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Today’s Headlines:

• OpenAI’s New Image Policy Raises Questions About Ethics and AI - For the first time, ChatGPT is loosening its policies for users to generate images of public figures like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, as well as sensitive symbols and physical features once considered too controversial. The move raises important questions about free expression, ethical boundaries, and the evolving role of AI in our cultural landscape.

  
  
  

  
  

• San Diego’s AI Meetup Builds Community Through Learning & Collaboration - San Diego’s grassroots AI movement is gaining momentum thanks to the San Diego Machine Learning Meetup, where practitioners, students, and newcomers gather weekly to collaborate, solve real-world case studies, and sharpen their ML skills. In our latest Driving Tomorrow interview, organizer Ryan Chesler shares how the group is building community, inspiring innovation, and helping position San Diego as an emerging AI hub.
  
  
  
  
  

• Apple Reportedly Developing AI Health Coach in Revamped Health App - Apple is developing a major update to its Health app that includes an AI-powered virtual doctor and personal health coach designed to offer personalized wellness guidance and replicate some functions of a real doctor.
  
  
  
  
  

• Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro AI Model Now Free for All Users - The experimental release, which first rolled out to paying Gemini Advanced users last week, can now be accessed by non-subscribers through Google AI Studio and the Gemini app. Free users will face tighter rate limits, but can try the model at no cost.
  
  
  
  
  

• Elon Musk Merges xAI and X in $113B All-Stock Deal - Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has acquired social platform X in an all-stock transaction, forming a new umbrella company, xAI Holdings, with a combined valuation of $113 billion.

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to connect Firecrawl's Deep Research to your AI code editors, like Cursor and Windsurf, to access real-time web information directly in your coding environment.

Step-by-step:

• Visit Firecrawl, create an account, and generate your free API key from the Dashboard.

• For Windsurf: Click "Configure MCP," paste the provided JSON code, replace the API key placeholder with your key, and refresh the server list.

• For Cursor: Go to Settings > MCP > Add New MCP Server, name it "firecrawl-mcp," select "command", and enter it with your API key.

• Start using Deep Research by typing queries like "Deep Research the latest advancements in React state management" in your editor's chat.

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