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AI News · 3 min read

Google Releases Gemma 4 12B Open Multimodal Model With Audio, Vision, and 256K Context Under Apache 2.0

Google released Gemma 4 12B under Apache 2.0 on June 3, adding audio, vision, and a 256K context window to an openly licensable model — making frontier multimodal AI accessible without API fees for the first time.

Jun 12

Transportation & Logistics · 4 min read

PepsiCo Launches 41 Gatik Driverless Trucks Across Three States in the Largest U.S. Autonomous Delivery Fleet

PepsiCo deployed 41 fully driverless Gatik trucks in Arizona, Texas, and Arkansas to deliver Frito-Lay products to Walmart and Dollar General — the largest autonomous commercial delivery fleet in U.S. history, backed by a $600 million multiyear commitment.

Jun 10

Legal & Compliance · 6 min read

AI Agents Are Signing Contracts and Booking Transactions. Nobody Knows Who's Liable When They're Wrong.

Autonomous AI agents capable of signing contracts and executing transactions are in production now, but courts have yet to issue a definitive ruling on who bears liability — developer, deployer, or user — when they make costly errors.

Jun 6

Government & Policy · 5 min read

NSA Issues Security Design Guidance for AI Automation Using the Model Context Protocol

The NSA published dedicated security guidance for AI systems using the Model Context Protocol — the first federal acknowledgment that MCP has reached enterprise adoption scale.

May 25

Security & Privacy · 4 min read

CISA, NSA, and Allied Agencies Publish the First Global Safety Framework for Agentic AI in Enterprise IT

CISA, NSA, and cybersecurity agencies from multiple allied nations published the first international framework for securing agentic AI systems in enterprise environments.

May 22

Legal & Compliance · 5 min read

AI Agents Are Signing Contracts. Courts Have No Framework for When They Go Wrong.

Autonomous AI agents are executing contracts and commercial transactions at scale, but courts in 2026 have no settled framework for who is liable when they make mistakes.

May 21

Real Estate & Construction · 4 min read

Homebuyer Trust in AI Has Collapsed — and Two-Thirds Want Mandatory Disclosure

Consumer trust in AI to assist with homebuying has collapsed from 30% to 16% in a single year, even as AI becomes more embedded in the real estate transaction.

May 11

Finance & Banking · 4 min read

OpenAI Bought a Personal Finance AI Startup — and It Signals a Major Strategic Move

OpenAI acquired Hiro, an autonomous personal finance startup, in a move that signals ambitions to enter consumer financial services. The deal brings a team with expertise in financial AI agents that can execute transactions, not just give advice.

Apr 20