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Gartner predicts that by 2028, one in four job applicant profiles will be fake.

According to a Gartner survey of 3,000 jobseekers, 6 percent admitted to cheating during interviews - either by posing as someone else or having someone impersonate them.

Gartner expects the rise of AI-powered tools like deepfakes, voice synthesis, and chatbots to make it even easier for fraudsters to fake skills or identities, all in pursuit of remote jobs and salaries. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies like Cisco and Google are already seeing these tactics and are bringing back in-person interviews to verify candidates and prevent abuse.

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Google has started analyzing chat history by default in Gemini to personalize responses.

The company says the feature is switched on automatically so Gemini can deliver more relevant answers. Users who don't want their chats used for personalization have to manually disable the option.

With personal context enabled, Gemini saves key details and user preferences from past conversations and draws on them in future chats. The aim is to make interactions feel more like talking to someone who already understands the context.

This move puts Google on par with Anthropic and OpenAI, which both offer similar memory features.

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Perplexity goes for another PR stunt: the AI startup offered Google $34.5 billion for its Chrome web browser, even though a sale isn't actually on the table. The company previously made public overtures toward TikTok in a similar bid for attention. With these stunts, Perplexity is trying to position itself alongside major tech brands, but it faces its own challenges, including multiple copyright lawsuits and mounting competition. The timing of the Chrome offer is notable, coming as a U.S. court weighs potential antitrust action against Google. According to the Wall Street Journal, Perplexity itself is valued at around $18 billion - about half the amount it offered for Chrome. Still, investors are reportedly willing to back the full amount. Perplexity says it would continue to support Chromium and keep Google as the default search engine. Most observers see the move as a play for attention, as Perplexity looks to stay relevant against rivals like OpenAI, xAI, and Anthropic.

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OpenAI is reportedly planning an investment in Merge Labs, a startup developing brain-computer interfaces that would put it in direct competition with Elon Musk's company Neuralink, according to the Financial Times. Merge Labs will be co-founded by Sam Altman, though he is not expected to take on an operational role. The company's goal is to use recent advances in AI to create more powerful brain implants. Merge is seeking to raise $250 million at a valuation of $850 million, the FT reports. Musk and Altman have been seen as rivals since Musk left OpenAI in 2018. Neuralink, which was founded in 2016, has so far raised $650 million from investors including Sequoia Capital.

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AI in practice

OpenAI launches GPT-5 as a unified system with adaptive reasoning for complex tasks

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Google Deepmind's Genie 3 creates interactive 3D worlds that stay consistent for "multiple minutes"

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Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

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