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Google’s Gemini Enterprise just crashed the office party with AI agents for every task, ChatGPT’s $5 plan spreads worldwide, MIT bets $50M on smarter robots, Amazon’s kiosks hand out meds in a minute and Intel burns $20B on chips.

Video pick: The Great AI Productivity Paradox

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Seven bullets of updates

  1. 🌍 ChatGPT's $5 Go plan just opened up in 16 new countries, making affordable AI tools even more accessible.

  2. 🤖 MIT’s new $50M AI initiative aims to accelerate next-gen research in robotics and machine learning across industries.

  3. 💊 Amazon’s new kiosks let patients pick up prescriptions in under a minute at select LA clinics.

  4. ♻️ Upcycled plastic is one step closer to market as Novoloop inks a deal to scale Lifecycled TPU production by early 2026.

  5. 🏭 Intel’s new $20B Arizona plant aims to revive U.S. chipmaking as it rolls out next-gen processors amid mounting losses.

  6. 🍏 Apple warns that Texas’ new law could force apps to collect more personal data from millions of users to verify their ages.

  7. 🎮 You can now play Pictionary and Tetris on your TV as Netflix launches games to 70M households in early access.

AI and trained dogs enable at-home multi-cancer detection kits

SpotitEarly, a biotech startup featured at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, is developing a unique at-home cancer screening test that combines trained dogs’ sense of smell with AI to detect early-stage cancers through breath samples. Founded in Israel in 2020, the company has raised $20.3 million to expand U.S. clinical studies, with research showing 94% accuracy in detecting breast, colorectal, prostate, and lung cancers.

Using 18 trained beagles, SpotitEarly integrates machine learning to monitor dogs’ responses for greater reliability, and plans to price its multi-cancer test kit around $250—well below competitors like Grail’s $950 Galleri test. With consumer availability expected next year via physician networks, SpotitEarly aims to make early cancer detection more accessible while treating its canine team as both partners and companions.

The Great AI Productivity Paradox

AI was supposed to make work easier. Instead, it’s fueling a system where productivity skyrockets, but your paycheck flatlines. This video breaks down how we got here—chart by chart—and why AI might just be the latest excuse to squeeze more out of workers for less. From Henry Ford to Google, and from labor laws to AI prompt guides, we unpack how power shifted—and what it’ll take to bring fairness back.

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  1. 📣 Brands win when they  blend UGC with employee and creator voices  to deepen trust and boost reach across channels.

  2. 📦 Scaling fulfillment ≠ hiring — a 3‑stage stack  syncs inventory and trains staff in under an hour to cut errors.

  3. 🤖 AI's cloud déjà vu: enterprise agent rollouts fail up to 95%, but greenfield wins loom for early adopters.

  4. 🔄 After a sale, expect first‑year layoffs and months of busywork, plus culture shifts under new owners.

Move over ChatGPT: Google’s Gemini Enterprise crashes the office party

Google has launched Gemini Enterprise, a new AI platform under Google Cloud designed to help businesses build, deploy, and manage AI agents for workplace tasks across sales, marketing, engineering, HR, and finance. Unlike earlier Workspace add-ons, this standalone product functions as a secure AI agent toolkit that integrates with Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, SAP, and Google’s own AI tools like Code Assist and Deep Research.

Early adopters include Figma, Klarna, Gordon Food Service, Macquarie Bank, and Virgin Voyages, which has deployed over 50 specialized agents. The platform offers pre-built agents, no-code automation, and centralized governance. Positioned as “the new front door for AI in the workplace,” Gemini Enterprise marks Google’s latest move to compete with Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise in the fast-growing enterprise AI market.

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