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Safe, Fast, Auditable AI Use For Your Org
We're exploring an open-source gateway + control plane that puts a clear policy boundary around AI-assisted development (tools like Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code Copilot) that interacts with your internal systems.
How do you currently let AI-tools interact with your systems?
With your feedback, we aim to help organizations:
- Move faster—safely: govern how AI-assisted coding tools interact with your databases and systems.
- Prove compliance by default: automatic audit trails for "who did what, where, and when," plus optional approvals for risky actions.
- Control costs & blast radius: budgets/quotas, read-first defaults in production, and the choice of org-wide or per-user credentials.
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🤔 Apple reportedly discussed buying Mistral and Perplexity
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- Apple is reportedly discussing buying AI search firm Perplexity and French company Mistral, especially since its Google Search deal is at the mercy of a future court decision.
- Executive Eddy Cue is the most vocal proponent for a large AI purchase, having previously championed unsuccessful M&A attempts for Netflix and Tesla that were rejected by Tim Cook.
- In opposition, Craig Federighi is hesitant on a major AI agreement because he believes his own team can build the required technology to solve Apple's current AI deficit themselves.
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🧠 Nvidia’s releases a new 'robot brain'
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- Nvidia released its next-generation robot brain, the Jetson Thor, a new system-on-module created for developers building physical AI and robotics applications that interact with the world.
- The system uses an Ada Lovelace GPU architecture, offering 7.5 times more AI compute and 3.5 times greater energy efficiency compared to the previous Jetson AGX Orin generation.
- This hardware can run generative AI models to help machines interpret their surroundings, and the Jetson AGX Thor developer kit is now available to purchase for the price of $3,499.
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⚠️ Intel warns US stake could hurt global sales
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- Intel warns that the US government becoming a significant stockholder could subject it to additional regulations like foreign subsidy laws, potentially harming the 76% of its revenue from sales outside the US.
- The investment may create an advantage for rivals like AMD by fueling concerns in China, one of Intel's largest markets, about scrutiny and sanctions similar to those faced by Huawei.
- The company disclosed the arrangement may substantially limit its ability to pursue future strategic transactions, which could reduce the willingness of other third parties to engage in deals beneficial to stockholders.
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🍌 Google Gemini’s AI image model gets a ‘bananas’ upgrade
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- Google is launching Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, a new AI model designed to make precise edits from natural language requests while maintaining the consistency of details like faces and backgrounds.
- The tool first gained attention anonymously on the evaluation platform LMArena under the name “nano-banana,” where it impressed users with its high-quality image editing before Google revealed its identity.
- To address potential misuse, the company adds visual watermarks and metadata identifiers to generated pictures and has safeguards that restrict the creation of non-consensual intimate imagery on its platform.
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🌍 Trump threatens tariffs on countries with digital taxes
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- Donald Trump threatened substantial tariffs and new export restrictions on countries with digital service laws, accusing them of unfairly targeting major American technology companies for economic benefit.
- The European Union is likely safe from these additional tariffs due to a recent deal, but the administration is considering other punitive actions against officials enforcing the Digital Services Act.
- Instead of trade actions, sources claim the White House might impose sanctions, probably taking the form of visa restrictions against specific personnel responsible for implementing the European law.
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🛡️ Google will block apps from unverified developers
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- Google is mandating identity verification for developers distributing apps on all Android devices, expanding the policy beyond the Play Store to include internet-sideloaded sources and other app stores.
- To get verified, developers must provide their legal name, address, email, and phone number, which could push independent developers to register as a business for their own privacy’s sake.
- This new system will go live for all developers in March 2026, starting enforcement in Brazil, Indonesia, and Singapore before its global rollout begins across Android devices in 2027.
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