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Google is expanding its Gemini-powered Ask Maps feature in English to 130+ countries and adds agentic food ordering, hotel booking, and attraction searching (Jada Jones/ZDNET)

ZDNET's key takeaways — Google expanded Ask Google capabilities. — Users can more easily order food, book hotels, and find attractions.

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Open vs. closed: The debate shaping the future of AI

The White House waded into one of the hottest debates in AI this week: Open or closed? A new framework governing how the administration will review advanced AI models pre-release covers only the most…

  • White House outlines plan to review powerful "closed" AI models before release.
  • Open models, which can be freely modified, not subject to pre-release review.
  • Closed models prioritize safety testing and resource allocation for improvement.

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