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Google Froze Its Open-Source Bug Bounty Over AI Spam. Gemini’s Free Tier Drops to One Model on October 9.

Google froze its open-source bug bounty after AI spam, Gemini's free tier shrinks Oct 9, OpenAI ships Dots, Sonnet 5.5 holds price. The operator's read.

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AI News Roundup for October 1: Cloudflare Starts Billing AI Agents Per Request, Not Per Seat

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