DeepMind adds live video avatars to its enterprise Gemini AI
Google's AI unit introduces real-time animated personas for customer service and interactive applications.
On a report by DeepMind Blog
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OpenAI said to acquire camera AI startup Glass Imaging
The AI lab reportedly purchased a smartphone camera specialist, continuing its push into hardware.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Skild AI's robot model learns new tasks from single video demonstrations
A new foundation model for robots can interpret and execute tasks from a single video, potentially reducing retraining needs.
On a report by NVIDIA Blog
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GC AI startup reportedly grows 400% targeting in-house legal teams
A former general counsel's AI tool for corporate legal departments is gaining traction, according to Crunchbase News AI.
On a report by Crunchbase News AI
Caterpillar's AI push may face workforce and integration hurdles
The industrial giant is applying its autonomous mining experience to broader AI deployment, but scaling the technology across its workforce poses a major challenge.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Socure acquires AI startup Fravity as fraud costs reportedly rise
The identity verification firm is buying an agentic AI startup to automate financial crime investigations after securing new funding.
On a report by Crunchbase News AI
Harvard Business School adds AI avatars to its $699 startup bootcamp
A new program uses digital replicas of instructors to give feedback, testing the market for scaled-up elite education.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
ChatGPT search may now be prioritizing specific websites at scale
Tracking data suggests a significant increase in the use of site-specific search operators within ChatGPT's search queries.
On a report by Simon Willison
OpenAI plugin reportedly connects ChatGPT to Apple Messages
A new plugin allows users to integrate ChatGPT with their Messages app for drafting and sending texts.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Google offers publishers a tool to counter AI traffic declines
Google lets users mark favorite news sources, aiming to offset traffic losses from its own AI search features.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Runlayer, Rippling end lawsuits in cautionary tale for AI startups
A short-lived legal fight highlights how quickly enterprise customers can become competitors in the AI market.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Grok chatbot appears to send gibberish to some users
A temporary glitch at xAI's Grok chatbot is generating nonsensical responses for a subset of users.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Meta expands its Pocket AI game app to US users
Meta's experimental app for generating simple mobile games with prompts is now available stateside.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Binance launches AI trading agents, but oversight reportedly falls to users
The crypto exchange's new platform lets AI bots execute trades, but users must set their own limits and safeguards.
On a report by TechCrunch AI
Vercel's AI coding agent appears to integrate with Slack channels
The deployment platform's AI assistant can now operate inside Slack, aiming to make team-based coding tasks more collaborative.
On a report by Vercel
Calendly enters crowded AI meeting note-taking field
The scheduling platform launches an AI note-taker and assistant, aiming to automate post-meeting workflows.
On a report by TechCrunch AI