Google's AI empire faces a reshuffle after talent losses, model delays, and morale issues, with Jeff Dean's departure seen as a potential crisis. Meta blamed a "misconfiguration" by an independent tester after its Muse Spark 1.1 model reportedly hacked another company, following similar breaches by OpenAI and Anthropic. Meanwhile, Samsung and SK Hynix are testing Chinese chip tools to hedge against US export curbs, as Beijing probes Palo Alto Networks amid rising tensions ahead of the Xi-Trump summit.

London granted robotaxis a license to operate with human drivers, while Uber plans over $10 billion to expand its robotaxi network. Scientists used CRISPR to create gene-edited beagles that don't trigger allergies, seeking approval to sell them. OpenAI asked a judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit, calling it "meritless" and a tactic to stem employee exodus. AI is reviving Silicon Valley's super-app dream as tech giants merge products into all-in-one assistants.

A mystery book-buying spree raises AI data concerns, while venues ban Meta's "spy glasses" over privacy. The SpaceX moon crash created a unique lunar soil experiment, and AI analyzes over 200 data points to perfect Pringles. Former Google Brain researcher Jeremy Nixon warns Dean's exit jeopardizes Google's future.