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Google Launches 'Skills' in Chrome, Letting Users Save and Reuse AI Prompts as One-Click Tools

Apr 15, 2026

Google

Google launches 'Skills' in Chrome, allowing users to save and reuse AI prompts as one-click tools within Gemini, with customizable workflows, a pre-built library, and multi-tab functionality for tasks like calculations, comparisons, and document scanning.

Consumer Products Coding & Developer Tools

Zuckerberg Builds AI Clone of Himself to Connect With Employees, Eyes Creator Expansion

Apr 14, 2026

The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg is building an AI clone of himself trained on his voice, image, and mannerisms so employees can interact with him directly, while Meta eyes expanding the technology to creators looking to engage their followers at scale.

Social Media Consumer Products Agents

Meta AI App Surges 87% in Downloads After Superintelligence Labs Drops Debut Muse Spark Model

Apr 14, 2026

AOL.com

Meta's AI app rockets to No. 6 on the US Apple App Store with an 87% download surge after the debut of Muse Spark, the first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, as the AI app landscape heats up with four of the top six free apps now AI-driven.

Consumer Products Foundation Models Business

OpenAI Merges ChatGPT, Atlas, and Codex Into One Desktop Superapp for 900 Million Users

Apr 14, 2026

The Deep View

OpenAI is merging ChatGPT, its Atlas browser, and Codex into a single desktop superapp for 900 million users, rolling out incrementally over the next few months as the company transforms its AI platform into a powerful agentic productivity tool for knowledge workers.

Consumer Products Agents Coding & Developer Tools

Google Brings Powerful Offline AI to iPhone with AI Edge Gallery App, Featuring Gemma 4 and Multimodal Capabilities

Apr 14, 2026

App Store

Google launches AI Edge Gallery for iPhone, bringing fully offline Gemma 4 AI with multimodal image analysis, real-time audio transcription, and step-by-step reasoning directly to Apple devices — no internet required.

Consumer Products Open Source Hardware

Snap's New AR Spectacles Impress With Crisp Visuals and Gesture Controls, But Bulky Design Keeps Them Out of Mainstream Hands

Apr 13, 2026

ZDNET

Snap's fifth-generation AR Spectacles impress with crisp visuals, gesture controls, and real-time multi-user AR experiences powered by four cameras and dual Snapdragon processors, but a bulky design and $99/month developer-only price tag stand between these glasses and mainstream adoption.

AR/VR & Wearables Consumer Products Hardware

Venice.ai Rolls Out New Pro+ and Max Subscription Tiers With Credit Banking for Power Users

Apr 11, 2026

venice

Venice.ai launches two new premium subscription tiers — Pro+ at $68/month and Max at $200/month — featuring a credit banking system that lets power users roll over unused credits for up to three months, all while maintaining the platform's signature privacy-first architecture.

Consumer Products Privacy

Google's Gemini Now Builds Interactive 3D Simulations Inside Chat

Apr 10, 2026

Google

Google's Gemini can now generate interactive 3D simulations and models directly inside chat, allowing users to manipulate real-time variables like gravity and velocity to explore complex concepts hands-on — rolling out globally via gemini.google.com using the Pro model.

Consumer Products Image & Video Education

Upwork Integrates With ChatGPT, Giving Businesses Direct Access to 18 Million Professionals Inside the AI Platform

Apr 10, 2026

The Deep View

Upwork integrates with ChatGPT, giving businesses instant access to 18 million freelance professionals directly inside the AI platform, enabling job posting, hiring, payments, and contract management without ever leaving the ChatGPT interface.

Labor & Jobs Agents Consumer Products Business

Google Launches 'Notebooks' Feature in Gemini App, Syncing With NotebookLM for Seamless Project Management

Apr 09, 2026

Google

Google launches 'Notebooks' in the Gemini app, giving subscribers a unified workspace to organize chats, files, and custom instructions that syncs seamlessly with NotebookLM for streamlined project management across both platforms.

Consumer Products Coding & Developer Tools