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product updateMicrosoft

GitHub removes premium AI models from free Copilot Student plan

GitHub has removed premium AI models including GPT-5.4, Claude Opus, and Claude Sonnet from its free Copilot Student plan effective March 12, 2026. The change leaves students with access only to lower-cost models: Claude 4.5 Haiku, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and GPT-5.3 Codex. GitHub's decision triggered 2,874 downvotes versus 21 upvotes on the announcement, with students arguing they need premium models to learn industry-standard tools.

2 min readvia go.theregister.com
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product updateMicrosoft

Microsoft launches Copilot Health to store and analyze patient data, explicitly disclaims medical advice

Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, a separate space within Copilot designed to aggregate electronic health records and wearable data for personalized health insights. The service explicitly disclaims providing medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment—positioning itself as a wellness tool rather than clinical decision support.

2 min readvia go.theregister.com
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product update

Google Antigravity quotas drop dramatically as pricing shifts to paid credits model

Google has restructured pricing for its Antigravity agentic AI coding tool, shifting from quota-based access to a hybrid credits model. Developers on the $20/month AI Pro plan report weekly rate limits have tightened dramatically—one user tracked a drop from 300M input tokens weekly to under 9M. The company now directs heavy users toward the $249.99/month Ultra plan.

2 min readvia go.theregister.com
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Meta acquires Moltbook, hires AI agent platform founders for Superintelligence Labs

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network designed exclusively for AI agents, and hired its founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr to work in Meta's Superintelligence Labs run by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. The acquisition gives Meta access to Moltbook's technology for verifying agent identities and coordinating complex tasks between AI bots. The move signals Meta's intent to integrate agentic AI capabilities into its platforms, though specific plans remain undisclosed.

2 min readvia go.theregister.com
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product update

Perplexity launches Personal Computer: Mac mini-based AI agent with local app integration

Perplexity announced Personal Computer today, a cloud-based AI agent that runs on a continuously operating Mac mini to merge local applications with Perplexity's AI capabilities. The system operates 24/7, accessible from any device, and maintains integration with users' files and applications through a secure local connection.

2 min readvia 9to5mac.com
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product update

Gemini in Chrome expands to Canada, India, New Zealand with 50+ languages

Google has expanded Gemini in Chrome beyond the US to Canada, India, and New Zealand, adding support for over 50 languages. The update brings Gemini to iOS browsers and includes new image editing capabilities via Nano Banana 2, while maintaining existing integrations with Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Drive, Maps, Search, and YouTube.

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fundingNVIDIA

Nvidia to spend $26B on open-weight AI models, filing reveals

Nvidia will invest $26 billion over the next five years to build open-weight AI models, according to a 2025 financial filing confirmed by executives. The move signals a strategic shift from chipmaker to AI frontier lab, with the company releasing Nemotron 3 Super (128B parameters) and claiming it outperforms GPT-OSS on multiple benchmarks.

3 min readvia wired.com
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product updateAmazon Web Services

Amazon's Alexa+ adds 'Sassy' personality for adults with explicit language but content guardrails

Amazon announced a new "Sassy" personality for Alexa+ on Thursday, marketed toward adult users and protected by additional security checks including Face ID on iOS. The personality uses explicit language and wit but explicitly excludes sexual content, hate speech, and harmful material.

2 min readvia techcrunch.com
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model release

AI2 releases robotics models trained entirely in simulation, achieving zero-shot real-world transfer

AI2 has released MolmoSpaces and MolmoBot, robotics models trained exclusively in simulation that transfer directly to real robots without manual real-world data collection or fine-tuning. The approach eliminates months of teleoperated demonstrations typically required for simulation-trained robots. Both systems are open-source.