Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too
Google’s AI notetaker that uses Gemini to generate meeting transcripts and summaries now supports in-person meetings and works on Zoom and Teams.
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Roblox’s AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games
The new tools are designed to help creators throughout the entire development process.
Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a ‘fundamental shift’ in creative work
The software giant’s new Firefly AI Assistant allows users to describe what they want to change by typing their own words into a conversational interface.
Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
Gemini’s task automation feature on the Samsung S26 and Pixel 10 series is an impressive glimpse at what the future of AI assistants could look like.
Sam Altman's thank-you to coders draws the memes | TechCrunch
Altman expresses gratitude for people who knew how to write their code from scratch. The internet replies with salty jokes.
Meta reportedly considering layoffs that could affect 20% of the company | TechCrunch
These layoffs could help Facebook's parent company offset its aggressive spending on AI infrastructure, as well as AI-related acquisitions and hiring.
Facebook Marketplace adds AI auto-replies for annoying ‘Is this still available?’ messages
Meta is bringing several new AI tools to Facebook Marketplace, including the ability to auto-reply to messages that ask questions about availability.
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns your spare Mac into an AI agent
Perplexity is positioning Personal Computer as a more secure version of OpenClaw that runs on a Mac.
Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop
Seedance 2.0’s big rollout reminds us that AI-generated video is still slop even if it looks better than average.
Facebook can animate your profile pic with AI
Facebook is rolling out new AI features that let you animate your profile picture and restyle Stories and Memories.
Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp will test premium subscriptions
Meta is gearing up to trial new premium subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp that will allow users to access expanded AI capabilities.
ChatGPT: A 2025 timeline of updates to OpenAI’s text-generating chatbot
Here's a ChatGPT guide to help understand Open AI's viral text-generating system. We outline the most recent updates and answer your FAQs.
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back
Meta’s new support hub will bring together features for Facebook and Instagram users to report issues and recover accounts.
A humanoid robot-shaped bubble is forming, China warns
There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in.
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Tesla shareholders voted to award Elon Musk up to $1 trillion in a huge vote of confidence in the controversial billionaire’s leadership.
OpenAI and Amazon ink $38B cloud computing deal | TechCrunch
OpenAI isn't done securing the AI infrastructure it needs to rapidly scale agentic workloads. The ChatGPT maker on Monday said it has reached a deal with Amazon to buy $38 billion in cloud computing services over the next seven years.
Adobe’s new AI audio tools can add soundtracks and voice-overs to videos
Adobe is giving filmmakers new generative AI audio tools that can quickly add thematically appropriate backing tracks and narration to videos.
Meta is adding more parental controls for teen AI use
Meta said it will let parents block teens from speaking with AI chatbots on Instagram or give them a summary of conversation topics, but not until next year.