Chrome Moves to Two-Week Release Cycle With Chrome 153
Google Chrome has moved from a four-week to a two-week major release schedule with the rollout of Chrome 153 across desktop, iOS and Android. Google says the faster cadence will…
AI Glossary Adds Opaque Recurrence, MCP and Other Terms Shaping Current AI Systems
A growing AI vocabulary is making terms such as AGI, AI agents, chain of thought and inference increasingly common outside research labs. An updated AI glossary from TechCrunch now adds…
Three Mount Shasta Hikers Rescued After Relying on Google Gemini for Trip Planning
Three hikers were rescued from California’s Mount Shasta after relying heavily on Google Gemini to help plan their trip, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the AI…
Clucky Alarm App Makes Users Complete Missions Before It Stops Ringing
Clucky has launched on iPhone with an alarm system designed to stop habitual snoozers from immediately going back to sleep. Instead of simply dismissing an alarm, users must complete a…
Google Adds Gemini-Powered Live Features to Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google is launching conversational AI features in Gmail, Docs, and Keep that let users search, draft, and organize information using natural-language voice or text prompts. The tools, called Gmail Live,…
Google Releases WeatherNext 3 With Higher-Resolution AI Weather Forecasts
Google has released WeatherNext 3, a new AI weather model that improves forecast resolution, rainfall accuracy, and update frequency while beginning to feed weather information into Search, Google Maps, and…
TikTok Adds Voice, Polls and Photo Carousels to Comments
TikTok is expanding its comment sections with voice messages, polls, photo carousels and Live Photo support. The new features are designed to give users and creators more ways to interact…
Google Adds Motion Assist, Guided Vision and New Gemini Features to Android
Google is rolling out five Android updates that add tools for reducing motion sickness, assisting blind and low-vision users, remembering where physical items are stored, collaborating through Google Messages, and…
Anthropic Releases Fable and Mythos 5.1 With Lower Token Costs and New Enterprise Safeguards
Anthropic has released Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, two versions of its latest AI model with performance improvements, lower token costs, and changes intended to reduce false-positive safety restrictions. Fable…
Google Launches Pics, an AI Image Creation and Editing Tool for Workspace
Google is launching Google Pics, a new AI-powered image creation and editing tool for Workspace customers and Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Powered by Google’s Nano Banana models, Pics…
OpenAI Integrates ChatGPT for Healthcare With Epic EHR
OpenAI is integrating ChatGPT for Healthcare with Epic’s electronic health record system, giving clinicians read-only access to authorized patient information such as clinical notes, medications, encounters, conditions, and laboratory results.…
Instagram Will Reduce Reach of Undisclosed AI-Generated Profiles
Instagram is changing how it labels profiles featuring AI-generated people and will reduce the reach of accounts that fail to disclose their use of AI. The platform is renaming its…
Microsoft Outlook Outage Disrupts Email and Authentication for Hours
Microsoft confirmed a widespread, multi-hour outage on Monday that disrupted Outlook and Exchange Online, causing delays and failures in email delivery, authentication errors, mailbox search problems, and other service issues.…
Pentagon Adds ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to GenAI.mil
The Pentagon has added ChatGPT Mil and Grok for Government to GenAI.mil, giving up to 3 million civilian and military personnel access to generative AI tools customized for government use.…
VLC Crosses 7 Billion Downloads as VideoLAN Prepares VLC 4
VLC has crossed 7 billion downloads across all platforms, according to Jean-Baptiste Kempf, president and lead developer of the non-profit VideoLAN. VideoLAN’s own download statistics now show more than 7.03…
Bluesky Adds Opt-Out Setting to Keep Posts Out of Discover Feed
Bluesky has introduced a new setting that lets users stop their posts from appearing to non-followers in the platform’s main Discover feed. The feature is intended for people who want…
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft Join Call for Global AI Cyber Defense Effort
More than 100 technology, cybersecurity, financial, and infrastructure companies have signed an open letter calling for stronger coordination against increasingly capable AI-enabled cyberattacks. Signatories include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, AWS,…
Google Launches $129 Fitbit Air Pokémon Sleep Edition for Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary
Google has introduced a special-edition Fitbit Air designed to work with Pokémon Sleep, combining Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking with the sleep-focused game. Priced at $129, the device is available…
Hoomanely Uses AI Feeding Station to Track Changes in Dogs’ Health
Hoomanely has developed an AI-powered feeding station called EverBowl that tracks changes in how dogs eat and drink to help owners identify potential health issues earlier. The system measures food…
Google Tightens Android App Memory Rules as Chip Shortages Pressure Device Hardware
Google is introducing new Android app quality requirements aimed at reducing memory usage and improving performance as hardware supply constraints affect the amount of memory available in some devices. The…