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Google Search's AI evolution includes more ads

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A game studio promoting an AI video contest is canceling the competition.

From Recreate Games, which was working on the contest for its multiplayer party game Party Animals:

Intuit to lay off over 3,000 employees to refocus on AI

In a memo to employees, CEO Sasan Goodarzi said the layoffs are meant to reduce complexity, simplify the company's corporate structure, and deliver better AI products.

AI search startups are blowing up

AI search has quietly become one of the most attractive targets in consumer AI.

Stability AI releases a new audio model that can create 6-minute songs

Stability Audio 3.0 small model can run on-device and generate two-minute long tracks.

Figma launches AI agent that designs on the canvas

Summary: Figma is launching its own AI agent that operates directly on the collaborative design canvas, letting users generate, edit, and iterate on designs through natural language prompts. The move follows partnerships with Anthropic and OpenAI and the $200 million Weavy acquisition.

Barnes & Noble CEO is fine with stocking AI-written books

As concerns around AI grow, Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt's words have hit a nerve for some online.

Figma has a product design AI agent.

The new agent is initially available in Figma Design, and can be used to help with generated or editing design projects, and “automate busywork,” according to Figma’s announcement. This is the latest creative company to launch an AI assistant, following Canva and several examples from Adobe.

It’s Make or Break Time for AI Labeling Systems

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NanoClaw creator turns down $20M buyout offer, raises $12M seed instead

NanoCo, the company behind OpenClaw alternative NanoClaw, has raised a $12 million seed after a viral launch, the founders tell TechCrunch.

LinkedIn is cracking down on spammy AI-generated comments.

The platform began limiting the visibility of content deemed “generic or repetitive” earlier this year, and now it’s expanding this system to “low-effort” comments that may be AI-generated. That includes comments posted across LinkedIn using automation tools with “little or no human involvement,” as well as ones that “restate the original post without sharing anything new.”

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