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Google's NotebookLM is expanding beyond audio summaries into short-form video, rolling out sixty-second vertical clips for AI Ultra and Pro subscribers. The feature turns your uploaded research into TikTok-style content, complete with paper cutout animation and narration — a sign that AI tools are chasing attention spans as much as productivity.
Meanwhile, California Governor Gavin Newsom has struck a deal with Anthropic to give state government workers access to Claude at fifty percent off standard pricing. The agreement is framed around improving workflows and cybersecurity, with Newsom pledging the technology will be used responsibly and transparently. It's one of the more concrete examples of a government actually committing to an AI vendor at scale.
And researchers have published new work examining the security risks baked into AI applications built on pre-trained model hubs. The paper argues that the supply chain for AI models carries real vulnerabilities that developers often underestimate, a timely reminder that as adoption accelerates, the attack surface grows right alongside it.
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