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Elon Musk plans to more than double xAI's computing capacity by the end of the year, expanding the startup's fleet to over 1.2 million Nvidia GPUs. The rapid buildout underscores the escalating race in artificial intelligence infrastructure, as xAI competes with rivals like OpenAI and Google while Nvidia's chips remain the essential hardware powering the AI boom.

Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a research initiative to run machine learning infrastructure on solar-powered satellite constellations in orbit. The plan, outlined on Google's research blog, envisions data centre-scale compute in space to tap unlimited solar energy as terrestrial energy demands from AI grow. Early discussion centres on feasibility, launch costs, and whether orbiting hardware could realistically scale.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court's dismissal of patents covering internet advertising technology owned by a party challenging Google. The court found the claims ineligible under Section 101 of the Patent Act, which governs whether inventions are patentable subject matter. The decision is being closely watched by intellectual property practitioners, as it adds to the line of Federal Circuit rulings limiting software and business-method patents in the digital advertising space.

Meta has unveiled Muse, an AI model that analysts on Wall Street describe as arriving 'out of nowhere' as the company tries to catch up in the AI race. Financial commentators are debating whether the release signals Meta can close the gap with rivals, and what it means for the company's heavy AI spending.

Elon Musk's xAI and X Corp have removed Apple from their antitrust lawsuit over AI partnerships, leaving the iPhone maker with one fewer legal battle. The suit had accused Apple of favoring OpenAI's ChatGPT in its App Store rankings. Reports are asking whether Apple's legal worries over its AI dealings are now easing, though Google remains a defendant in the case.

Google's Android developer verification requirement is often being described as a blanket ban on sideloaded APKs, but that is not what it does. Starting September 30, it applies initially in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, and only to installs from designated participating stores onto certified Android devices. Direct APK downloads from the web are not covered at this stage, and ADB-based development and on-device testing continue as before. Writers are walking through how the rules differ by distribution method and what to check before the scope widens.

Google has confirmed that its Gemini 4 model is replacing Gemini 3.5 Pro entirely, making it the company's current flagship AI offering. The announcement indicates that users and developers on Gemini 3.5 Pro will be transitioned to the newer model. Details on timelines, pricing and feature changes have not been spelled out in initial coverage.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has fined Google €403 million for violations of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. The decision makes Google one of the companies hit hardest by European privacy enforcement and is likely to fuel ongoing debate about how major technology firms handle users' personal data and whether regulators' penalties are a sufficient deterrent.

Daniel Gultsch, developer of the Android XMPP chat app Conversations, has announced the app is breaking up with Google Play and is now free. The move ends distribution through Google's app store, and the essay explains the reasoning behind leaving the platform and making the app available at no cost.

A new Norwegian science study reports that children and teenagers aged 9 to 18 are increasingly turning to AI chatbots instead of Google for information and everyday questions. Researchers say the shift is happening fast, but its consequences for how young people learn, judge sources and handle misinformation are still largely unknown, prompting calls for closer attention from educators and parents.

Birgitta Ohlsson is a Swedish politician from the Liberal Party who served as Minister for Gender Equality and later as Minister for EU Affairs and Trade. She has also worked internationally with the National Democratic Institute on democracy and human rights issues. The term is trending in Sweden on X and also appears high in Google searches, but the posts collected do not reveal what specifically sparked the current attention, so the reason for the trend is not clear from the evidence.