering and global product units under one organization, led by new Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson.

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HP Inc shares fall on layoffs, weak guidance due to U.S. trade regulations

“HP’s outlook reflects the added cost driven by the current U.S. trade-related regulations in place, and associated mitigations,” the company said.

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Dell misses on revenue, offers strong forecast driven by AI sales

Dell is an important bellwether for the health of the AI infrastructure industry as one of the top vendors for systems based around Nvidia graphics processors.

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Character.AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat

The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features.

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ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface

ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.

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Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit

WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music.

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OpenAI and Perplexity are launching AI shopping assistants, but competing startups aren’t sweating it

Startup founders building AI shopping tools think general-purpose models are too broad to deliver truly personalized shopping experiences.

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Nvidia says its GPUs are a ‘generation ahead’ of Google’s AI chips

It was in response to Wall Street’s concern that Google’s TPU chips could threaten Nvidia’s dominance of the AI infrastructure industry on Tuesday.

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Microsoft’s New ‘Fara-7B’ AI Agent Rivals GPT-4o, Runs Locally on Your PC

Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds safety checkpoints for risky actions.
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