ElevenLabs announced the language expansion of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech (TTS) model last week. With this expansion, the AI model now supports 41 new languages, taking the total count to 70 supported languages. The New York City-based AI startup said that with this expansion, the model is now accessible to 90 percent of the global population.
WhatsApp has finally been spotted working on a document scanning feature for Android, six months after it was introduced on WhatsApp for iOS. This allows users to scan and send documents directly within the app as media attachments. Last week, WhatsApp starting rolling out a message summarisation feature on a recent version of WhatsApp beta for Android.
TikTok is rolling out a set of new AI advertising features. With these, marketers will be able to upload an image of a product they want to feature, or write a short text prompt and TikTok’s AI tools will produce various five-second clips that can then be used in an ad.
Microsoft released the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview build to the Dev channel last week. The new update brings two new artificial intelligence (AI) features to users. First is the introduction of AI agents in Windows 11, which can now autonomously find and execute changes in the Settings menu based on user prompts.
OpenAI added new capabilities to Canvas and Projects in ChatGPT last week. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm is now letting users download the content within a Canvas in multiple file types. Additionally, when writing code in Canvas, users will be able to export it in the relevant file type.
Audio Overviews are now coming to Google Search, thanks to a new Search Labs experiment. The tech giant announced the new feature on Friday, highlighting that select users will see artificial intelligence (AI) audio conversations on certain results pages. Notably, Google recently added Audio Overviews to the Gemini app and website.
Gemini Code Assist, an artificial intelligence (AI) coding platform by Google, is now receiving the capabilities of the Gemini 2.5 Pro model. The company recently announced that the latest Gemini model will improve certain coding-related features of the platform. Additionally, the tech giant is also releasing two new personalisation features and three chat interface-based features.
Google Pixel 10 series will introduce a new AI feature called "Magic Cue", according to leaked screenshots. This AI-powered feature is expected to offer contextual suggestions based on smartphone activity, enabling quick access to information from various Google services and device screenshots. Magic Cue could arrive on the Google Pixel 10 with the fifth-generation Tensor G5 chip, that is expected to debut later this year.
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 are expected to get several upgrades this year. As per a tipster, the tech giant will tease new Gemini Live features at its Galaxy Unpacked event. Further, an improved main camera, a new cover screen, and Galaxy AI offerings on the Galaxy Z Fold 7 could also be highlighted.
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2 update, released last week, includes a new launch animation for the Gemini overlay. As per a report, it is currently in the split test phase and results in a shrinking animation appearing on the screen to make room for the overlay. Users can reportedly access options such as Share screen with Live and Ask about screen.
Google plans to sever ties with AI data-labeling startup Scale AI after rival Meta acquired a 49% stake. Reuters' sources reveal Google, Scale's largest customer, had projected $200 million in payments this year for crucial human-labeled training data, vital for developing models like Gemini. The search giant is reportedly already in discussions with Scale AI's competitors to shift this significant workload, signaling a major disruption in their long-standing partnership.
Meta AI app’s Discover feed is reportedly filled with users unknowingly posting their private conversations and requests. Multiple reports have claimed spotting text conversations and image requests that appear to be of a personal nature, leading to the belief that the users are posting them to the artificial intelligence (AI) app’s social feed unknowingly.
The Browser Company introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) browser on Wednesday. Called Dia, the new browser comes with an in-built AI chatbot that can fetch information on various tabs and assist users with their queries. The new browser comes eight months after the company announced that it is dropping support for the Arc browser due to difficulties in scaling it to a wider demographic.
Microsoft announced the expansion of Copilot Vision with Highlights to Windows on Wednesday. Initially, the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature will only be available in the US, but the company plans to release it in other regions soon. It uses computer vision and tool use to analyse the content on the user’s screen and assist them with queries.
Yahoo is rolling out new AI features for its email platform. A new gamified “Catch Up” feature will provide AI-powered summaries and email previews to give users the option to “delete” or “keep in inbox.”
AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) server slated for release in 2026, positioning it as a direct competitor to Nvidia’s top-tier products. The announcement came as OpenAI’s CEO confirmed that the ChatGPT developer will incorporate AMD’s newest chips. Su was joined onstage by OpenAI's Sam Altman.
Google DeepMind announced the launch of Weather Lab, an interactive website which is powered by artificial intelligence (AI) weather models. Available as a public preview, the website also includes the company’s latest AI-based cyclone model that can predict both the cyclone track (or path) as well as its intensity, up to 15 days in advance.
Apple is said to have internally set a launch date for the rollout of advanced Siri. According to a report, the feature, which was first previewed at WWDC 2024 last year, could finally be released in Spring 2026. If the development remains on schedule, the company could tease the AI capabilities alongside the launch of the purported iPhone 17 series in September this year.
Microsoft 365 Copilot, the enterprise-focused artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that works across Office apps, is vulnerable to a zero-click vulnerability. As per a cybersecurity firm, a flaw existed in the chatbot that could be triggered via a simple text email to hack into it. Once the chatbot was hacked, it could then be made to retrieve sensitive information from the user’s device and share it with the attacker.
Apple is reportedly planning to add a new app discoverability feature to the App Store. As per the report, the feature was first revealed in a developer-focused session at the WWDC 2025. Dubbed App Store Tags, it uses AI models to create new labels based on the features and functionalities of apps. The models pick the information from the app listing page.
Walt Disney and Comcast's Universal filed a copyright lawsuit against Midjourney on Wednesday. The suit claims Midjourney pirated the libraries of the two Hollywood studios, making and distributing without permission "innumerable" copies of characters such as Darth Vader from "Star Wars," Elsa from "Frozen," and the Minions from "Despicable Me".
Samsung is rolling out a new update for its 2025 series of Bespoke Smart Refrigerators. This update adds two new features — Voice ID and a new way to summon Bixby. The former can recognise users by their registered voice and show their account-specific data. And the latter allows users to double-tap a turned-off screen on the appliance to activate the AI assistant.
Meta is rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video editing tool in the US and a dozen more countries across the world. On Wednesday, the Menlo Park-based tech giant announced that more than 50 preset AI prompts were being added to the Meta AI app, Meta.AI website, and the new Edits app, and they can change various aspects of a video.
Zoom Communications expanded its Phone service in India to four more circles on Wednesday. With this expansion, Zoom Phone is now available in Mumbai, Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), Karnataka, and the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana telecom circles. It was previously available in two circles. Notably, the service is licenced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
OpenAI and Google have reportedly struck a deal which will let the former use the latter's cloud servers for computational needs. The deal was finalised after several months of discussions, the report mentioned. The financial terms of the deal are currently not known. Notably, ChatGPT suffered a major outage on Tuesday.
Magistral, Mistral’s first-ever reasoning-focused large language models (LLMs), have been released. The Paris-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm has released two variants of Magistral — an open-source model named Small and an enterprise-focused model named Medium. Both feature multi-step reasoning and visible chain-of-thought (CoT). The open-source model can be downloaded via Hugging Face.
Snap Specs are set to launch next year as a consumer-focused version of Snap's augmented reality (AR) smart glasses. The company's five previous developer-exclusive AR glasses will be succeeded by a commercial version. The upcoming Snap Specs will feature machine learning capabilities, AI assistance, and allow users to share games with friends, and is expected to integrate directly with the Snapchat app.
Gemini in Google Docs is now coming to Android devices. This new expansion will enable eligible users to take advantage of the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot while summarising a long document or asking specific questions about the content. Notably, the feature is currently only available to paid Workspace account holders.
Slack recently blocked other software firms from searching or storing messages on its platform. Since the Salesforce change, Glean and other applications can no longer index, copy or store the data they access via the Slack API on a long-term basis.
OpenAI has finally introduced the o3-pro AI model for its paid subscribers. The model, which is said to be more capable than its non-pro version, is also capable of tool use such as web search and memory. Currently, o3-pro is only available to the ChatGPT Pro subscribers. Developers can also access the model via application programming interfaces (APIs).
Google's June 2025 Pixel Feature Drop is now rolling out alongside the Android 16 update for Pixel smartphones. This update introduces a new Pixel VIPs widget for easy contact access and enables AI sticker generation directly within Gboard. Pixel camera app users will receive hints on feature usage, while existing exclusive Pixel features are expanding to more regions.
Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a team to oversee Meta's initiatives around so-called "artificial general intelligence" (AGI). Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,563 crore) in Scale AI
ChatGPT is currently down for thousands of users in India, the US, and other regions. According to an outage monitoring website, the outage began at 12:10pm IST with a few hundred reports coming in. Since then, it has escalated into a wide-scale outage with thousands of users reportedly facing problems while generating responses on the OpenAI AI chatbot.
Apple previewed Xcode 26, its app development suite for its various platforms, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025. The new version brings a couple of AI features for developers. First is the ability to use ChatGPT or other AI models for coding-related tasks. App Intent is also getting support for visual intelligence.
Apple has announced several Apple Intelligence features at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025. These features include Live Translation, Visual Intelligence with ChatGPT, updates to Genmoji and Image Playground apps, Workout Buddy, and integration of AI to Shortcuts. Additionally, the company is also expanding Foundation Models framework to third-party app developers.
Apple faces several challenges as US and European courts scrutinise its App Store fees, with even former allies questioning their validity. At the same time, President Trump has threatened a 25 percent tariff on iPhones, contributing to a steep 40 percent decline in Apple's stock this year. At the WWDC 2025, key executives from Apple are set to take the stage to connect with developers.
An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered drone from MavLab (TU Delft) outperformed human pilots at Abu Dhabi’s A2RL drone racing event, winning three out of four races, including the AI vs Human showdown. Competing against 13 other global teams, the autonomous drone also won the flagship 170-metre course as well as an AI-only drag race during the event.
Google added a new feature to AI Mode on Friday, the artificial intelligence (AI) search experience within Google Search. The new feature can create interactive graphs and charts by intelligently visualising data to help users easily understand data patterns. The Mountain View-based tech giant said the feature can be particularly useful when analysing financial data.
Google has added a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to the Gemini app on iOS and Android. The feature, dubbed Scheduled Actions, will allow users to ask the chatbot to perform an action at a future date or time, and it will perform it as requested. It can also be used to set up recurring tasks, such as getting a news feed every day in the morning.
Meta is in talks to make a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI. The financing may exceed $10 billion (roughly Rs. 85,533 crore) in value, making it one of the largest private company funding events of all time.
Apple published a research paper on Saturday, where researchers examine the strengths and weaknesses of recently released reasoning models. Also known as large reasoning models (LRMs), these are the models that “think” by utilising additional compute to solve complex problems. However, the paper found that even the most powerful models struggle with a complexity issue.
Apple's attempts to upgrade Siri with support for AI features has run into technical challenges, leading to multiple delays, according to a report. The company has been working on rebuilding Siri to compete with advanced AI-powered voice assistants from rivals like Google, OpenAI, and Perplexity, but it is reportedly unlikely to launch this year due to software bugs.
ChatGPT has evolved from a basic artificial intelligence (AI) text generation platform to a full-blown assistant. However, AI still remains a tool which needs to be instructed properly to get the desired output. To make the most of ChatGPT and to significantly improve productivity at work, one needs to know the right prompts to use.
Microsoft introduced Copilot Shopping, an in-app product discovery and purchasing experience, for users on Wednesday. The Redmond-based tech giant’s new artificial intelligence (AI) feature will be available on the Copilot app for mobile and desktop, and it could be added to the web client as well. This AI-driven e-commerce experience will offer user-reviews about products, price comparisons across different platforms, and allow them to track the lowest possible prices.
Perplexity AI's CEO, Aravind Srinivas, has criticised Google's AI products and strategy while speaking at the Bloomberg Tech summit in San Francisco on Thursday. Srinivas panned Google’s AI assistant as a “terrible product” and also claimed the tech giant essentially introduces the same artificial intelligence feature year after year, without actually shipping it to users.
Google is reportedly adding real-time captions feature to Gemini Live. As per the report, the new feature will show text captions at the centre of the screen, enabling users to follow the verbal responses more easily. This accessibility feature will also help users who want to have a hands-free conversation with the chatbot, but do not want to raise the volume.
Google has reportedly started publicly testing its Search Live feature in AI Mode. As per the report, some users have begun spotting the new feature in the Google app on Android and iOS. Search Live was first announced at the company’s I/O 2025 keynote session as an extension to the AI Mode.
OpenAI is appealing an order in New York Times' copyright case arguing that it conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users. Last month, a court said OpenAI had to preserve and segregate all output log data after the Times asked for the data to be preserved.
Google introduced an upgraded version of the Gemini 2.5 Pro artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday. Available in preview, the new model’s technical name is “Gemini 2.5 Pro preview 06-05 Thinking” and it offers improved coding capabilities compared to the previous version which was released ahead of the Google I/O 2025.
Hugging Face released an open-source vision language action (VLA) artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday. Dubbed SmolVLA, the large language model is aimed at robotics workflows and training-related tasks. The company claims that the AI model is small and efficient enough to run locally on a computer with a single GPU, or a MacBook.
