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Facebook’s AI scans your camera roll to suggest photo collages and edits
Facebook has launched an AI-powered feature in North America that scans users' phone camera rolls to suggest photo collages and AI-enhanced edits. The opt-in tool represents Meta's latest push into automated content creation, while potentially expanding the company's AI training data collection through user-generated media. How it works: The feature analyzes users' photo libraries to identify "hidden gems" and create shareable content suggestions.• After obtaining permission, it scans camera roll photos and suggests AI-generated collages, vacation recaps, graduation party compilations, or enhanced versions of existing photos.• Suggestions appear privately in Stories and Feed until users choose to share them publicly.•...
read Oct 17, 2025Asus launches first GB10 Superchip desktop at $4.1K while Dell’s remains unavailable
Asus has launched the Ascent GX10, becoming the first company to bring Nvidia's GB10 Superchip to market in a compact AI desktop form factor, beating Dell's similar but unavailable Pro Max GB10 to retail availability. The $4,100 system delivers up to one petaflop of computing power in a package small enough for individual workstations, bringing data center-level AI capabilities to researchers and developers who previously needed access to large server clusters. What you should know: The Ascent GX10 is currently available for immediate purchase while competing systems remain in pre-order status. Asus's system can be ordered now from Viperatech for...
read Oct 16, 2025Google’s Gemini 3 AI model reportedly set for October 22 launch with 5 key upgrades
Google's anticipated Gemini 3 AI model appears closer to launch than many expected, with leaked internal timelines suggesting a potential October 22 release date. While Google hasn't officially confirmed this timeline, the tech giant's historical pattern of Wednesday launches for major AI updates lends credibility to the speculation. The leaked calendar, which surfaced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), could represent either a public launch or limited developer access. Regardless of the exact timing, Gemini 3 represents Google's next major advancement in artificial intelligence capabilities, building on the success of the current Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash...
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Nvidia launches $3K desktop AI supercomputer with petaflop performance
Nvidia has launched its DGX Spark "personal AI supercomputer" for sale this week, priced at $3,000 and designed to fit on a desktop while delivering data center-level AI performance. The compact machine democratizes access to sophisticated AI computing power that was previously only available through expensive, energy-intensive data centers, potentially transforming how researchers, students, and data scientists engage with AI development. What you should know: The Spark delivers enterprise-grade AI capabilities in a desktop form factor that can run on standard power outlets. The system features Nvidia's GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, 128GB of unified memory, and up to 4TB of...
read Oct 13, 2025Microsoft launches MAI-Image-1, its first in-house text-to-image AI generator
Microsoft AI has announced MAI-Image-1, its first in-house developed text-to-image generator, marking a significant step in the company's effort to reduce reliance on external AI partnerships. The model has already secured a top-10 position on LMArena, the competitive AI benchmark platform where human evaluators compare outputs from different systems. What you should know: Microsoft designed MAI-Image-1 specifically to address common limitations in AI-generated imagery by consulting with creative professionals during development. The model "excels" at photorealistic imagery including lightning and landscapes, according to Microsoft. It processes requests and produces images faster than "larger, slower models," the company claims. Microsoft sought...
read Oct 10, 2025Ray-Ban, Meta launch $799 smart glasses that require mandatory in-store demos to buy
Ray-Ban and Meta have launched the Display & Neural Band, a $799 smart glasses system that projects text and images directly onto the lens while being controlled through subtle finger gestures via a companion wristband. The device represents a significant leap in wearable AI technology, featuring real-time translation capabilities and requiring mandatory in-store demos at Best Buy before purchase—a strategic shift toward tactile retail experiences for high-tech eyewear. What you should know: The Display & Neural Band combines advanced visual projection technology with gesture-based controls to create a hands-free computing experience. The glasses use micro-projector and waveguide technology to display...
read Oct 10, 2025Lenovo’s $700 Yoga Tab Plus struggles with outdated specs against competitors
Lenovo has released the Yoga Tab Plus, a $700 Android tablet positioning itself as a premium alternative to the iPad Air and Galaxy Tab S11 series. Despite an attractive design and solid build quality, the device suffers from underwhelming AI features, a two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, and limited software support that undermines its value proposition in the competitive tablet market. What you should know: The Yoga Tab Plus offers impressive hardware specs but falls short on performance and longevity for its price point. Features a 12.7-inch 3K LCD display with 144Hz refresh rate and comes bundled with accessories...
read Oct 9, 2025Google DeepMind launches Gemini 2.5 Computer Use to control web browsers
Google DeepMind has launched Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, an AI model that can autonomously navigate web browsers by clicking, typing, and scrolling through websites like a human user. The model joins similar offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic in the emerging field of AI agents capable of performing web-based tasks with minimal human oversight. What you should know: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use operates through natural language prompts and can execute complex multi-step web tasks independently. Users simply provide instructions like "Open Wikipedia, search for 'Atlantis,' and summarize the history of the myth in Western thought," and the model handles the entire...
read Oct 9, 2025Dia browser available for Mac users with $20/month Pro subscription
The Browser Company has officially released its AI-powered Dia browser to all Mac users after months of beta testing, offering a free tier alongside a $20/month Pro subscription. This agentic browser represents a significant evolution from traditional web browsing by integrating AI automation directly into everyday online tasks, potentially transforming how users shop, research, and navigate the internet. What you should know: Dia is designed as an "entirely agentic browser" that automates web-based tasks through AI integration rather than simply adding AI features to traditional browsing. Users can enter natural language prompts like "I want a modern-looking men's shirt with...
read Oct 9, 2025Salesforce debuts AI agents for 24/7 IT support across platforms
Salesforce has launched Agentforce IT Service, an AI-powered system designed to replace traditional IT helpdesk ticket systems with conversational AI agents that provide 24/7 support across platforms like Slack, Teams, and email. The service aims to reduce manual IT tasks and allow both workers and IT staff to focus on higher-value strategic work, representing another step in AI's expansion into workplace support functions. How it works: Unlike traditional ticket-based IT support, Agentforce operates as a "conversation-first" system that can handle requests through any communication platform. Workers can initiate IT help requests directly through chat systems, email, or messaging apps without...
read Oct 9, 2025AWS debuts Quick Suite connecting 1,000+ apps for AI-powered workspaces
Amazon Web Services has launched Amazon Quick Suite, an AI-powered platform designed to serve as a centralized hub for enterprise workers to access data and complete tasks across multiple applications using natural language. The solution aims to address the challenge of critical business data being scattered across various systems, positioning itself as "everything you want to do with ChatGPT at work, but can't." What you should know: Quick Suite functions as an AI-powered workspace that connects to numerous enterprise applications and data sources. Workplace administrators can integrate the platform with personal repositories like Google Drive, Office 365, Slack, and email,...
read Oct 9, 2025Google unfurls Gemini Enterprise to compete in business AI market
Google has launched Gemini Enterprise, a new AI platform designed specifically for business customers, as the tech giant intensifies its push to capture more corporate clients in the competitive enterprise AI market. The platform enables employees to interact conversationally with their company's data, documents, and applications using Google's most advanced AI models, positioning the company to compete directly with Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic in the lucrative business AI sector. What you should know: Gemini Enterprise offers both pre-built AI agents and tools for companies to create custom solutions tailored to their specific needs. The platform provides pre-built Google AI agents...
read Oct 7, 2025Google Translate adds free AI practice mode for language learners
Google has rolled out Practice mode, a new AI-powered language learning feature within its Google Translate app that offers personalized lessons and conversation practice. The beta feature allows users to create custom learning scenarios on-demand and emphasizes speaking practice over traditional multiple-choice methods, positioning itself as a compelling free alternative to established platforms like Duolingo. What you should know: Practice mode currently supports French and Spanish for English speakers, with plans to expand to more languages as the beta progresses. Users can choose from recommended scenarios like ordering food, asking for directions, or greeting acquaintances, or create entirely custom lessons...
read Oct 7, 2025OpenAI launches AgentKit to transform ChatGPT into AI development platform
OpenAI has launched AgentKit, a comprehensive toolkit that enables developers and business users to build, deploy, and manage AI agents directly within chat interfaces. The October 6 release positions OpenAI as a platform leader in the rapidly expanding agentic AI market, potentially creating an "agent store" ecosystem similar to Apple's App Store model. What you should know: AgentKit comprises three core components designed to streamline multi-agent workflow creation and deployment. Agent Builder serves as a canvas for creating and versioning multi-agent workflows. Connector Registry functions as a centralized hub where administrators can manage tool and data connections across OpenAI products....
read Oct 7, 2025Anthropic dishes out open-source Petri tool to test AI models for deception
Anthropic has released Petri, an open-source tool that uses AI agents to test frontier AI models for safety hazards by simulating extended conversations and evaluating misaligned behaviors. The tool's initial testing of 14 leading AI models revealed concerning patterns, including instances where models attempted to "whistleblow" on harmless activities like putting sugar in candy, suggesting they may be influenced more by narrative patterns than genuine harm prevention. What you should know: Petri (Parallel Exploration Tool for Risky Interactions) deploys AI agents to grade models on their likelihood to act against human interests across three key risk categories. The tool evaluates...
read Oct 7, 2025Oracle NetSuite Next brings AI-first ERP with natural language assistant
Oracle NetSuite has unveiled NetSuite Next, positioning it as "the future of NetSuite" with AI-first functionality centered around a natural language assistant called Ask Oracle. The platform represents a fundamental shift in how enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems—software that helps businesses manage day-to-day operations like accounting, procurement, and project management—operate, moving beyond traditional interfaces to conversational, AI-driven workflows that could reshape how businesses interact with their data. What you should know: NetSuite Next introduces comprehensive AI capabilities that transform how users navigate and analyze business data. Ask Oracle serves as a built-in AI assistant that allows users to navigate, search,...
read Oct 6, 2025ChatGPT now connects to Spotify, Zillow, and 5 other apps directly
OpenAI has launched app integrations for ChatGPT that allow users to access third-party services like Spotify and Zillow directly within the chatbot interface. The feature represents what OpenAI calls an "evolution of ChatGPT" toward becoming more like an operating system, enabling users to interact with apps through conversation while displaying interactive interfaces within the chat. What you should know: The app integrations go beyond traditional plugins by allowing direct access within ChatGPT prompts and displaying interactive elements like maps, playlists, and presentations. Users can query ChatGPT to access Spotify for listing and playing tracks, or search Zillow for property listings...
read Oct 6, 2025Over Overviews? New browser extension lets users hide Google’s AI search features
A new browser extension called "Bye Bye, Google AI" allows users to completely hide Google's AI Overviews and other AI-powered search features from their results pages. Developed by Avram Piltch, former Editor-in-Chief of Tom's Hardware, the tool addresses growing user frustration with AI-generated summaries that have reached over 2 billion monthly users but face criticism for accuracy issues and cluttering search results. How it works: The extension uses CSS (web styling code) to block AI elements from appearing on Google Search, restoring a cleaner, more traditional search experience.• Users can remove AI Overviews (summaries above web results), the AI Mode...
read Oct 6, 2025Waze debuts natural language-detecting AI voice reporting for rubberneckers
Waze has rolled out "Conversational Reporting," an AI-powered feature that allows drivers to report road hazards using natural language voice commands instead of navigating through menus. The feature, which was announced a year ago and has been in limited beta testing, leverages Google's Gemini AI capabilities to understand casual speech patterns and automatically categorize reports without requiring specific commands or additional button presses. How it works: Drivers can now report hazards by simply tapping the reporting button and speaking naturally about what they observe on the road.• Users can say things like "Looks like there are cars jammed up ahead!"...
read Oct 6, 2025Google DeepMind’s CodeMender AI fixes 72 security bugs automatically
Google DeepMind has unveiled CodeMender, an AI agent that automatically fixes software vulnerabilities and proactively rewrites code for better security. Over the past six months, the system has already contributed 72 security fixes to open-source projects, including some with up to 4.5 million lines of code, demonstrating AI's growing capability to address the mounting challenge of software security at scale. How it works: CodeMender leverages Gemini Deep Think models to create an autonomous debugging agent equipped with sophisticated validation tools. The system uses advanced program analysis including static analysis, dynamic analysis, differential testing, fuzzing, and SMT solvers (mathematical problem-solving tools)...
read Oct 3, 2025OpenAI launches Operator AI agent and jobs platform to blend human-AI work
OpenAI is expanding its workforce integration strategy with two key initiatives: the broader rollout of Operator, an AI agent that can perform computer tasks like booking reservations and coding, and the launch of an AI Jobs Platform designed to match AI-savvy workers with companies. These developments signal OpenAI's push to blend human and artificial intelligence capabilities in workplace environments, addressing both automation needs and human employment concerns in the AI era. What you should know: Operator functions as a Computer-Using Agent (CUA) that can automate various tasks typically performed by humans on computers and potentially smartphones. The AI agent can...
read Oct 3, 2025Anthropic brings Claude AI directly into Slack for paid teams
Anthropic has launched Claude integration directly within Slack, allowing teams with paid Slack plans to access the AI assistant through direct messaging or group threads. The integration enables Claude to reference past Slack conversations and handle routine workplace tasks, reflecting a broader industry trend toward embedding AI agents into daily business workflows. What you should know: Claude can now function as an AI collaborator within Slack workspaces, accessible through simple tagging or a dedicated icon. Users can start private conversations with Claude or add it to group threads by tagging @Claude or clicking an icon in the top-right corner of...
read Oct 3, 2025HP adds AI features like image correction to printers for smarter document processing
HP has introduced AI-powered enhancements to its printing and scanning devices, targeting common user frustrations with document processing and print formatting. The company is rolling out these features to select printer models this month, with the Envy Photo 7200/7900 all-in-one printers being the first to receive the full HP AI suite, though availability remains limited to US English setups and US-located printers. Key AI features: HP's new artificial intelligence capabilities address two major pain points in office workflows through automated solutions. Automatic image correction instantly improves scan quality without manual processing time. Multi-page document capture with intelligent naming helps users...
read Oct 3, 2025Aiode launches AI music platform that pays real, actual, human musicians
Aiode has officially launched its desktop AI music platform that pairs artists with virtual musicians based on real performers, emphasizing ethical AI training and compensation for the musicians whose styles were modeled. The platform addresses longstanding complaints about AI music tools lacking precision by allowing targeted regeneration of specific song sections while maintaining creator control and rights. What you should know: Aiode's virtual musicians replace generic AI fill-ins with models based on actual performers who will receive compensation for their contributions.• The platform spent a year in testing before its official launch, with targeted regeneration of specific song sections like...
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