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Apple Adapts iOS for the iPhone Duo with Split-Screen Multitasking and Foldable UI Tweaks
Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo will introduce specialized iOS adaptations for foldable hardware, including side-by-side app multitasking, relocated status icons, and external display camera features.
STMicroelectronics Introduces In-Cabin Image Sensor to Lower Automotive Monitoring Costs
STMicroelectronics has introduced the ST SafeSense VD56GA, a 1.1-megapixel infrared image sensor designed to cut driver- and passenger-monitoring hardware costs for automakers.
Twelve South Introduces Compact Valet Charger for Nightstands
Twelve South has released a new, smaller version of its Valet charging station, designed to fit more easily on compact surfaces.
Suno to Implement Audio Watermarking for AI-Generated Music
AI music platform Suno is introducing audio watermarks and download limits to enhance transparency and combat fraud amidst ongoing legal challenges.
Pixel 11 Series Expected to Rival Samsung Galaxy in Price and Performance
Google's upcoming Pixel 11 series is anticipated to match Samsung Galaxy phones in pricing, shifting the Pixel's value proposition more toward its software capabilities than a lower cost.
Bumble Explores Swipe-Free Future, Emphasizing Real-World Connections
Bumble is shifting its focus towards in-person interactions and away from traditional swiping, introducing new initiatives and an app designed for group meetups.
OpenAI Introduces Unlimited Text Chats for ChatGPT Free Tier
OpenAI has announced that all ChatGPT users, including those on the free tier, will now have access to unlimited text-based conversations.
OpenAI Lifts Text Message Limits for Free and Go ChatGPT Accounts
OpenAI is removing text-only rate limits for free and Go tier ChatGPT users, allowing unlimited text conversations while other feature usage will remain capped.
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer to Debut Exclusively on Netflix
A new 'extended look' trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI will premiere exclusively on Netflix on August 27, marking a departure from previous game trailer releases.
Cloudflare Open-Sources AI-Powered Workflow Platform
Cloudflare has made its internal workflow automation platform, Cloudflare OS, publicly available, allowing users to create applications using natural language.
Ford Unveils Fathom: An Electric Midsize Truck Starting at $28,350
Ford has announced the Fathom, an electric midsize truck built on its Universal EV Platform, with an initial price of $28,350, aiming to challenge competitors with comprehensive standard features.
Mr Purrs Paté Feasts Crowned 2026 'Cat Food Wet Product of the Year'
Mr Purrs Paté Feasts, a brand under Rhodes Pet Science, has been recognized by the 2026 Pet Innovation Awards as the top wet cat food product.
Slinky Dog Repurposed as Functional Over-the-Air Television Antenna
OOHUB, LLC has unveiled a novel application for the classic Slinky Dog toy, transforming it into an over-the-air television antenna aimed at enhancing reception and serving as an educational tool.
Pointr and VergeSense Partner to Integrate AI Mapping with Predictive Planning
Pointr and VergeSense have announced a collaboration to introduce an AI Mapping & Predictive Planning experience, aimed at optimizing hybrid workplaces through integrated technologies.
Merry's Irish Cream Liqueur Introduces Updated Bottle Design
Merry's Irish Cream Liqueur has unveiled a redesigned bottle for its products in the U.S. market, coinciding with the upcoming launch of a new flavor.
Gou Gou Pets' 3-in-1 Paw Ointment Recognized by 2026 Pet Innovation Awards
Gou Gou Pets received the "Dog Skin & Coat Product of the Year" award for its 3-in-1 Paw Ointment at the 2026 Pet Innovation Awards, acknowledging the product's advanced, natural care for canine paws.
Astraeus Unveils AI Infrastructure for Wealth Management Industry
Astraeus has introduced an AI-native infrastructure platform designed to integrate artificial intelligence within regulated advisory businesses by providing firm-specific context.
Apple Pencil Pro vs. USB-C: Feature Differences and Compatibility
Apple offers four generations of its Pencil stylus, with the newest Pro model and the USB-C version presenting distinct functionalities and price points for iPad users.
Envoy Introduces Response Platform for Enhanced Threat Intelligence and Incident Management
Envoy Inc. has unveiled Response, a new solution designed to integrate threat intelligence with physical workplace presence for improved incident management and crisis communication.
Ford Unveils 'Fathom' as Name for New Affordable Electric Truck
Ford has officially named its forthcoming affordable electric pickup truck the 'Fathom,' revealing a starting price of $28,350.
DXC Technology Collaborates with Primary on Zero-Trust Security for Enterprise AI
DXC Technology has partnered with security startup Primary to offer exclusive managed services for Primary's zero-trust platform, designed to secure artificial intelligence operations within enterprises.
Shark Introduces Lighter, More Affordable PowerDetect Speed Cordless Vacuum
Shark's latest cordless vacuum, the PowerDetect Speed, offers enhanced portability and a lower price point compared to its predecessor, alongside strong cleaning performance and an optional self-emptying base station.
Autonomous Key Uses a Physical Token to Block Distracting Apps
The $9 device adds real-world friction to screen-time controls by requiring users to tap a key before restricted apps reopen.
Rivian Spinoff Also Begins Shipping Its Delayed TM-B E-Bike
The $4,500 Launch Edition is moving to customers after component shortages pushed deliveries beyond the original spring schedule.
Apple Considers Paid Usage Tiers for Its New Siri AI
Heavy users could buy additional computing capacity through iCloud+ after the assistant's broader rollout this fall.
Reddit Prepares a Video and Audio Format for Its Most Viral Posts
The company is testing a native version of the narrated Reddit stories that already attract large audiences on TikTok.
WhatsApp Tests a Separate Inbox for Offers and Business Updates
Messages from large companies could move automatically after a few hours, reducing clutter in users' main chat timelines.
Friend Adds a Voice and Raises the Price of Its AI Pendant to $249
The second-generation wearable can speak directly to users as the company doubles down on companionship rather than productivity.
LinkedIn Adds an AI Slop Report as It Removes Its Own Post-Writing Tool
The platform is shifting from generating users' language to proofreading it while using feedback to reduce low-quality recommendations.
Meta Says AI Coding Is Accelerating a New Wave of Consumer Apps
After years of failed incubator experiments, the company believes faster development and its recommendation systems can improve the odds of finding another breakout.
Spotify Launches a Running Mode That Matches Music to Each Workout Phase
The premium feature uses pace and listening preferences to build a changing soundtrack for warmups, harder efforts and recovery.
Waymo Begins Restoring Freeway Routes After Construction-Zone Recall
Phoenix rides are returning first, with Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area expected to follow after software updates.
Google Expands Privacy-Preserving Age Signals for Android Apps
Developers worldwide will be able to receive an age range without collecting a user's exact birth date.
Martha Stewart Co-Founds Hint, an AI Management App for Homeowners
The service combines property records, maintenance schedules and uploaded documents with an assistant that answers questions about a home.
Apple Launches Klarna-Backed Leasing for iPhone, Mac, iPad and Apple Watch
Apple Upgrade replaces two existing U.S. payment programs and lets eligible customers return, buy or exchange a device at the end of the lease.
WhatsApp Adds Voice and Video Calling to Its Web App
The browser version gains calls, screen sharing, reactions and waiting rooms as Meta closes a long-standing gap with its desktop software.
X Money Begins U.S. Rollout With Debit Card and Peer Payments
The financial app is opening to paid X subscribers with instant transfers, a Visa card and incentives tied to Premium membership.
Ozlo Launches Sleepbuds 2 With Longer Battery Life and Improved Connectivity
The $279 earbuds add 14-hour use, environmental sleep tracking and controls designed for overnight wear.
HBO Max Tests a Vertical Shorts Feed and Conversational Search
AI selects candidate scenes for human editors as the streaming service looks for better ways to surface a large catalog.
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5
The flagship model targets demanding coding, analysis and computer-use work at unchanged Opus pricing.
OpenAI Launches Presence for Managed Enterprise Agents
The product combines voice and chat agents with policies, guardrails, evaluations and a Codex-powered improvement process.
Google Adds Three Gemini Models for Faster Agent Workloads
Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite and the restricted 3.5 Flash Cyber model target different production requirements.
OpenAI Debuts a $230 Control Surface for Codex
Codex Micro gives developers physical controls for switching among agents, checking status and adjusting common coding workflows.
Visa Introduces AI Financial Assistant for Banking Apps
Banks can offer spending insights, natural-language answers and card controls under their own brands.
Anthropic Launches Free Claude Plan for Teachers
Verified U.S. K-12 educators can receive a year of premium access and teaching-focused tools.
OpenAI Launches the GPT-5.6 Model Family
The Sol, Terra and Luna variants divide frontier capability, balanced professional work and high-volume tasks across ChatGPT, Codex and the API.
Meta Launches Muse Spark 1.1 and a Model API
The multimodal model targets coding, computer use and long-running agent tasks.
OpenAI Introduces GPT-Live for More Natural Voice Conversations
The new generation of speech models powers ChatGPT Voice and gives developers tools for lower-friction real-time interactions.
Meta Rolls Out Muse Image, Then Removes a Controversial Instagram Feature
The image model adds conversational creation and editing across Meta AI, Instagram and WhatsApp, but its first week also exposed limits around consent.
Salesforce Launches a Prepackaged Help Agent
Agentforce Help Agent is designed to deploy across service channels in minutes and charge customers only for completed resolutions.
Figma Motion Adds Native Animation Tools to Product Design Files
Teams can build, review and hand off interface motion without leaving the shared canvas.
OpenAI Launches Patch the Planet for Open-Source Security
The initiative combines AI-assisted vulnerability research with expert review to find, validate and repair flaws in widely used software.
Cloudflare Lets Developers Deploy Temporary Workers Without an Account
The new workflow creates a short-lived Cloudflare environment that can be claimed or allowed to expire.
Android 17 Adds Multitasking, Privacy and Theft Protections
Google's mobile operating system update begins on Pixel devices with floating app bubbles, improved recording and stronger controls for lost phones.
Databricks Expands Unity AI Gateway for Enterprise Agent Control
The governance layer adds cross-provider cost controls, runtime policies and monitoring for models, agents, tools and MCP services.
Databricks Genie One Turns Company Data Into an AI Coworker
The agentic system is designed to help business teams analyze information and automate recurring work.
Databricks CustomerLake Brings Customer Data Tools to the Lakehouse
The native platform combines identity resolution, audience building, activation and AI agents.
Databricks LTAP Combines Transactions and Analytics on One Data Layer
The new architecture aims to reduce the copies and pipelines separating operational applications from analysis.
Facebook Adds AI Mode and New Creative Tools
Meta is using public social content to answer searches while expanding AI-assisted photo, video and profile editing.
Apple Extends Intelligence Across Maps, Find My and Apple Cash
The services update adds richer navigation, flexible location sharing, visual bill splitting and expanded media experiences.
Apple Adds AI Reframing Tools to Photos
Spatial Reframing can adjust composition and perspective while Apple marks generated edits with an embedded provenance signal.
Apple Introduces Systemwide Dictation With Automatic Polishing
The voice input update can improve punctuation, capitalization and formatting while new Siri voices aim for more natural delivery.
Apple Introduces Siri AI Across Its Device Ecosystem
The rebuilt assistant adds conversational interaction, visual understanding and deeper control across apps and personal context.
OpenAI Extends Codex With Tools for More Professional Roles
New plugins, skills and workflow features move the coding agent beyond software development into research, analysis and business operations.
Cisco Cloud Control Unifies Management Across IT Systems
The agentic platform brings networking, security, computing and observability into one operating layer.
ZoomMate Launches as an Agentic Assistant for Workplace Tasks
The product combines enterprise search, generated deliverables and actions across connected applications.
Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 4.8 for Long-Running Professional Work
The model focuses on sustained tasks, calibrated uncertainty and more reliable reasoning.
Google Expands Universal Cart and AI Tools for Retailers
The commerce update connects shopping across Search and Gemini while giving merchants new visibility and checkout controls.
Google Tests Gemini-Built Ads Inside AI Search
Conversational Discovery, Highlighted Answers and new shopping formats move sponsored content deeper into generated search experiences.
Google Brings Agentic Tasks Into Search
New Search agents can continue monitoring information and assemble interactive results instead of returning only a list of pages.
Google Launches Antigravity 2.0 for Parallel Agent Development
The updated desktop application and command-line tool can coordinate multiple coding agents, create subagents and schedule work.
Google Unveils Gemini Spark as a Persistent Personal Agent
The opt-in assistant runs in a dedicated cloud environment and can work across Google services while asking before high-stakes actions.
Apple Previews AI-Powered Accessibility Upgrades
The updates extend VoiceOver, Magnifier, Voice Control and captioning while adding eye-based wheelchair controls for Vision Pro.
Google Reshapes Its AI Plans With a $100 Ultra Tier
The subscription update separates mainstream, professional and higher-compute access as Google expands Gemini across its products.
Android Intrusion Logging Gives Spyware Investigators Better Evidence
The opt-in Pixel feature stores encrypted security records so targeted users can share evidence of a suspected compromise.
Googlebook Brings Android, ChromeOS and Gemini Into a New Laptop Line
Google is working with major PC manufacturers on AI-native notebooks scheduled for the fall.
Anthropic Gives Managed Agents Time to Learn From Past Work
The Dreaming research preview reviews completed sessions and writes memory updates intended to reduce repeated mistakes.
Intuit Unveils QuickBooks Workforce for End-to-End HR Management
The platform connects recruiting, payroll, time tracking, benefits and performance for smaller employers.
OpenAI Makes GPT-5.5 Instant the Default ChatGPT Model
The faster model emphasizes factual accuracy, concise answers and personalization for everyday use.
OpenAI Adds Advanced Account Security for High-Risk Users
The opt-in setting combines stronger sign-in and recovery protections with phishing-resistant hardware authentication from Yubico.
Google Expands AI Max to Shopping and Travel Ads
The update adds campaign automation, an AI Brief for advertiser guidance and new controls for regulated messaging.
Salesforce Launches Agentforce Operations for Back-Office Work
The platform uses configurable agents and process blueprints to coordinate manual workflows across teams and systems.
Stripe Gives AI Agents a Link Wallet for Controlled Purchases
The payments company is introducing scoped credentials and human review for software-driven spending.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.5 for Professional and Scientific Work
The new model emphasizes coding, research, computer use and sustained execution across complex tasks.
Adobe CX Enterprise Brings Agentic AI to Customer Operations
The new system connects marketing data, content, analytics and automated work across the customer lifecycle.
Anthropic Launches Claude Design for Prototypes, Slides and Visual Work
The research-preview product turns a conversation with Claude into editable designs and can apply a company's existing visual system.
Salesforce Launches Headless 360 for AI Agent Development
The company is exposing platform capabilities through tools, skills and a controlled experience layer that agents can use across different interfaces.
Adobe Firefly AI Assistant Coordinates Work Across Creative Apps
The conversational agent can plan and complete tasks using Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator and other Adobe tools.
Cloudflare Project Think Adds Durable Building Blocks for AI Agents
New developer primitives address memory, subagents, execution and recoverable long-running work.
Meta Introduces Muse Spark in an AI Product Overhaul
The first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs powers a redesigned Meta AI experience and can coordinate parallel subagents.
Visa Intelligent Commerce Connect Gives Merchants an Agentic Sales Layer
A single integration is designed to expose catalogs, payments and order workflows to AI shopping agents.
Google Expands Search Live to More Than 200 Markets
The camera-and-voice search experience now supports real-time multilingual conversations wherever AI Mode is available.
Google Launches Lyria 3 Pro for Longer AI-Generated Music
The music model can create structured tracks of up to three minutes and is available across developer, enterprise and creative products.
Google TV Adds Gemini Visual Answers and Sports Briefs
The television interface can now show richer responses, narrated topic explorations and quick updates for sports fans.
Databricks Enters Security Market With Lakewatch Agentic SIEM
The platform combines security data and automated investigation on the company's lakehouse.
Cloudflare Dynamic Workers Run AI-Generated Code Without Containers
The open beta creates isolated V8 workers at runtime for agent-driven applications.
Apple Introduces AirPods Max 2 With the H2 Chip
The updated headphones add stronger noise control, Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation support.
Nvidia Introduces Space-Ready Vera Rubin Computing Module
The chipmaker is adapting its AI platform for satellites and orbital data processing.
Nvidia Launches Toolkit for Long-Running Enterprise AI Agents
OpenShell, AI-Q and new Nemotron models aim to give companies more control over autonomous software.
Meta Adds AI Listings and Auto Replies to Marketplace
Facebook Marketplace can now draft sale listings, suggest local prices, answer buyers and summarize a seller's activity.
Google Pushes Gemini Deeper Into Docs, Sheets and Slides
The update can assemble drafts from company information, build spreadsheets and create presentations with broader Workspace context.
Zoom Opens No-Code Platform for Custom Workplace AI Agents
Businesses can build agents that work across meetings, documents and outside enterprise applications.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.4 for Professional and Agentic Work
Thinking and Pro versions arrive across ChatGPT, Codex and the API with an emphasis on complex knowledge tasks and tool use.
Apple Brings M5 Pro and M5 Max to MacBook Pro
The 14- and 16-inch laptops add faster AI processing, higher storage floors and improved solid-state drive performance.
Apple Updates MacBook Air With M5 Chip and More Base Storage
The new laptop doubles entry-level storage while increasing AI and graphics performance.
Apple Launches the $599 iPhone 17e
The entry model adds the A19 chip, MagSafe, a 48-megapixel camera and 256 gigabytes of starting storage.
Salesforce Launches Five AI Agents for Communications Providers
Agentforce for Communications targets telecom sales, service, billing and field operations with industry-specific workflows.
Intuit Launches Construction Edition for Its Enterprise Suite
The industry-specific system adds project accounting, proposals, invoicing and an AI management agent.
Cisco Unveils Silicon One G300 for Large AI Networks
The 102.4-terabit chip is designed to move data across increasingly dense computing clusters.
OpenAI Launches Frontier to Manage Enterprise AI Agents
The new platform connects agents to company data and tools while adding identity, permissions, evaluation and governance across different agent providers.
