Apple Intelligence comes in small doses

Apple is planning a gradual rollout of new AI features for iOS 18. According to a report by Joe Rossignol on MacRumors, the first “Apple Intelligence” features will be available with iOS 18.1 in October. More features will follow with iOS 18.2 in December, including expansion to more English-speaking countries and new tools like Image …

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Salesforce xGen-Sales and xLAM introduced

Salesforce is introducing two new AI models to automate sales processes. The company unveiled xGen-Sales and xLAM, as Michael Nuñez reports in an article for VentureBeat. xGen-Sales is designed to perform complex sales tasks accurately and quickly, while xLAM is designed to trigger actions in software systems. Adam Evans, senior vice president of product for …

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Google launches “Ask Photos” in the US

Google is launching its AI-powered “Ask Photos” feature. The new feature, based on the Gemini AI model, allows users to use complex natural language queries to find photos. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the feature will initially be available to select customers in the US. With “Ask Photos,” users can search for the best …

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Ario’s AI assistant helps with everyday tasks

Startup Ario is building an AI-powered personal assistant that will help users with everyday tasks by connecting to apps like Amazon, DoorDash, and Google Calendar. The highlight: Ario collects user data from multiple sources to make personalized recommendations and automate processes.

Poe adds interactive applications

Quora’s AI chatbot platform, Poe, introduced Previews, a new feature that allows users to create interactive applications in chats. These include data visualizations, games, or even drum machines that access information from uploaded files. The created applications can be shared via a link.

Salesforce xLAM-1B announced

Salesforce has developed xLAM-1B, a small but powerful AI model that supposedly outperforms larger models from OpenAI and Anthropic in function calls.

Kyutai’s voice assistant Moshi is especially emotional

French AI research lab Kyutai, backed by billionaire Xavier Niel, has unveiled a new voice assistant called Moshi. This assistant can use 70 different emotions and styles to appear particularly authentic. Kyutai is releasing the code for the technology as open source.

Genspark is a new AI-powered search engine

Genspark is a new AI-powered search engine that uses generative AI to create summaries of search results, similar to Google’s AI Overviews or Arc Search, but claims to achieve higher quality through specialized models.

Microsoft’s GPT Builder discontinued

Microsoft is discontinuing GPT Builder for consumers just three months after its launch. The company does not believe it is economically viable to continue developing the service. Users have until July 14 to back up their data, after which all GPTs and associated information will be deleted.

Adobe’s AEP AI assistant helps with your marketing

Adobe’s new AEP AI Assistant is designed to help organizations make better use of customer data and optimize their marketing efforts. It can answer questions about customer segments, provide real-time insights, and create personalized marketing materials on demand, including copy, design, and images.