Why Google held back a huge new AI model at its big conference

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks on stage at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley
Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks onstage on Tuesday at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley.

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This firefighter hated doubling back at the grocery store. So he vibe coded an app to fix it.

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Joe Poynton

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When Joe Poynton went to the grocery store, he dutifully worked through his shopping list — before getting to the bottom and realizing he'd passed those items aisles ago.

I was laid off from eBay. Now I run a business with 27 AI agents — these are the human parts I still handle myself.

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A smiling woman with long brown hair poses against a teal background.
Linara Bozieva created a 27 AI agent workflow to run her company.

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I quit Google at 55 after 18 years. I felt pressure to adopt AI too quickly — it was like I aged out of the company.

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Matt Lowrie is standing outdoors wearing a gray jacket.
Lowrie didn't like the idea of using AI for coding tasks.

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They struggled to care for their aging parents with dementia and cancer. They built what they needed themselves.

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Srdjan Stakic with his parents
Srdjan Stakic vibe coded a security system for his parents.

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Good news, AI coders: You can keep your laptop running while closed

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A glowing MacBook screen
AI coders are walking around with slightly open laptops to keep their AI agents running. There are other solutions.

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The guy with a 'killer idea for an app' can finally build it. So can everyone else.

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A tech employee visibly looking stressed at a desktop computer

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My aging family kept falling for scams. For $20, I built a no-code app to protect them.

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Matt Sanner and his parents
Matt Sanner, 54, vibe coded ScamSkeptic, an app to help his aging family members who have fallen for scams.

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One of Disney's top AI users tells all: 'I'm pushing the bleeding edge'

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Claude D'Amaro
Disney is leaning into AI tools like Claude under CEO Josh D'Amaro.

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I used AI to code a scheduling app in minutes. It was easy, but it shouldn't worry software companies.

Tech Insider : Business
A picture of a laptop displaying the home screen for Herdly.
I wanted to make scheduling meetups fuss-free, and trying to peer in on my friends' calendar apps wasn't cutting it. Enter Herdly!

Aditi Bharade

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