
Today’s Pulse on AI dives into Europe’s “Digitalokratie” debate and AI sandboxes, neuromorphic breakthroughs from USC and BrainChip, and Gemini’s new powers in Google Maps. We share a practical five-step framework to diagnose LLM failures, a look at MarkItDown for LLM-ready documents, and security lessons from AMD’s Zen 5 RNG flaw and Apple’s iOS 26.1 update. Plus: the pitfalls of AI-made ads, human attachment to chatbots, Christian AI ambitions, market jitters, faster diffusion sampling, AI-forward smartphones, and browsers turning into identity managers.
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