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AI Daily Roundup: December 8, 2025

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📰 Today’s AI News Roundup: Monday, December 8, 2025 This ai 2025 guide covers everything you need to know.

TL;DR

  • IBM will acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal valued at $11 billion, paying $31.00 per share.
  • Google plans to launch AI-powered smart glasses with Gemini in 2026, partnering with Samsung Electronics, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster.
  • Anthropic has launched a beta integration of Claude Code with Slack, enabling agentic coding tasks within Slack threads.
  • OpenAI and Instacart have partnered to integrate the Instacart app into ChatGPT via the Agentic Commerce Protocol, allowing grocery browsing, cart building, and checkout within the chat interface.

🔧 Tool of the Day

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Amazon Quick Research has integrated with S&P Global to provide access to energy and financial intelligence data. The integration uses S&P Global’s MCP servers hosted on AWS, with data refreshed every 30 minutes.

🏢 Company Announcements

IBM will acquire Confluent in an all-cash deal valued at $11 billion, paying $31.00 per share. Confluent will continue to operate as a distinct brand within IBM after the transaction closes.

Google announced it is developing AI-powered smart glasses with Gemini, expected to launch in 2026. The company is collaborating with Samsung Electronics, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster as hardware partners.

Anthropic has launched a beta integration of Claude Code with Slack, enabling developers to assign agentic coding tasks such as bug fixes and feature implementations directly within Slack threads.

OpenAI and Instacart have partnered to integrate the Instacart app into ChatGPT via the Agentic Commerce Protocol. Users can browse groceries, build a cart, and securely checkout within the chat interface.

Amazon Quick Research has integrated with S&P Global to provide access to energy and financial intelligence data. The integration uses S&P Global’s MCP servers hosted on AWS, with data refreshed every 30 minutes.

Google has detailed new security measures for Gemini in Chrome, including a User Alignment Critic model and Agent Origin Sets, to prevent indirect prompt injection attacks and ensure actions align with user intent.

Google is rolling out PC Connect for Samsung’s Galaxy XR, allowing Windows apps and games to run side-by-side with Android XR apps over Wi-Fi with low latency. The feature supports keyboard and mouse input bridging and is available in beta. Google is also introducing ‘Likeness’ avatars for video calls, created via a phone app, and Travel Mode for stable viewing during motion.

💬 Community Discussions

Santa is not having it is a Reddit post from r/ChatGPT dated December 8, 2025, discussing internet culture and humor around technology terms like RAM and data units. Comments include reactions to tech jargon and a mention of a French term for gigaoctet.

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