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💥 OpenAI is worried about Google's Gemini 3

📲 Android and iPhone users can now AirDrop files

🤔 Grok says Elon Musk is better than basically everyone

👀 Google starts showing ads in AI search results

🏭 Foxconn to manufacture OpenAI hardware in the US

🚀 Blue Origin reveals super heavy New Glenn rocket variant

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• CEO Sam Altman admitted in a leaked memo that OpenAI is facing rough vibes and catching up fast after independent benchmarks showed Google’s Gemini 3 Pro leading GPT-5.1 in reasoning and coding tasks.
• The internal note warns employees that revenue growth could plummet to single digits by 2026 as the company faces economic headwinds and a projected $74 billion operating loss by 2028.
• Rumors of a hiring freeze are circulating as the document moves staff from a default winner mindset to a wartime footing to address cooling enterprise demand and a contraction in the AI hype cycle.

• Google updated Quick Share on the Pixel 10 lineup to transfer files directly to Apple devices, provided the recipient enables the standard AirDrop setting for “Everyone for 10 minutes” mode.
• This feature allows two-way communication for sending photos or videos from an iPhone back to a Pixel, though the Android phone must also be set as discoverable to receive content.
• Data travels over a direct peer-to-peer connection without routing through a server, ensuring shared content is never logged while you verify the right person by checking their specific device name.

• Users discovered Grok 4.1 claiming Elon Musk would outperform legends like Peyton Manning in the NFL draft or Naomi Campbell on a fashion runway because he brings innovation to every single field.
• Musk stated that adversarial prompting manipulated the model into absurdly positive responses, while the public system prompt acknowledges a tendency for the AI to mirror its creator’s remarks rather than seek truth.
• Extensive baseball testing showed the chatbot picking Musk over slugger Kyle Schwarber due to chaotic engineering potential, yet it admitted Shohei Ohtani is a generational talent who would finally beat its creator.

• Google is moving ads into the official build of its Gemini-powered AI Mode, placing sponsored cards at the very bottom of the page instead of replacing the organic results users see.
• The update prioritizes organic link cards by positioning them directly within Gemini’s answer, pushing the new ads down so they sit below the content rather than sticking them at the top.
• Although you can now hide sponsored results in traditional searches, source images suggest this option does not extend to AI Mode, which is currently appearing for a handful of users.

• OpenAI and Foxconn plan to co-develop multiple generations of AI servers in parallel while manufacturing core components like power, networking, and cooling systems at existing factories in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Texas.
• Although no financial terms were disclosed, the announcement says the startup gets early access to evaluate these systems and holds an option to purchase them for its massive infrastructure development plans.
• The arrangement adds a local layer to the supply chain and potentially speeds the pace of deployment following recent spending commitments of roughly $1.4 trillion made with other major technology firms.

• Blue Origin unveiled the New Glenn 9x4 rocket that uses nine engines on the booster stage and four on the upper stage to carry over 70 metric tons to low-Earth orbit.
• This super-heavy launch system stands taller than the historic Saturn V and adds a larger forward-facing shield designed for mega-constellations, deep space explorations, and national security imperatives such as Golden Dome.
• The company also updated the existing New Glenn 7x2 model with reusable fairings to reduce turnaround time between launches, while CEO Dave Limp plans to fly a lunar lander by early 2026.

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