OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini
it found all of the best Black Friday deals in minutes John-Anthony Disotto / TechRadar : ChatGPT's new shopping tool is the AI personal shopper I've always wanted - but for now, humans are still bett...
Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app
except when it gaslit me Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica : Google's new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images Robert Hart / The Verge : Google's new AI image creator too...
Google says Gemini 3 Pro is integrated into the Gemini app, which now has 650M MAUs, and powers Google Search's AI Mode conversational search feature
here's everything you need to know Aakriti Bansal / MediaNama : Google AI Mode Turns Search into Travel Planner: What It Means for Fair Competition BSS : Google seeks AI lead with improved Gemini Step...
Microsoft recruits popular US influencers to promote its Copilot chatbot; Sensor Tower says Copilot has had 99M downloads since launch, far below ChatGPT's 1.4B
Microsoft Corp., eager to boost downloads of its Copilot chatbot, has recruited some of the most popular influencers in America … X: @wallstengine , @rustybrick , and @zephyr_z9 X: @wallstengine : Mic...
Sources: Apple has developed an internal ChatGPT-like iPhone app, code-named Veritas, to help test and prepare for a major Siri overhaul next year
Likely—Never Get to Use José Adorno / BGR : Apple Built A ChatGPT-Style App To Test The New Siri, But We'll Probably Never See It Amber Neely / AppleInsider : Apple's secret Veritas chatbot could be t...
Google expands AI Mode to 180 countries and territories in English, following the US, the UK, and India, and plans to add more languages and regions “soon”
and it's rolling out worldwide Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Google Expands AI Mode in Search to Over 180 New Countries Tushar Mehta / Android Authority : Google Search can now present real-time table bo...
Google rolls out new AI Mode features: Search Live with video input, Canvas for planning, image and PDF uploading, and AI Mode in Google Lens in desktop Chrome
with a Kill Switch Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Daily Search Forum Recap: July 30, 2025 Emma Roth / The Verge : Google Search's AI Mode gets an update to ‘see’ your homework The Indian ...
Google rolls out AI Mode to all Google Search users in the US, and announces Deep Search, agentic capabilities, chart generation, and more coming to Labs users
and confusing Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land : Google launches AI Mode to all U.S. searchers with new features Chance Townsend / Mashable : Google AI Mode is launching in the U.S., kicking off a ...
Internal presentation by Microsoft's CFO Amy Hood: number of users for Copilot has been flat over the past year with ~20M weekly users, as ChatGPT grew to 400M
It's about as useless as their search bar. Linux is looking more and more tempting every day.. 😅 [embedded post] Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : Microsoft acqui-hired Mustafa Suleyma...
Google rolls out new Search, Maps, and Gemini features to help plan vacations, including hotel price drop alerts and turning screenshots into holiday plans
Gemini Turns Them into Maps Lists! Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Roundtable : Google AI Overviews Itinerary, Lens Tour Guide, Maps Screenshot & Track Prices Tom Pritchard / Tom's Guide : Google Maps ...