Sep 24, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsGoogle Is Testing Gemini Calls to Businesses for Pixel 11 OwnersCall for Me can handle phone menus and conversations, while users follow a live transcript. The English-language beta requires a subscription.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsGoogle Adds Talking Video Avatars to Gemini Enterprise ConversationsThe avatars can speak across 97 languages and keep talking while fetching data. Businesses need allowlisted access to create their own.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsBenchmarkProductsCerebras Clocks Suspicious-File AI Analysis at 58 Seconds in Its Own TestThe same model took 4 minutes 43 seconds with standard processing. That timing covers a file check, not a completed security response.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsProductsYouTube Adds a Spoken Podcast Guide and New Music Requests to YouTube MusicYour Podcast Lineup will explain its recommendations before playing an episode. It and the Ask Music updates are due worldwide, but YouTube has not given a launch date.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsPublic Launches AI Agents That Trade on Prediction-Market SignalsInvestors approve a strategy before it runs, but the agent can then act on changing event odds without waiting for a new instruction.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsGoogle Gives Irish University Students Free AI Access and Campus TrainingThe Ireland initiative also includes a national prompting contest. The free year of AI Plus was announced internationally last month; the workshops and competition are the new local additions.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsArs Technica Tests M5 Ultra Mac Studio, Finds Uneven Gains at a Higher PriceThe new review finds a large jump over the M3 Ultra in many tests, but the cheaper M5 Max finished one video-encoding job first.3 min
Sep 24, 2026ProductsPricing changeProductsJPMorgan Raises Meta Price Target to $920 on Muse’s Early Business ConnectionsThe bank sees a path from app connections to business revenue, but that revenue is still a forecast, not a result.2 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsPartnershipProductsMeta Adds Shopping Partners to Muse, Previews Glasses and Desktop WorkThe Connect announcements also include an email address and a live video avatar. Some features are still in development, while Meta expects to earn fees from transactions over time.4 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Introduces $1,299 VR Glasses and a Handheld Shortcut to Its AI AgentAn external processor helps slim down the glasses. Muse Charm promises faster access to the agent, but Meta has not priced it.3 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Previews Muse on Its Glasses, but Has No Date for the AI Agent’s ArrivalA brief hands-on test showed Muse handling a workout schedule by voice. Meta also introduced a paid hearing feature and camera-free glasses, while its planned privacy system remains unavailable.4 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Plans Private AI Processing for Ray-Ban Glasses, With No Release DateMeta says Private Processing would keep cloud AI requests out of its own reach. It has not said which glasses features would use the system.2 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Adds Camera-Free AI Glasses to a Lineup That Still Includes RecordingThe audio-only Ray-Bans remove photo and video capture, while upgraded camera glasses and a lighter VR device extend Meta’s other approaches to wearables.4 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsGoogle Lets Account Holders Create 1080p AI Video in Vids at No CostGemini Omni 1.1 Flash adds controls for clip length and scene extension, while larger generation pools remain a Workspace plan benefit.2 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Introduces Live Video Avatars Synced to AI SpeechMuse Realtime Avatar can animate a reference image during a conversation. Meta reports subsecond response latency, but its published rival comparisons lasted only minutes.3 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsAnthropic Launches Claude Marketplace, Letting Customers Use Committed Spend on Partner SoftwareThe new catalog puts integrations, software and deployment advisers in one place. Its purchasing option applies to a portion of an existing Anthropic commitment.2 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsLaunchProductsMeta Expects Most Muse Users to Stay Free Despite the Agent’s Cloud CostsAlexandr Wang says subscriptions help cover the cost of running Muse. An early download surge shows interest, but not how many people will pay.3 min
Sep 23, 2026ProductsProductsAnthropic Says Claude Helped Make Its Apps 3.1x Faster in a Two-Week SprintThe gain is an average across selected tasks, not a promise that every interaction is three times faster. Engineers approved changes and checked them against real-user data.4 min