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• [New] Google has reportedly limited Meta's access to its Gemini AI models after demand for computing capacity exceeded what Google could provide, highlighting growing infrastructure constraints across the AI sector. FTI Strategic Communications
• [New] By providing entry points for different user comfort levels - from invisible AI assistance to full mixed reality-Google creates multiple opportunities to capture users as they become ready for more advanced spatial computing experiences. Next Reality
• [New] The Google deal adds $920 million per month for about 110,000 GPUs through 2029. 24/7 Wall St.
• [New] Google DeepMind has introduced an AI Control Roadmap that treats highly capable AI agents as potential insider threats, granting permissions only after verified behaviour and continuously monitoring their actions. MarketingProfs
• [New] The corporate landscape has already been transformed by previous waves of technological disruption, with companies like Apple, Amazon, Google, and NVIDIA emerging as global leaders while former household names such as Xerox, Nokia, AOL, and Blockbuster have declined or disappeared. BusinessMole
• [New] While cloud providers such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft report rising AI revenue, investors still remain divided on how long it will take for returns to match investment levels. Fortune
• [New] Google Ads will soon allow some final URLs to redirect to different domains. Search Engine Roundtable
• [New] Key customers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are rapidly advancing their own AI accelerators, escalating the risk to NVDA's data center GPU dominance. Seeking Alpha
• [New] Google DeepMind published an AI Control Roadmap for securing advanced AI agents used inside Google, noting that AI agents could create $2.9 trillion in U.S. economic value by 2030. Agentic AI Weekly
• [New] With the addition of 1,000-member ensembles, Google and NOAA are experimenting with incorporating them in wind speed probability forecasts that currently use a 1,000-member Monte Carlo-based model to simulate storm scenarios. WPLG
• [New] Intel has reportedly secured an order for 3 million tensor processing units by 2028 from Google. Forbes
• [New] As 9 to 5 Google reports, Chrome 150 and 151 are expected to finalize the transition to Google's Manifest V3 extensions platform, effectively ending support and workarounds for continued use of MV2 extensions like uBlock Origin. LifeHacker
• [New] If Indian vendors, Google partners, and the Arcade team face challenges & restrictions in shipping swag or providing opportunities to participants in neighboring countries, then please work towards solutions rather than exclusions. Google Developer forums
• [New] Google is not ruling out ads, saying what they have learned from ads in AI Mode will likely carry over to Gemini. Ignite Visibility
• [New] Politicians are relying more heavily on digital spending across platforms like Facebook, Google, Snapchat and X, expected to spend $1.6 billion in that category during the cycle. CNBC
• [New] Google and Blackstone announced an AI cloud / data-center venture in which Blackstone will initially invest $5 billion of equity, with total investment potentially reaching $25 billion including leverage. Perspective on Risk
• [New] Google plans to provide advance notifications and performance guidance to help advertisers prepare for the upcoming optimization adjustments. MarketingProfs
• [New] EXCLUSIVE Google has a security hole in a Kubernetes operator that could allow attackers to bypass Google Cloud Platform identity and access protections and gain full control over any organization's cloud environment. theregister
• [New] Google will be rolling out tools this week to help make it easier to move campaign history, settings, and data into AI Max. Ignite Visibility
• [New] If enterprises migrate to Gemini 3.5 Flash via Antigravity, Google estimates they could save upwards of $1 billion per year. TechNewsWorld
• [New] Google expects capital spending of $180 billion to $190 billion in 2026, up from $31 billion in 2022, much of it going toward its eighth-generation TPU 8 t and TPU 8 i chips for training and inference. Forbes
• [New] Alphabet holds massive potential by leveraging industry-leading AI research teams to optimize its core high-revenue ecosystems, including Google Search, YouTube, programmatic advertising, and the scaling Google Cloud platform. Analytics Insight: Top Tech & Crypto Publication | Late
• [New] Google DeepMind has agreed to enter formal talks with UK tech workers that could lead to trade union representation amid growing staff concerns about the use of its AI by the US and Israeli governments' defence and intelligence. The Guardian

Last updated: 05 July 2026