Google Cloud has introduced a universal Gemini agent designed to handle enterprise tasks that can span several applications and continue for hours or days. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the system will work across Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack and other business tools. Google positions the agent as a single interface for larger assignments. …
Google has introduced Google AI Edge Foresight, a local-first meeting note-taking app for macOS that can operate without an internet connection. Ivan Mehta reports for TechCrunch that the app comes from the Google team behind an earlier experimental dictation tool that used local AI models. The app records and transcribes meetings across applications, including in-person …
Airbnb is developing AI features that combine automated help with visual browsing, group planning, and eventually communication between software agents. The company’s strategy rejects the idea that a single chatbot can replace travel apps. Ivan Mehta reports for TechCrunch that CEO Brian Chesky sees current AI interfaces as an early stage rather than a finished …
Microsoft and startup Ghost are introducing expensive new computers built to run AI models locally, reflecting a growing push to make AI work less dependent on cloud services. Microsoft has opened preorders for its Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact developer system priced at $5,999 and scheduled to ship in November. The device uses …
Software-as-a-service companies will increasingly compete on the systems they build around large language models, rather than on the models alone, argues Shrivu Shankar in his Substack. He writes that a company’s “harness” could become its central product capability. Shankar uses the term broadly. A harness includes the data, tools, integrations, permissions, workflows, interfaces, and human …
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT, adding a feature called Intelligent UI that lets answers include interactive elements such as charts, buttons, forms, maps, and calculators. OpenAI announces the release in an official blog post, describing it as a broad expansion of its latest model to ChatGPT’s weekly user base. Intelligent UI is designed …
Anthropic has introduced Claude Haiku 5.5, a new small AI model aimed at high-volume work such as summarization, classification, database queries, document extraction, and customer support. The company says it is its fastest model to date and the first model in the Haiku family to offer adjustable effort controls. The new setting lets developers choose …
Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, an image generation and editing model that replaces Nano Banana 2 and cuts prices by roughly half. Matthias Bastian reports for The Decoder that the new model is based on Gemini 3.6 Flash and is rolling out across Google’s consumer and business AI products. Google says Nano Banana 2.1 …
Meta’s AI agent Muse is facing reports of security flaws and unexpected access to personal data shortly after its launch. Karl Bode writes for Techdirt that the product’s early issues raise questions about Meta’s claims that privacy and security were central to its development. Muse is designed to carry out everyday tasks, including booking restaurants, …
OpenAI plans to add invisible watermarks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text outputs for users in the European Union, while offering the feature as an opt-in setting to API customers worldwide. OpenAI announces in an official blog post that the rollout is intended to help meet transparency requirements under the EU AI Act. The law …