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4 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Character.AI shifts to media-rich platform with Scenes and social feed

Character.AI has introduced a suite of multimedia features aimed at expanding creative possibilities for its users. These updates, announced on June 2, 2025, mark a shift from traditional text-based

4 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

Mistral Code launches in private beta for JetBrains and VS Code users

On June 4, 2025, Mistral AI introduced Mistral Code, a coding assistant tailored for enterprise developers. This tool integrates Mistral's AI models within a development environment, offering functionalities

4 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

OpenAI to release o3 Pro for ChatGPT Pro users this week

OpenAI is set to release the o3 Pro model for ChatGPT Pro users today, June 4, 2025. This aligns with earlier indications from company insiders and codebase discoveries, suggesting a

3 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

New Claude capability in the works to merge Research and MCP integrations

Anthropic is preparing to merge two powerful capabilities in Claude under a single feature labeled “research” and “MCP,” aimed primarily at Claude Max subscribers. This move combines the current research

2 Jun 2025 · 1 min read

OpenAI preparing custom ChatGPT connectors via Model Context Protocol

OpenAI is working on broadening its support for connectors in ChatGPT, with early signs that more global users will soon see additional options beyond Google Drive and OneDrive. In the

2 Jun 2025 · 7 min read

Comet, Agentic AI browser by Perplexity: everything you need to know

Comet is an upcoming agentic AI browser developed by Perplexity, a company already known for its innovative approach to search products. At the time of writing, Comet is only available

1 Jun 2025 · 2 min read

Microsoft tests new Copilot Live Portraits feature with customizable avatars

Microsoft appears to be laying the groundwork for a new Copilot feature called Live Portraits, currently in an experimental phase and not yet accessible to the public. The feature introduces

30 May 2025 · 2 min read

xAI readies image discovery tool for Grok Web platform

xAI is preparing several new features for Grok Web that aim to broaden its functionality and user appeal. Among the unreleased additions, a "Stars" idle animation will display

29 May 2025 · 2 min read

Upcoming Claude feature lets users explore and share AI-generated Artifacts

Anthropic is preparing to launch a new experimental feature in the Claude web app called the "Artifacts Gallery." This feature, previously referred to as "Artifacts Studio,"

29 May 2025 · 2 min read

Hume.ai released EVI 3, a new personalized voice AI model

On May 29, 2025, Hume.ai introduced EVI 3, a third-generation speech-language model built for personalized voice AI. It bundles transcription, reasoning, and speech synthesis, delivering replies in roughly 300

29 May 2025 · 2 min read

Black Forest Labs released FLUX 1 Kontext and Playground API

Black Forest Labs has unveiled FLUX 1 Kontext, dated 29 May 2025. The release pairs two in-context image models—Kontext [pro] and the experimental Kontext [max]—with a web Playground

29 May 2025 · 2 min read

Perplexity AI rolled out Perplexity Labs for Pro subscribers

Perplexity AI on 29 May 2025 opened “Perplexity Labs” for all Pro subscribers. Labs appears in the mode selector on the web and mobile apps, with desktop support on the

28 May 2025 · 2 min read

Perplexity developing Deep Research mode with Claude 4 Opus and memory features

Perplexity is preparing to introduce a research mode called "Deep Research", which is expected to go beyond the current "Research" feature. This new mode will likely

28 May 2025 · 2 min read

Grok coming to Telegram this summer in major partnership with xAI

Telegram, led by CEO Pavel Durov, has announced a one-year partnership with Elon Musk’s xAI to integrate the Grok AI chatbot across all Telegram apps, reaching its user base

28 May 2025 · 2 min read

Grok Voice Mode for web spotted in early development

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is developing Grok Voice Mode for the web, aiming to bring its voice-based AI assistant beyond mobile platforms. This feature lets users interact with Grok

28 May 2025 · 2 min read

AI Edge Gallery brings open source generative models to Android devices

AI Edge Gallery is an experimental Android application that allows users to run advanced generative AI models directly on their devices, with an iOS version expected soon. The app became

26 May 2025 · 2 min read

Google experiments with Computer Use environments in AI Studio

Google appears to be actively expanding the developer-facing capabilities of AI Studio, with new signs pointing toward a feature tentatively called "computer use." Previously, only spotted in backend

26 May 2025 · 2 min read

NotebookLM set to support public notebooks and video summaries

Google is progressing on several fronts with NotebookLM, pointing toward broader public functionality and richer media capabilities. One of the most tangible updates is the upcoming public sharing for notebooks,

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