Viral stunt engineer Riley Walz, known for provocative web projects, joins OpenAI's secretive OAI Labs team to pioneer next-generation human-AI interfaces as the company races rivals Google and Anthropic for dominance.
Google launches Nano Banana 2, a major upgrade to its viral AI image editing tool that brings Pro-level precision, Gemini 3 world knowledge, 4K resolution support, and automatic AI watermarking to all Gemini users for free.
Samsung Galaxy S26 is getting powerful Google AI upgrades, including a background-running Gemini assistant that handles multi-step tasks, enhanced Circle to Search with full outfit recognition, and on-device scam detection that alerts users to suspicious calls in real time while keeping all audio processing private.
Google launches a groundbreaking Gemini AI beta feature on Pixel 10 and Galaxy S26 that autonomously completes multi-step tasks like booking rides and reordering food in the background, rolling out now in the U.S. and Korea with built-in privacy safeguards.
Samsung's Galaxy S26 debuts the world's first agentic AI on a consumer device, powered by Google's Gemini, enabling multi-step background task automation with user approval — and the feature is already expanding to Pixel 10 devices, with a potential future rollout to iPhones through Google's Apple partnership.
Google Labs upgrades Opal with a new AI agent step that transforms static workflows into dynamic, interactive experiences by autonomously selecting tools, retaining memory across sessions, and enabling real-time follow-up conversations to better achieve user goals.
Anthropic launches 'Remote Control' for Claude Code, letting users direct AI-powered coding from iPhones and Android devices via a secure cloud bridge — no open ports or VPN required — as the tool hits $2.5 billion in annualized revenue and 4% of all public GitHub commits worldwide.
Google Labs launches ProducerAI, a powerful generative AI music platform powered by Gemini and DeepMind models that lets anyone create full songs using natural language prompts, with Grammy-winning artists already on board and free global access available now at producer.ai.
Google for Education and ISTE+ASCD are launching the largest free AI literacy training initiative of its kind, offering all 6 million U.S. K-12 and higher education educators flexible Gemini AI training modules with micro-credential badges to modernize classroom instruction.
OpenAI launches a formal ad program in ChatGPT, hitting free U.S. users with sponsored placements from brands like Expedia, Target, and Ford starting from their very first message, while paid subscribers remain ad-free and advertisers face a $200,000 minimum commitment at a $60 CPM rate.