FAA expands AI advice tool to manage air traffic congestion across all US airspace
The US Federal Aviation Administration is expanding an AI tool that advises on air traffic congestion to cover the entire US airspace. Airlines praised the tool, but the air traffic controllers' union was not involved.
AI is moving into safety-critical public systems, which could affect flight delays for travelers and raises questions about worker input.
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Families urge AI moratoriums in schools after backlash over Google Gemini pilot
Families are confronting Google and calling for pauses on AI in schools after a Gemini school pilot drew criticism. A teen's lawsuit has described Gemini as a suicide coach.
Why it mattersParents and schools may face new limits on classroom AI tools as safety concerns for young users grow.
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FAA expands AI advisory tool to manage air traffic congestion across all US airspace
The US aviation regulator is extending an AI tool that advises on managing congestion to the entire national airspace. Airlines praised it, but the air traffic controllers' union was not involved.
Why it mattersAI is moving into safety-critical public systems that affect every flight, raising questions about oversight and worker input.
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Meituan releases open-weight 1.6-trillion-parameter agent model trained on Chinese chips
Meituan has published the weights of LongCat-2.5, a 1.6-trillion-parameter model built for AI agents and trained entirely on Chinese hardware. It scores 88.4 on Terminal Bench, just behind Claude Opus 5, and its sample deployment runs on 194 Huawei Ascend chips.
Why it mattersDevelopers get a near-frontier open agent model, and the release shows China can build top models without Nvidia GPUs despite export controls.
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OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Wallet so AI agents can buy things without seeing your card number
OpenAI began rolling out ChatGPT Wallet, which lets its agents pay for purchases using a stand-in card number, so card details are not shared with the agent or the merchant. It was built with American Express, Mastercard and Visa, starts with US Pro subscribers, and requires biometric approval for each purchase.
Why it mattersLetting AI agents spend money for you is now a real product, so shoppers and merchants need to understand how approvals, tokenized cards and agent blocking will work.
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Google releases Gemini 4 Hydrogen, now the default model in Search AI Mode
Google launched Gemini 4 Hydrogen, which it says handles multi-part questions, typos and very specific requests better, and it replaces the Flash series. It is available today in Search, the Gemini app, AI Studio, the Gemini API and Gemini for business.
Why it mattersBillions of searches and many developer apps will now run on this model, and independent tests suggest it offers near-top quality for less money than some rivals.
