Google's Gemini AI assistant reached 950 million monthly users, nearly tripling from the previous year and approaching the 1 billion-user milestone. The app was downloaded over 137 million times on iOS in the last 12 months, and Gemini's market share among AI assistants rose to 27.7% in the first half of 2026. Gemini is now positioned to compete more directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT, which reached 1 billion monthly active users in June, while Google's search-integrated AI mode also crossed 1 billion users this quarter.
Patreon laid off 20 percent of its workforce, approximately 93 employees, with CEO Jack Conte citing AI's transformation of the tech industry as a factor in how the company operates and organizes. The layoffs affect roughly 93 workers out of the company's total staff. Patreon plans to use AI tools internally to better serve creators despite reducing headcount.
PageMind, a Spanish AI startup, raised €1.2 million to expand its e-commerce optimization platform that helps retailers optimize product content for discovery by AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini. The funding round was led by 4Founders Capital with participation from executives at Tradeinn and eDreams, and the company plans to prioritize the US market. With this capital, PageMind will accelerate product development, hire staff, and scale internationally as e-commerce businesses increasingly need to optimize for AI-driven search rather than traditional search engines.
Traditional automated CV screening systems are inadequate for hiring AI specialists because candidates increasingly use AI tools to enhance applications, making it difficult to distinguish genuine skills from inflated claims. According to Statista, over 60% of job seekers in the UK and US now use AI tools during applications, and LinkedIn data shows EU companies added 256,000 AI-related roles between 2023-2026. Instead, recruiters should use tailored AI screening platforms that evaluate demonstrated competency through technical interviews and problem-solving tasks, assess candidates' ability to learn and adapt, and eliminate geographic bias through anonymisation when sourcing talent internationally.
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