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Would you ever say no to AI if your job depended on using it? 🤔 One person's decision is raising an interesting question about how much AI should be part of our working lives.

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Google is testing a new Gemini Notebook feature that turns research and documents into illustrated comics. Users could choose different art styles, languages, and page layouts to make information more engaging.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed met Sam Altman as four agreements with OpenAI were signed. The partnerships aim to expand AI adoption across government services, energy, investment, and education.

OpenAI is reportedly pushing to call its data centers “AI compute campuses.” The new label highlights their role in powering AI development while presenting them as major infrastructure and job-creation projects.

A University of Kentucky employee has secured an exemption from using AI at work based on his humanist beliefs. He argued that AI use conflicts with his commitment to independent thinking, raising questions about workplace AI policies and employee rights.

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Chinese humanoid robots have learned to run, dance, and perform backflips. Now, the real competition is about making them intelligent enough to handle unfamiliar tasks. Companies are investing heavily in embodied AI, the technology that helps robots understand their surroundings, learn from experience, and adapt without being programmed for every move.

The investment is already surging, with Chinese embodied AI companies raising $13 billion in the first half of 2026. The next big robotics breakthrough might not be a better robot body, but a much smarter brain.

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What if you could turn a single image into a fully interactive 3D model with just one prompt? A free Claude skill called Teardown makes it possible. It builds detailed models with moving parts, internal components, animations, and interactive controls.

From a hummingbird unfolding piece by piece to engines and robots you can take apart and explore, it turns complex ideas into working 3D simulations. The skill is free, open source, and runs inside Claude Code.

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