On July 13, Google announced five new Gemini-powered AI features for Waze. However, hands-on testing by Lifewire found that only three are currently available to most US drivers. Motorcycle mode and Gemini-powered destination search remain restricted by region or beta access. The three features available to US users are personalized navigation, less chatty mode, and…
Reddit and several major publishers are reevaluating the amount of access they offer Google as search referral traffic declines following the rollout of AI Overviews, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal cited by TechSpot. The companies considering restrictions include Reddit, USA Today, Reuters, Politico, The Economist, and People Inc. The concern is…
OpenAI has introduced the Codex Micro, its first hardware product aimed at consumers. Priced at $230, it is a mechanical keypad designed for use with OpenAI’s Codex coding agent. The device was developed with assistance from the team at Work Louder and includes 13 mechanical switches, a touch sensor, a rotary dial to adjust reasoning…
Meta announced Muse Spark 1.1 is now available in the US public preview, giving developers access to tools that can handle coding assistance, file inspection, and more complex software tasks. The model is priced starting at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, making it a more affordable option compared to…
Gopher can’t play the piano for you, but it can bury it in the mix. | Image: Image Line Last year, Image Line introduced Gopher for FL Studio, an AI chatbot that was basically a glorified instruction manual. You asked it how to do something, and it would serve up the relevant instructions. It’s the…
Meta has introduced Muse Image, a new image generation model developed by Meta Superintelligence Labs. It enables users of Meta AI to create images resembling any public Instagram profile. According to Wired, users can share these images via chat, Stories, or the Instagram feed. All public Instagram profiles are automatically enrolled in this feature. Disabling…
Most Americans don’t trust AI. It’s proven that it doesn’t know what safe toppings for pizza are. People don’t even want to listen to AI music. But none of that matters for some of America’s wealthy, who are turning to AI to teach their kids instead of traditional schools. Companies like Forge Prep and Alpha…
Google has introduced Nano Banana 2 Lite, a new image generation model in its Gemini lineup designed for high-volume, low-latency workflows. Announced on Tuesday, the model is now available through Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, according to Google’s statement. The company notes that the model can generate images…
China’s Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of…
This is what the new Creator Studio app looks like, after the original service was shuttered in 2023. | Image: Meta Meta is bringing back the Facebook Creator Studio page manager, now “reimagined” as a standalone AI companion app. The new app aims to make it easier for creators to connect with their audiences and…
