Google is redesigning the voice search button on Android home screens into a swipeable toolbar with four modes—Search, AI Mode, Search Live, and Song Search—currently in beta testing on the Google app…
Google is embedding an AI agent powered by its Gemini model into Chrome to scan the entire codebase for vulnerabilities, fixing 1,072 security bugs in versions 149 and 150 in June — more than the prev…
Google is embedding its Gemini AI directly into Google Docs to read, summarize, and write comments and edits, with the features enabled by default for Workspace admins. The AI can synthesize comment t…
Meta is banning Instagram videos shot on its Ray-Ban smart glasses that harass people, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced last week, after the glasses earned the nickname 'pervert glasses' for bein…
Google rolled out a toggle for its Gemini-powered 'Ask Photos' feature that lets users switch between classic and AI search, but the default search mode is still chosen by Google's algorithm, and user…
Google is adding sliders for Gemini's 'Warmth' and 'Formality' in the Google app beta, a move critics argue admits the AI's default tone was ideologically biased. The controls, spotted by Android Auth…
Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook and expanding cloud code execution to Pro subscribers, the company announced Thursday. The rebrand reflects deeper integration across Google Search and…
X is rolling out an algorithm tweak that boosts visibility of posts and replies from mutual followers, aiming to reduce toxicity and prioritize genuine conversation over engagement-driven outrage. Hea…
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work, an AI agent powered by Codex and GPT-5.6 that automates end-to-end tasks across apps and files, persisting for hours and running in the background. The agent can produce …
Meta launched Muse Image on July 7, an AI image generator that lets users create deepfakes of any public Instagram account without consent, with users opted in by default. The tool pulls photos from p…
Meta announced on July 7, 2026, that its second-generation AI glasses will automatically disable camera capture if the white capture LED is blocked, tampered with, or destroyed. The update turns the r…
Meta launched Muse Image on July 7, 2026, its first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, integrated into Meta AI, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The model allows users to @-mention publi…
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant on June 24, 2026, improving conversational quality and intent recognition for everyday tasks like advice-seeking and planning, without publishing new benchmark claims. T…
Google is rolling out a feature in Chrome 149 that lets its Gemini AI see and select content from users' browser screens, framing it as a convenience upgrade. The company also announced that developer…
Google added a 'Select from screen' feature to Gemini in Chrome, allowing users to draw boxes around text or images in the active tab and attach them to prompts, arriving with Chrome 149. Separately, …
Google's AI Overviews are presenting entries from the SCP Foundation, a collaborative horror fan-fiction project, as factual information. The AI fails to note that the content is fictional, despite cl…
AI cheating tools that humanize or autotype AI-generated text are proliferating on TikTok and YouTube, defeating detection software used by teachers. Some companies sell both detection and evasion too…
YouTube's 2026 enforcement against AI-generated content has removed 16 major channels, wiping out 4.7 billion views, 35 million subscribers, and an estimated $9.8 million in annual revenue. The platfo…
Brazil's national soccer teams use sensor-packed smart vests to track player metrics during World Cup matches, with sports-science chief Guilherme Passos once nearly benching a player based on low dis…
Digital Trends interviewed entrepreneur Marco Riedesser, who warned that AI-driven automation may not create replacement jobs at the same scale as previous technology waves, urging governments to star…