Apps
Facebook Creator Studio Arrives on iPhone With Meta AI and Personalized Growth Tips
Meta launched Facebook Creator Studio, a standalone iPhone app for creators with AI comment replies and personalized growth tips. iOS 18 required.
AI
Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and large language models - from research labs to real-world products.
Tech
Claude Code Auto Mode Becomes the Default for Pro, Max, and Team Plans on August 14
Starting August 14, Claude Code auto mode runs by default for Pro, Max, and Team. Auto mode blocked 89% of dangerous commands vs 13.6% by humans in testing.
Security
OpenAI Pauses Astra Work Over Critical Cybersecurity Concerns
OpenAI is pausing some Astra activities while it strengthens security controls after evaluations raised concerns about the model's cybersecurity capabilities.
AI
OpenAI Acquires AI Presentation Startup NextSlide
OpenAI has acquired NextSlide, an AI startup that built tools for turning prompts, documents, and research into editable presentations. Its team is now working on ChatGPT.
Tech
Claude Code Sessions Can Now Message Each Other - No Re-Explaining Context Between Terminals
Claude Code v2.1.224 adds cross-session messaging on macOS and Linux - sessions can now share findings and warn each other about breaking changes mid-task.
Tech
Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf - a Browser Built From Scratch for AI Agents, Not Humans
Cloudflare built Kitesurf in 12 weeks. No Chromium, no tabs, no themes - just a browser for AI agents that runs on Workers and uses up to 7x less compute.
Tech
Google Assistant Shutdown Set for September 4 - Gemini Replaces It on Android and Wear OS
Google emailed users to confirm a September 4 date for the Google Assistant shutdown on Android phones, Wear OS watches, headphones, and Android Auto.
Apps
Google Maps Ask Maps Can Now Order Food and Book Hotels - Uber Eats and 150 Countries Coming Next
Google Maps Ask Maps launched food ordering with Toast and Square, hotel and event discovery, and Personal Intelligence - expanding to 150 countries today.
AI
Meta Launches Muse Code, an AI Coding Agent for Large Codebases
Meta is entering the AI coding agent space with Muse Code, built to support planning, coding, and validation workflows.
Startups
Wispr Flow Launches AI Meeting Notetaker That Doesn't Need a Meeting Bot
Wispr Flow has introduced an AI meeting notetaker for Mac that captures system audio, creates transcripts, summarizes discussions, and tracks action items without adding a bot to video calls.
Apps
Google Tests New Voice Search Design With AI Mode and Search Live
Google is rolling out a redesigned Voice Search interface to some Google app beta users, introducing AI Mode, Search Live, live transcription, and a refreshed layout.
Tech
Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.8-Max, Its Most Powerful Open AI Model Yet
Alibaba has announced Qwen3.8-Max, its largest AI model to date. The open-weight model supports text, images, and video while introducing a 1 million-token context window and improved efficiency.