AI News Wrap and Quiz: 12th August 2026

Inside the Google executive moves that led to its big AI reshuffle ↗ Google is tightening its grip on DeepMind as it works to put Gemini back out in front. Sergey Brin has reportedly been urging AI staff to go all-in on Gemini, including work around recursive self-improvement. The reshuffle also gives chief AI architect Koray Kavukcuoglu more authority, while some teams are being folded more…