What's new and What's next in AI by TestingCatalog News

17 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Google prepares AI Studio for upcoming Gemini models

What we know so far: Google is aiming to onboard builders to create 1M AI-powered apps through AI Studio. Latest preparations indicate that the Build section will get a new model selector soon.

17 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Perplexity adds Nano Banana and Seedream 4.0 image models

What's new? Nano Banana and Seedream 4.0 image generation models are now available on Perplexity.

17 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

GitHub launches MCP registry to centralize server discovery

What's new? GitHub launched the MCP registry to list MCP servers for Copilot, AI agents and tools; it supports one click install via Visual Studio Code and sorts repos by stars;

17 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

GitHub launches Auto model selector in Copilot chat

What's new? GitHub introduced auto model selection in Copilot Chat to choose among several models; Pro plans also get a 10 percent cost cut while manual selection stays available;

17 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

YouTube unveils AI creation suite for Shorts and Studio

What's new? YouTube rolls out AI tools for Shorts and Studio with DeepMind Veo 3 Fast; edit with AI drafts clips while Speech to Song turns talk into tunes;

16 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

LMArena launches AI evaluations for Enterprises and Teams

What's new? LMArena launches AI evaluations for benchmarking AI models with human feedback; it offers leaderboards and head-to-head model comparisons via community feedback;

16 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Google unveils AP2 open protocol for agent payments

What's new? Google launches agent payments protocol (AP2) on GitHub for cross-platform payments; AP2 uses cryptographic mandates and supports cards, stablecoins and bank transfers;

16 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Notion plans to announce personalized AI Agents on September 18

What we know so far: Notion AI will get a personalization touch where users will be able to define Agent instructions via Notion pages. Agent personalization templates will also be shareable on the marketplace.

15 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Apple integrates Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 in Xcode 26

What's new? Apple and Anthropic integrate Claude Sonnet 4 in Xcode 26 on macOS; the IDE now offers natural language coding, debugging and inline code modifications;

15 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Microsoft tests Copilot Search Mode with enhanced link references

What we know so far: A new Search Mode is in the works on Copilot, along with an Order tracking feature and integration with Google Drive.

15 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

Hcompany releases Holo1.5 with new 72B model for UI tasks

What's new? Hcompany released Holo1.5, an open source model series in 3B, 7B and 72B sizes for computer use agents; it outputs UI coordinates and VQA results on macOS, Ubuntu, Windows, web and mobile;

15 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

OpenAI launches GPT-5-Codex optimised for refactoring tasks

What's new? GPT-5-Codex is a new AI model by OpenAI for coding automation on Codex interfaces; it offers agentic coding with multi-step tasks and large code context;

14 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

xAI launches Grok 4 Fast in early access beta with up to 10x speed

What's new? Grok 4 Fast is now available, along with a new "Early Access models" toggle; Grok on the web now has a dedicated Changelog page.

13 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

OpenAI readies Orders in ChatGPT for native checkout and tracking

What we know so far: ChatGPT will get a new setting for Orders in the mobile and desktop apps; Users likely will be able to check out and track orders natively as well.

12 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

ICYMI: Replit launches Agent 3 for autonomous workflows and testing

What's new? Agent 3 is Replit's new AI agent with live browser tests and auto fixes; it spawns agents and links with Notion, Slack, Dropbox & Google Drive;

11 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Anthropic adds Memory to Claude for Team and Enterprise users

What's new? Memory is now available on Team and Enterprise plans, with Pro and Max coming soon. Incognito chats are now available to all.

11 Sep 2025 · 1 min read

Anthropic readies Claude Memory and Private Chats for imminent rollout

What we know so far: Claude soon to get a full featured Memory option as well as Private chats on both web and mobile. Project-level memory is also in the works.

11 Sep 2025 · 2 min read

xAI readies background conversations so Grok can work while you chat

What's new and what's next? Now you can select Grok mode on Projects; Soon it might be possible to select Grok model explicitly as well as run thinking tasks in the background within the same conversation.

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