Google has unveiled a suite of Gemini-driven enhancements to Google Earth AI, expanding its ability to answer complex geospatial questions and support rapid disaster response and environmental monitoring. The new tools let users combine satellite imagery, population data, weather forecasts and other datasets to spot hazards such as storm landfall impacts, drying rivers, dust storms and harmful algae blooms. Organizations, cities and nonprofits can now access the upgraded models as trusted testers on Google Cloud, using their own data alongside Google’s to tackle challenges ranging from water‑supply safety to climate‑related emergencies. Read more →

In the ongoing legal battle with Elon Musk, OpenAI has issued subpoenas to a series of nonprofit organizations that have been critical of its shift to a for‑profit structure. Recipients include groups such as the San Francisco Foundation, Encode, the Future of Life Institute, and others. The subpoenas request extensive information about funding sources, communications, and any involvement with OpenAI’s governance, prompting concerns about legal costs, chilling effects on advocacy, and the broader implications for nonprofit independence in AI policy debates. Read more →