The Rundown is reporting that Google has introduced a new line of AI-native Googlebooks and a Gemini Intelligence system across Android devices, alongside a Gemini-infused mouse cursor. It said these Googlebooks, developed with partners like Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer and Asus, are set to ship this fall as Gemini-native laptops. The new laptops will run Android phone apps and files, unifying ChromeOS, Android, Google Play and Gemini. Gemini Intelligence will serve as Android’s cross-device AI platform, capable of performing agentic tasks within applications and operating with on-screen context. Other new releases include a Create My Widget tool, a Rambler dictation tool that removes filler words, and Gemini auto-browse functionality in Chrome on-device.
Separately, The Rundown said Google is exploring a rocket-launch deal with SpaceX for orbital data centers. Google holds a 6.1% stake in SpaceX and its Vice President Don Harrison sits on the company's board. Google's Project Suncatcher aims to launch prototype satellites by 2027, with Planet Labs assisting in hardware development. Anthropic also expressed interest in "multiple GW of orbital AI compute capacity" after finalizing a compute deal with SpaceX last week. OpenAI's Sam Altman, however, called the concept of orbital compute "ridiculous" and said it would not "matter at scale this decade."
In other news, The Rundown is reporting that Amazon's internal AI "tokenmaxxing" initiative has led to employees manipulating its MeshClaw agent to consume extra tokens. The company had set an internal goal for over 80% of developers to use AI weekly and began tracking model and token usage through staff rankings this year. Amazon employees told the Financial Times that the pressure to adopt AI is creating "perverse incentives," with staff burning tokens on unnecessary tasks to inflate their numbers. Amazon maintains that token statistics are not used in performance reviews, but recently reduced the visibility of usage numbers to individual employees and their managers.
Finally, The Rundown provided a guide on how to transform Claude Code into a personal Wall Street analyst. It detailed steps to add Anthropic's financial services plugin marketplace to Claude Code, install market research skills, and use them to generate market research reports, equity analysis, earnings reviews, and Excel sheets.