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Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adds code execution

The research app keeps its standalone form but gains a secure cloud computer and syncs with the Gemini app and Search.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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1Password lets Claude use your logins without ever seeing them

A new zero-exposure framework injects credentials through a secure channel Claude can't read, unlocking longer agentic browser tasks.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Reelful launches iOS app that turns camera rolls into TikTok-ready videos
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Reelful launches iOS app that turns camera rolls into TikTok-ready videos

Founded by an ex-Snapchat ML engineer, the a16z Speedrun startup automates scripting, voice cloning, and editing for short-form social video.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Spotify launches conversational AI music assistant for Premium users
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Spotify launches conversational AI music assistant for Premium users

The beta feature lets subscribers chat with the app to shape playback across Home and Now Playing on iOS and Android.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Apple ships Siri AI in iOS 27 public beta, betting on developer buy-in
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Apple ships Siri AI in iOS 27 public beta, betting on developer buy-in

The revamped assistant handles onscreen context and multi-step tasks, but only Apple's own apps work at launch. Full app support waits until fall.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Waze adds Gemini voice commands for reports and destination search

Google is finally bringing its flagship AI assistant to Waze, though only two of four new features actually involve Gemini.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Anthropic's new Claude Reflect dashboard nudges users to stay in the app

Reflect visualizes your AI habits, suggests better workflows, and quietly deepens Claude's grip on daily work — now in beta for Free, Pro, and Max.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Anthropic launches Claude Wrapped, a usage-reflection dashboard

The 'reflect' feature shows Claude usage over 1, 3, 6, or 12 months and nudges users to keep some tasks off the model.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Prime Intellect and Adaption bring self-improving AI to non-frontier developers
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Prime Intellect and Adaption bring self-improving AI to non-frontier developers

Tools like AutoResearch and AutoScientist let outside developers train and refine specialized models without a frontier lab budget.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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Google Photos adds Video Remix, an AI video editor powered by Gemini Omni

The feature applies cinematic relighting, background swaps, and painterly styles to clips in a few taps, and starts rolling out today across 15 countries.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Raycast's Glaze opens vibe coding to Mac users at $20 a month
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Raycast's Glaze opens vibe coding to Mac users at $20 a month

Raycast's app-making app now available to everyone, with a Pro tier offering 200 credits monthly for building personal desktop software.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Solos launches AirGo A6 smart glasses at 19 grams, skipping cameras for voice AI
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Solos launches AirGo A6 smart glasses at 19 grams, skipping cameras for voice AI

The camera-less AirGo A6 weighs roughly a third of Meta's latest glasses and leans entirely on a voice-driven AI assistant.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Google's NotebookLM generates 60-second vertical video summaries

Paid Ultra and Pro subscribers can now turn uploaded sources into TikTok-style clips with AI narration and paper-cutout visuals.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Acti launches agentic keyboard for iOS and Android with $5.3M seed
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Acti launches agentic keyboard for iOS and Android with $5.3M seed

Singapore-based Acti embeds Gemini-powered agents into the smartphone keyboard, raising $5.3M from BITKRAFT Ventures.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
X launches hosted MCP server, opening its API to Claude, Cursor, and Grok Build
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X launches hosted MCP server, opening its API to Claude, Cursor, and Grok Build

The Musk-owned network joins GitHub, Slack, and Stripe in shipping an official Model Context Protocol endpoint for AI agents.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Cursor ships mobile app to steer coding agents from a phone
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Cursor ships mobile app to steer coding agents from a phone

The launch follows October's Cursor 2.0 agent overhaul and mirrors mobile coding moves from Anthropic and OpenAI.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Google opens Gemini's Nano Banana image generation to all US users

The personalized image feature, previously locked behind Plus, Pro, and Ultra tiers, now runs free on a chatbot with 750 million monthly users.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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A founder used Claude to challenge his oncologist — and was right

Keragon's Conno Christou fed scans, bloodwork, and wearable data into Claude during a six-month lymphoma fight. The model caught what a PET scan missed.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Figma adds code layers, motion, and AI plug-in builder to its canvas
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Figma adds code layers, motion, and AI plug-in builder to its canvas

The design platform pulls coding, animation, and Weavy workflows into one collaborative surface as it pushes deeper into AI tooling.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Google Home adds clothing and body cues to Familiar Faces recognition
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Google Home adds clothing and body cues to Familiar Faces recognition

A June 23rd update lets Nest cams identify tagged people from behind, auto-refreshes the face library, and flags specific sounds in event logs.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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Meta drops Ray-Ban branding for $299 smart glasses line

Three new styles, a Kylie Jenner collab, and Muse Spark AI ship as Meta tries to push smart glasses into mass-market price territory.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Sony's AI Camera Assistant on Xperia 1 VIII lands as glorified Instagram filters
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Sony's AI Camera Assistant on Xperia 1 VIII lands as glorified Instagram filters

On a $1,850 flagship with three rear lenses, Sony's new in-viewfinder AI mostly suggests sepia tints and blown highlights.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
AI-generated apartment listings spread across StreetEasy as virtual staging gets cheap
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AI-generated apartment listings spread across StreetEasy as virtual staging gets cheap

Virtual staging now runs $40 to $400 per listing versus a couple thousand for the real thing, and renters are showing up to apartments that don't match the photos.

Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Apple weaves AI into iOS 27 apps, betting against the chatbot frame
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Apple weaves AI into iOS 27 apps, betting against the chatbot frame

Bill splitting, password rotation, Safari tab grouping, and natural-language Shortcuts ship in the developer beta, with public release this fall.

Jaeden Schafer5 min read
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