Core News and Trends

Poke, a startup backed by Spark Capital and General Catalyst, is pitching a consumer AI agent that works through familiar messaging apps, giving users a way to…

Microsoft is scaling back Copilot integration across Windows 11 apps, removing prominent AI branding and reducing its visibility in tools like Notepad and…

Google is expanding its partnership with Intel to use multiple generations of the chipmaker’s CPUs in its AI data centers, positioning Intel’s latest Xeon 6…

Chris Nolet and Ryan Burgoyne, former Apple engineers who worked on the Vision Pro, have unveiled a new AI hardware device called Button, a $179 handheld puck…

Google has launched Notebooks for Gemini, a new feature that organizes files, past conversations, and custom instructions into dedicated workspaces inside its…

Meta has introduced Muse Spark, a new lightweight AI model from its Superintelligence Labs, marking the first release in its “Muse” family and a reset of the…

Anthropic has launched Claude Managed Agents, a new set of APIs designed to help developers build and deploy cloud-based AI agents faster by handling…

Astropad has launched Workbench, a new remote desktop tool for Apple devices designed to help users monitor and control AI agents running on machines like the…

Intel said it has joined Elon Musk’s TeraFab initiative alongside Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, signaling a potential collaboration to scale production of advanced…

Google is rolling out a set of updates to Maps that use its Gemini AI models to help users contribute photos, videos, and captions more easily, as the company…

Google has quietly released a new offline-first dictation app on iOS powered by its Gemma AI models, signaling a shift toward running consumer AI tools entirely…

Anthropic is changing how Claude Code subscribers are billed, ending the use of subscription limits for third-party tools like OpenClaw and introducing separate…