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Google AI Studio now builds Android apps from text prompts
The web-based tool collapses weeks of setup into minutes with Gemini-powered coding.
SandboxAQ brings drug discovery models to Claude via natural language interface
The Alphabet spinout integrates its physics-grounded quantitative models into Anthropic's LLM, targeting the $50T quantitative economy.
Amazon's Alexa Plus generates on-demand AI podcasts from 200 news partners
The assistant lets users pick a topic, preview the outline, and tune episode length before two AI hosts record it.
Sony defends Xperia 1 XIII AI Camera Assistant after panned demo photos
Sony says the feature suggests rather than edits, offering four options for exposure, color, and blur — but the sample shots still look rough.
OpenAI plugs ChatGPT into bank accounts via Plaid for Pro subscribers
Pro users in the US can now link accounts at 12,000 institutions and ask GPT-5.5 to analyze spending, portfolios, and long-range financial plans.
Osaurus passes 112,000 downloads as Mac-native AI harness adds cloud routing
The open-source LLM server runs local models on Apple silicon, routes to OpenAI and Anthropic, and ships with 20+ native plugins.
OpenAI puts Codex inside the ChatGPT mobile app on iOS and Android
Phone users can now dispatch tasks to Codex running on their desktop, with files and credentials staying on the local machine.
Clawdmeter turns Claude Code token usage into a pixel-art desk gadget
An Icelandic developer's open source side project drew 800 GitHub stars in four days by making AI usage stats feel like a Tamagotchi.
Microsoft rebuilds Edge around Copilot, killing Copilot Mode for tab-aware AI
The May 13 update lets Copilot read across open tabs, generate podcasts and quizzes, and remember past chats — and retires Copilot Mode entirely.
Notion turns its workspace into an agent hub with new Developer Platform
Notion adds Workers, database sync, and an External Agent API as customers cross one million Custom Agents built since February.
Rivian ships an in-house AI voice assistant in software update 2026.15
The Rivian Assistant works on Gen1 and Gen2 vehicles, runs in Rivian's private cloud, and is gated to Connect+ subscribers.
Amazon puts Alexa Plus inside Amazon.com as new shopping assistant
Alexa for Shopping replaces Rufus in the search bar, handles price alerts, auto-reorders, and agentic checkout across the web.
Poppy launches proactive AI assistant with $1.25M pre-seed from Kindred Ventures
Ex-Humane engineer Sai Kambampati pitches an ambient AI layer that reads your calendar, email, and messages to suggest what to do next.
Hermes Agent hits 140,000 GitHub stars, runs on NVIDIA RTX and DGX Spark
Nous Research's local-first agent framework is now the most-used agent on OpenRouter, paired with Alibaba's new Qwen 3.6 models.
Meta AI launches as a taggable Threads account users cannot block
Threads users in five countries can tag Meta AI for answers, but the account has no block option — and the complaint trended past 1 million posts.
Google rebrands premium Gemini features as 'Gemini Intelligence' for Android
Task automation goes multimodal, Chrome on Android gets a Gemini button, and autofill plugs into your Photos and Gmail.
Threads tests Meta AI mentions in a Grok-style rollout across five countries
Public Threads users can tag @meta.ai for real-time context on news and trends; the beta is live in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore.
Google launches Rambler, a Gemini-powered dictation feature inside Gboard
Rambler arrives pre-installed on the default Android keyboard, putting Wispr Flow, SuperWhisper, and Typeless on notice.
Google's 'Create My Widget' lets Android users vibe-code home-screen widgets
Gemini-powered widget builder takes natural-language prompts and ships first to Samsung Galaxy and Pixel this summer.
Rivian rolls out AI voice assistant to Gen 1 and Gen 2 owners
The Rivian Assistant ties into vehicle hardware and apps like Google Calendar, gated behind a $15/month Connect Plus subscription.
Digg returns as an AI news aggregator ranking 1,000 voices on X
Kevin Rose's third Digg pivots from a Reddit clone to an X-fed AI news tracker, two months after the previous version shut down.
Apple Readies Camera-Equipped AirPods With User-Pick AI Models for Siri
The earbuds will let owners route Siri through Gemini, Claude or ChatGPT, pushing Apple deeper into wearable AI hardware.
Perplexity opens Personal Computer to all Mac users with 400 connectors
The local AI agent app exits its Max-tier waitlist, runs on-device, and can be triggered remotely from an iPhone.
Spotify opens its library to AI-generated personal podcasts via a new CLI
A beta command-line tool lets Codex, Claude Code and OpenClaw users pipe agent-made audio briefings straight into their Spotify library.
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