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Android Authority reports Google is working on a new look for Gemini Live, the voice chat mode in its Gemini app. Nothing is final or released yet.
Read more: Google is testing a new look for Gemini Live, its voice chat modeRed Rocks Credit Union in Colorado has launched a new app and online banking to win back customers from fintech apps. Here is what that could mean for you.
Read more: Colorado credit union launches new app and online banking to rival fintechsRohit Patel, a former AI director at Meta, has started a new company aimed at taking on Microsoft and Google. For you, more rivals could mean more choice.
Read more: Former Meta AI director Rohit Patel starts a rival to Microsoft and GoogleYahyah is crowdfunding a wooden frame with a talking AI character. It promises no subscription, no account for core features and a camera cover you slide shut.
Read more: A picture frame with a talking AI character launches on KickstarterAnthropic says Claude has spent months working with six drug developers, and early lab results include a shorter, better-performing cancer therapy design.
Read more: Anthropic's Claude AI is now helping design new medicinesSecurity firm Cathedral says its AI agents got into Anthropic's business systems through connected apps. Anthropic confirms limited access but says Claude was not reached.
Read more: Researchers say AI tools got into Anthropic's business systemsOpenAI says it has made major advances in math, computer science and physics. Experts want everyone, not a chosen few, to be able to check them.
Read more: OpenAI claims three science breakthroughs, and experts push back on who sees them firstZendesk launched AI agents that carry employee requests like laptops and access approvals from first ask to finish, with requests made in Slack or Teams.
Read more: Zendesk's new AI helpers handle employee requests from start to finishA blog post asking what people must still know when AI agents do the work drew 121 points on Hacker News. For business owners, the question is practical.
Read more: When AI does the work, what do you still need to understand?HIX AI launched Workspace 2.0, letting teams of up to five share one project, connect work apps and apply a brand look automatically.
Read more: HIX AI adds a shared workspace for small teams of up to fiveGoogle Cloud and Oracle now let AI assistants query Oracle business data directly, with some tools live today and others in preview.
Read more: Google and Oracle let AI assistants work directly with company dataAnthropic has filed to go public, so outsiders can finally see whether the AI company makes money or loses it. That matters if you invest or pay for AI tools.
Read more: Anthropic files to go public, opening its books to everyoneAnthropic has talked big about AI curing disease, but its stock market filing admits it lacks lab experience and that drug development is slow and uncertain.
Read more: Anthropic's IPO filing is far more cautious about AI curing diseaseOpenAI says its AI disproved a core idea in cryptography, and Anthropic reportedly made a similar claim the same day. None of it is confirmed yet.
Read more: OpenAI and Anthropic both claim AI cracked a code-security puzzleWEX is teaming with Euclid AI to offer AI helpers to its trucking customers, promising less paperwork and lower costs, though the numbers come from the companies.
Read more: WEX partners with Euclid AI to put AI helpers in trucking fleetsStores like The RealReal, Kohl's and Amazon are limiting AI shopping agents, so a bot you hire to buy things may get stopped at checkout.
Read more: Some Online Stores Are Blocking AI Shopping HelpersOpenAI says its new GPT-6.1 Terra model is built to say when it is unsure, which could help anyone who relies on AI for work or money questions.
Read more: OpenAI's newest AI model is built to admit what it can't doResearchers found attackers in Japan using AI tools to automate break-ins, which means weak passwords and unpatched devices get found faster than ever.
Read more: Hackers in Japan Are Using Teams of AI Helpers to Break Into NetworksFloo AI, a new phone agent platform, can answer and place business calls, book appointments and update customer records, while handing tricky calls to people.
Read more: Floo AI Launches Phone Agents That Answer and Make Business CallsCopilot Money is adding Money Assistant, an AI helper that fixes categories, matches refunds and flags odd charges, starting on iPhone.
Read more: Money app Copilot adds an AI helper that fixes your budget for youTaktile launched Taktile Insights, an AI tool to help banks and insurers question the automated decisions that approve or deny people.
Read more: New tool lets banks and insurers check why software said yes or noIDC predicts 60% of the world's 2,000 largest companies will run most processes AI-first by 2029, and few can check their AI's decisions today.
Read more: Analyst firm says most big companies will let AI run daily work by 2029Gartner named Amazon Connect a Leader for the fourth year in a row. Here is what that means if your business takes customer calls or chats, and what it does not.
Read more: Amazon's customer service software ranks as a top pick againResearchers built Pinal, an AI tool that designs proteins from plain-language requests, though lab testing is still needed to find the designs that work.
Read more: New AI tool designs proteins from a plain-English request
