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Alistair Barr is a tech journalist at Business Insider.
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Mar 2026 — Jul 2026
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Is Google's new AI image-editing tool an Adobe-killer? We tried it to find out.
businessinsider.comnewspositiveMar 1, 2026
Google's Nano Banana AI image-editing tool offers capabilities comparable to Adobe software at lower cost or free as part of Google Gemini, potentially disrupting the established software market.
“Author of "Is Google's new AI image-editing tool an Adobe-killer? We tried it to find out." in businessinsider.com”
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Business Insider investigation found that distillation could threaten the profits supporting the frontier-model business
Business InsidercautiousJul 14, 2026
“Business Insider journalist who investigated distillation's threat to frontier model business profitability.”
Why Google keeps losing its best people.
Business InsidernegativeJun 29, 2026
“Reported on Google losing top AI talent to Anthropic and OpenAI over pre-IPO equity opportunities.”
AI-generated code is reaching production with less human review
Business InsidercautiousJun 29, 2026
“Byline author reporting on AI-generated code reaching production with less human review.”
Elad Gil warns AI startups have roughly 12 months to sell before the window closes
No Priors PodcastcautiousMay 11, 2026
“Reported on Elad Gil's podcast warning to AI startup founders about narrow exit windows.”