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Google's school switch
Google says schools can turn on Search without Gemini. NBC reports it still comes with AI summaries, so 0 options here are free of AI.
AP report carried by ABC News, 3 November 2026, on Google's new K-12 controls ·
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Google said on 3 November that Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search will be off for K-12 student accounts until administrators turn them on. Its education chief told The New York Times that schools banning AI tools would not have Search.
The reality check
After the backlash, Google said schools can enable the services individually. NBC reports Search still comes with certain AI features such as AI-generated summaries. So the cut-off is real for a school wanting no AI at all, and narrower than the first headlines for one refusing only Gemini.
Why care? New York City and Los Angeles have restricted generative AI for younger students. Whether AI summaries count under such a rule now decides whether those students can use Google Search.
Take this with youSchools will be able to enable Google Search without Gemini, but NBC reports it still carries AI summaries. Refusing every AI feature still means no Google Search.
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Students using Google software will lose Google Search unless their school system also opts in to AI tools.
These are quoted receipts, not a count of independent investigations. Several reports may rely on the same original source.
Postman's log shows plugins auto-installed into 2 coding agents. The report behind the headline says it does not establish any data exfiltration.
Headline on daily.dev (November 2026), summarising GitHub issue #14370 ·
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A GitHub issue filed on 25 October says opening Postman desktop 12.33.4 on a Mac installed plugins into Claude Code and Codex, added a startup instruction and a remote server connection, and installed a CLI. It drew wide attention this week under a headline adding that Postman attempts to share all API data.
The reality check
The log lines and pinned installer source back the install and the self-approval attempt. The report says it does not establish data exfiltration, and its logs show the server connection failing on authentication. The New Stack says the case covers one macOS installation and has not been independently reproduced.
Why care? A desktop app changing your coding agent's instructions is a serious consent problem on its own. Overstating it as a proven data leak gives a vendor an easy thing to deny.
Take this with youPostman's log and installer source back the silent plugin install. The report behind the headline says it does not establish data exfiltration.
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The claim we checked
Postman silently auto-installs AI plugins and attempts to share all API data.
These are quoted receipts, not a count of independent investigations. Several reports may rely on the same original source.
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The $3.2 trillion
Nikkei's $3.2 trillion in hidden AI debt is, per its relay, mostly future leases and purchase contracts. One other tally doubles Meta's share.
Nikkei Asia headline, November 2026 ·
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Nikkei Asia reported that off-balance-sheet debt from AI-related obligations at US tech giants almost doubled in six months to about $3.2 trillion. AI Weekly names the five companies as Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Oracle and gives the earlier figure as $1.65 trillion.
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