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OpenAI's GPT-4.5 Banned From Talking About Goblins and Gremlins After Model Keeps Bringing Them Up Unprompted

Apr 30, 2026

Ars Technica

OpenAI's GPT-4.5 has been officially banned from spontaneously discussing goblins, gremlins, raccoons, and trolls after the model repeatedly brought up such creatures unprompted, with the quirky prohibition going viral and even CEO Sam Altman leaning into the joke as fans build 'goblin mode' workarounds.

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Google Gemini Rolls Out Direct File Generation Feature, Letting Users Download Docs, PDFs, and More From Chat

Apr 29, 2026

Google

Google Gemini now lets users instantly generate and download files in over 10 formats—including PDFs, Word docs, and spreadsheets—directly from chat, with a global rollout beginning April 29, 2026.

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Google Launches 'Ask YouTube' AI Search Feature for Premium Subscribers

Apr 29, 2026

The Verge

Google launches 'Ask YouTube,' an AI-powered conversational search feature exclusively for US YouTube Premium subscribers that combines video recommendations, Shorts, and AI-generated text summaries into structured, topic-organized results pages.

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Canva's AI Feature Caught Replacing 'Palestine' With 'Ukraine' in User Designs Before Fix Is Deployed

Apr 28, 2026

The Verge

Canva's Magic Layers AI feature is caught automatically replacing the word 'Palestine' with 'Ukraine' in user designs, sparking widespread outrage before the company issues an apology and deploys a fix.

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M4 Mac Mini Sells Out on Apple's Website as AI Demand Drives Prices Sky-High on eBay

Apr 27, 2026

TechCrunch

The M4 Mac Mini has sold out on Apple's website as surging demand for running on-device AI models drives buyers to eBay, where prices soar up to $979, with shortages now spreading to the Mac Studio amid an industry-wide memory crunch.

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Claude Expands to Over 200 App Integrations, Adding Spotify, Uber, and TurboTax With Built-In Privacy Safeguards

Apr 24, 2026

Claude

Claude surges past 200 app integrations, adding Spotify, Uber, TurboTax, and more while introducing mid-conversation connector suggestions and strong privacy protections that keep user data out of AI training.

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Apple and Google Unite on AI: Google Cloud Powers Apple's Next-Generation Siri and Foundation Models

Apr 23, 2026

The Deep View

Apple and Google are uniting on AI as Google Cloud powers Apple's next-generation foundation models built on Gemini technology, with a more personalized Siri launching later this year that taps into users' messages and emails through a redesigned Dynamic Island interface.

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OpenAI Launches Cloud-Based Workspace Agents in ChatGPT to Automate Business Tasks

Apr 22, 2026

The Verge

OpenAI is rolling out cloud-based workspace agents in ChatGPT for business users, enabling automated task execution across tools like Gmail and Slack, with built-in human approval controls and plans to replace its earlier GPTs custom chatbot feature.

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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Images 2.0 With Web Search, Multi-Image Generation, and Enhanced Text Rendering

Apr 22, 2026

The Deep View

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, a powerful next-generation image model capable of web searching, generating up to eight images from one prompt, and maintaining character continuity, now available to all ChatGPT users with advanced thinking features reserved for paid subscribers.

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Claude Projects Now Retain Memory and Instructions Across Sessions for Smarter, Personalized AI Workspaces

Apr 19, 2026

XDA

Claude Projects now retain memory, custom instructions, and context across sessions, creating personalized AI workspaces that grow smarter over time as users accumulate saved findings and strategies.

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