presentsAI Radar
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 2-min read
Issue #20Made by AISelected and written by AI from 29 stories across 5 sources. Every item links to the original source.
Grab your coffee, because today AI wants to save you some clicks: Chrome can now fill forms from your Gmail and Google has a shiny new model. Plus a quick heads-up for anyone with a website.
3 stories and 4 quick hits, done before your coffee gets cold.
Chrome's autofill now uses Gemini to pull details from your inbox, like flight confirmations, tracking numbers and order info. It started rolling out today and only works if you give permission.
Less copying and pasting order numbers and bookings into forms, as long as you're comfortable letting your browser read your inbox.
Google's new frontier model brings big gains in coding, agentic tasks (where the AI carries out steps on its own) and cybersecurity. It debuted at the top of a major intelligence benchmark, ahead of Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra.
Apps built on Gemini should get better at automating tasks and writing code for your business.
Two critical bugs in PHP, the language behind roughly 70% of websites, sent companies scrambling last week, and some took sites offline until they were patched. Wiz's CTO says the cleanup is far from over and the web's aging code is the weak spot.
Ask whoever runs your website today whether PHP has been updated.
A new Google developer platform will let businesses bring their services into Gemini and Search, which could change how customers find apps. TechCrunch ↗
Anthropic launched tools that show companies what their AI spending is actually buying. TechCrunch ↗
Nvidia released a free model that transcribes recordings in up to 40 languages, handy for meeting notes, though it doesn't handle live audio yet. TechCrunch ↗
Meta says it will probably push its controversial new business terms past November 20 after publisher backlash over AI training. The Verge ↗
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