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Google launches $100 screenless Fitbit Air and Gemini-powered Health app
First Fitbit hardware in four years arrives with a rebranded app, a $10/month AI coach, and the death of the Fitbit name across Google's wearable stack.
Spotify's AI DJ adds French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese
The interactive feature jumps from 2 to 6 languages and lands in 8 new markets, reaching more than 75 countries.
Google Home upgrades to Gemini 3.1 with new camera controls and Ask Home web access
The smart-speaker line finally gets the Gemini 3.1 model Google released in February, plus 10-second skip buttons and Familiar Faces feedback.
Claude Code and Cowork Lower the Bar for Solo App Builders, Host Says
Anthropic's coding agents can guide non-developers through building React Native apps for iOS and Android, the host argues, as Apple cracks down on spam.
Roomba creator Colin Angle returns with Familiar, an AI robot pet
Familiar Machines & Magic unveiled Ami, a quadruped companion robot with 23 degrees of freedom running on Nvidia Jetson Orin.
Squirrel creator Derrick Downey Jr. vibe-codes DualShot Recorder to No. 1 on the App Store
DualShot Recorder hit the top of the paid charts in 12 hours, built largely with Claude by a creator who isn't a software developer.
AI dictation apps tested: Wispr Flow, Willow, Superwhisper lead a crowded field
TechCrunch's roundup tracks ten dictation tools spanning $0 free tiers to $249.99 lifetime plans, with latency as low as 80ms.
Microsoft Makes Agent Mode the Default in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Satya Nadella confirms agent mode is generally available across Copilot, with Anthropic's models now embedded inside Microsoft's core productivity apps.
Microsoft launches Legal Agent inside Word, built on ex-Robin AI engineers
The contract-review agent ships to Frontier program members in the US on May 1, following Microsoft's hire of staff from the failed Robin AI startup.
Stripe launches Link, a digital wallet built for AI agents to spend on your behalf
The wallet uses OAuth and one-time virtual cards so autonomous agents can pay without ever seeing raw card credentials.
Goodfire ships Silico, an off-the-shelf tool for debugging LLMs from the inside
The San Francisco startup wants to drag model training out of alchemy and into engineering by exposing the neurons that drive behavior.
GeForce NOW adds 16 games in May and pushes RTX 5080 across its cloud library
Nvidia broadens Ultimate-tier access to 5K 120fps streaming and lines up Forza Horizon 6 and 007 First Light as day-one cloud launches.
GPT-5.5 Catches SEO Issues Claude Missed in Hands-On Site Audit Test
A live test of OpenAI's GPT-5.5 on a real website surfaced fresh SEO recommendations that five prior Claude audits had missed.
Google brings Nano Banana and Veo to Google TV through a new Gemini tab
A Create button inside the Gemini tab lets viewers generate images and video clips by voice, starting on TCL sets in the US.
Google Photos turns your camera roll into a Clueless-style digital closet
A new AI feature catalogs clothes from your library, builds outfits, and offers virtual try-on, landing on Android later this summer.
Amazon adds 'Join the chat' audio Q&A to product pages across millions of listings
The Amazon Shopping app now lets customers ask follow-up questions and get conversational audio answers generated in real time.
Japan Airlines puts humanoid robots on Haneda baggage duty in 2026 trial
JAL will test Unitree's G1 and UBTECH's Walker E on cargo loading and cabin cleaning through 2028 as ground crew numbers keep falling.
Lovable ships its vibe-coding app on iOS and Android despite Apple crackdown
The no-code AI builder lets users prompt apps by voice or text on the go, with previews routed to the browser to satisfy Apple's review rules.
Anthropic plugs Claude into Adobe, Blender, Autodesk and Ableton
A new set of connectors lets Claude drive 50+ tools across Adobe Creative Cloud, plus Blender, Autodesk Fusion, Ableton Live and Splice.
Otter adds enterprise search via MCP, pulling Gmail, Notion and Salesforce data
Otter now connects to outside apps as an MCP client as the notetaker pushes past 35 million users in a crowded field.
Red Hat engineer ships Tank OS to lock down OpenClaw agent deployments
Sally O'Malley's weekend project bundles OpenClaw into a rootless Podman container on Fedora Linux, aimed at IT teams managing agent fleets.
YouTube tests Ask YouTube, an AI search that mixes text with video results
The opt-in feature returns step-by-step guides with embedded clips, available first to U.S. Premium subscribers aged 18 and over.
NVIDIA's Omniverse stack hits 99% sim-to-real accuracy at ABB Robotics
ABB, JLR, Tulip and Terex post double-digit gains as OpenUSD-based simulation moves from pilot to production floor.
Bloomberg Terminal pivots to AI chat with ASKB beta open to 125,000 users
CTO Shawn Edwards says the natural-language interface will become the primary way traders start work on the Terminal.
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