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Google is offering eligible U.S. college students one free year of Google AI Pro, valued at $19.99 per month, and international students one free year of Google AI Plus. The deal includes new study tools: a dedicated student hub at gemini.google.com/students, AI-powered study notebooks with custom quizzes and Google Calendar integration, interactive 3D visualizations, and Deep Research integrated into Gemini Live for hands-free conversational research. A bundle with YouTube Premium is also available at up to 70% off.

OpenAI is previewing Private Safety Processing, a new system designed to extend safety monitoring across multiple API interactions while remaining compatible with its Zero Data Retention program. ZDR already ensures OpenAI does not retain customer prompts or responses after processing. The new system uses automated tools to detect misuse patterns across related interactions without exposing content to OpenAI personnel. Customer content stays encrypted with customer-controlled keys. A technical white paper and broader rollout are planned for September 2026.

Meta has launched a dedicated Mac app for its AI chatbot, Meta AI, featuring window screen sharing that lets the assistant provide suggestions, answer questions, or create content based on what it sees on screen. The app also supports system-wide dictation across all apps. Alongside the Mac launch, Meta is introducing Google Workspace integration and new tools for businesses and creators, including the ability to analyze Instagram and Facebook post performance, manage ad campaigns, and generate decks, docs, and spreadsheets.

xAI's Grok 4.6 is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock. The model is described as xAI's latest flagship, designed for long-running agents and interactive and visual work. It features a 500,token context window and configurable reasoning effort levels: low, medium, high, and extra high. Pricing is set at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. Grok 4.6 is accessible to all developers in supported AWS regions through the standard Amazon Bedrock interface.

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and Sweden, marking its largest advertising rollout to date. Six months after a U.S. pilot, the platform now reaches tens of thousands of marketers globally. European advertisers can initially access ChatGPT Ads through OpenAI's Ads Solutions team and agency partners, with self-service access via Ads Manager coming later this summer. Ads appear only to Free and Go plan users, while Plus, Pro, and Enterprise subscribers remain ad-free.

Anthropic tested Claude's ability to design protein binders from scratch across 15 targets, succeeding on 14. Using Claude Mythos Preview and Opus 4.8, hit rates reached 22-35% depending on setup, compared to the industry standard of 10-15%. Some designs outperformed the best previously published results. Separately, Claude Opus 5 analyzed NMR and LC-MS chemistry data, completing in under 25 minutes and matching lab purity results of 96.33% versus its own 96.4%. Anthropic plans to launch a dedicated access program for life scientists soon.

Z.ai has launched the GLM-5.3 API, a new model specifically built for coding, defensive cybersecurity, and long-horizon agentic tasks. Priced identically to its predecessor GLM-5.2, the upgrade is cost-neutral for existing users. GLM-5.3 is accessible through Z.ai's official API as well as partner model gateways, giving developers multiple flexible integration options for incorporating the model into their applications, security tooling, and automated workflows.

Anthropic's Claude AI has gained the ability to send emails directly in Gmail and manage files in Google Drive, expanding its real-world action capabilities. Users can ask Claude to reply to an email thread, and it will automatically draft and send the response on their behalf. Users retain control over when Claude requires approval before taking action. The features are available on all paid Claude plans and can be activated by connecting Gmail or Google Drive through the connectors menu in settings.

Gemini in Chrome is now available to all U.S. Android users, functioning as a browsing assistant that summarizes articles, answers questions about web pages, and connects with Google apps like Calendar and Keep without switching tabs. AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers also gain access to auto browse, an agentic feature that handles tasks like booking parking, updating recurring orders, and organizing travel. Auto browse asks for confirmation before sensitive actions and is designed to detect prompt injection threats.

OpenAI is launching a $5 million initiative to help democratic oversight bodies keep pace with government AI adoption in national security. The program will provide training, technical support, and OpenAI credits to authorized oversight institutions over the next year. OpenAI will also pilot tools helping reviewers examine records surrounding AI-assisted government decisions, including inputs, outputs, and tool use. Participating institutions retain control of findings, and tools will be model-agnostic where feasible.