Gemini CLI: Code Smarter, Create Faster—Right from Your Terminal

Gemini CLI is Google’s open-source terminal assistant that empowers developers to code, debug, and research using natural language—right from the command line while Meta has hired three top OpenAI researchers to accelerate its superintelligence efforts, intensifying the talent war with Sam Altman’s team…

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• Google has introduced Gemini CLI, a free and open-source AI agent that brings its Gemini 2.5 Pro model directly into developers’ terminals. Designed for coding and beyond, it enables natural language interactions for tasks like debugging, content generation, and research—all without leaving the command line. Integrated with Gemini Code Assist, it supports developers across free and paid tiers, offering generous usage limits (up to 1,000 requests per day) and a massive 1 million-token context window.

• U.S. federal judge sided with AI company Anthropic, declaring that its use of copyrighted books to train its language model Claude qualifies as fair use—so long as the books were legally obtained. The judge emphasized the training process was “exceedingly transformative,” likening it to a reader learning from many works to create something new.

• YouTube is rolling out a suite of new AI tools this summer to enhance both viewer experience and creator capabilities. Key features include an AI-powered search carousel that surfaces video summaries and recommendations at the top of search results, and expanded access to conversational AI. On the creative side, YouTube Shorts will integrate Google DeepMind’s Veo 3, a powerful text-to-video model that generates short clips with audio from simple prompts

• Google’s DeepMind introduced AlphaGenome, an AI model that predicts how small DNA changes affect gene activity and other molecular processes. Billed as a unified model for genomic challenges, AlphaGenome could let biologists run virtual experiments on genetic variants – accelerating insights into how mutations influence health without lengthy labwork.

• Meta has hired three top researchers from OpenAI’s Zurich office to join its new “superintelligence” AI team. The aggressive recruiting move, reportedly involving huge bonus offers, comes after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman accused Meta of trying to lure away his staff with $100 million packages – escalating the competition for elite AI talent.

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