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• Gemini in Android Auto can now pull Gmail and Calendar data, but not in the UK or EEA
• ChatGPT's new locked chats sit behind a 4-digit PIN, but are not end-to-end encrypted
• Antigravity A1 drone now starts at $799, versus $1,599-plus for the goggles set
• Town: $108M Series B at a $1B valuation, four months after public launch
• Blackwall's valuation rose 4x since 2025, to $2.2B, on a $100M Series C

Gemini in Android Auto can now pull Gmail and Calendar data, but not in the UK or EEA

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Google began rolling out Personal Intelligence for Gemini in Android Auto on October 20, 2026, letting the assistant draw on linked Gmail, Calendar and Photos data to answer

ChatGPT's new locked chats sit behind a 4-digit PIN, but are not end-to-end encrypted

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OpenAI began rolling out "locked chats" for ChatGPT on Oct. 20, 2026.

Antigravity A1 drone now starts at $799, versus $1,599-plus for the goggles set

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Antigravity, the Insta360-backed drone maker, is selling its A1 360-degree drone with a watch and ring remote for $799 in the US.

Town: $108M Series B at a $1B valuation, four months after public launch

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Town.com Inc., a San Francisco startup building AI work assistants it calls "townies," announced a $108 million Series B at a $1 billion valuation on Oct.

Blackwall's valuation rose 4x since 2025, to $2.2B, on a $100M Series C

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Estonia-based Blackwall raised $100 million at a $2.2 billion valuation on Tuesday, a fourfold increase over its 2025 round, according to executive chairman Roi Carthy as quoted by

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