Google Announces MedGemma 1.5 and New Medical Speech AI, Citing Accelerated Healthcare Adoption

Google has released a significant update to its suite of open-source medical AI models, highlighting the healthcare industry's rapid adoption of artificial intelligence

OpenAI Brings On Torch to Build a Consolidated 'Medical Memory' for AI Health Tools

OpenAI has announced that the health technology startup Torch is joining the company

New AI Architecture 'Engram' Aims to Boost Model Efficiency with Dedicated Knowledge Retrieval

Researchers from DeepSeek-AI and Peking University have introduced a new architectural module for large language models (LLMs) called Engram, detailed in a technical paper published in January 2026.

Sakana Researchers Introduced DroPE, a Method to Extend AI Model Context by Removing Positional Embeddings

Sakana AI and the University of Oxford has introduced a new method, dubbed DroPE

Boston Dynamics Launches Commercial Atlas Robot and Won Best of CES 2026 Award.

Boston Dynamics has announced the commercial launch of its Atlas humanoid robot, transitioning it from a research platform to an enterprise product designed for industrial automation. The company also announced that Atlas won the best of CES 2026 award.

Anthropic Releases Official Code Simplifier Plugin for Claude

Anthropic Introduces Code Simplifier Plugin for Claude

Gmail Announces AI Features for Summaries, Writing Help, and Inbox Prioritization

Google has announced a suite of new AI-powered features for Gmail, calling it the platform's entry into \"the Gemini era.\"

Lightricks Open-Sources LTX-2, Delivering Production-Ready Audio-Video AI

Lightricks has released the full LTX-2 model as open source. The multimodal model, capable of generating synchronized audio and video, is now publicly available with complete weights and a suite of development tools.

OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Health: A Separate Hub for Wellness and Medical Information

The team behind ChatGPT has announced a new, separate area within its platform focused specifically on health and wellness

NVIDIA Introduces Cache-Aware Streaming ASR for High-Concurrency Voice Agents

NVIDIA has released Nemotron Speech ASR, an open automatic speech recognition model designed to address scalability and latency challenges in real-time voice AI applications.

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind Announce Partnership for AI-Powered Humanoid Robots

Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind have formed a new partnership aimed at integrating advanced artificial intelligence into humanoid robotics.

NVIDIA Unveils Open-Source AI Framework for Reasoning-Based Autonomous Vehicles

NVIDIA announced the Alpamayo family, a suite of open AI models, simulation tools, and datasets designed to accelerate the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) capable of human-like reasoning.

DeepSeek New AI Training Framework Amid Global Competition

DeepSeek has published a research paper outlining a more efficient approach to developing artificial intelligence, highlighting the industry's push to advance despite constraints on accessing advanced semiconductors.

Tesla Driver Reports Coast-to-Coast Trip Using Full Self-Driving Without Manual Intervention

A Tesla driver has reported completing a roughly 2,700-mile journey from Los Angeles, California to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina using the vehicle's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system without manually taking control at any point.

PrimeBOT Unveils Compact, Open-Source Humanoid Robot for Personal Use

The Q1, has been introduced by PrimeBOT—a joint venture between AgiBOT and Shangwei New Materials.

Nvidia Introduced NitroGen: A Foundation Model Trained on 40,000 Hours of Gameplay

A collaborative research team from NVIDIA, Stanford, Caltech, and other institutions has introduced NitroGen, a vision-action foundation model designed to create generalist AI agents for video games.

Introducing Pickle 1: AR Glasses Framed as a Proactive AI Companion

Pickle has introduced the Pickle 1, a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses positioned not just as a wearable display, but as what the company terms a \"Soul Computer.\" The device is presented as a proactive AI companion designed to integrate into daily life.

From Spectacle to Substance: The Necessary Pivot of AI in 2026

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, outlined a 2026 outlook for artificial intelligence, marks a notable pivot in the industry’s discourse.

Manus Joins Meta: A Strategic Move to Embed AI Agents Across Platforms

Meta announced that Manus is joining the company. This strategic move aims to integrate Manus's advanced autonomous AI agent technology across Meta's consumer and business products.

Qwen3-TTS models introduce two powerful capabilities—Voice Design and Voice Cloning

How AI is Learning to Speak with Feeling and Character

Forget the Shiny AI Tools. First, Do This.

A practical, step-by-step framework to identify where AI can drive real ROI—without the hype.

Beyond the Hype Cycle: The Google AI Announcements That Actually Mattered in 2025

Google has laid out its own scorecard: a sprawling, 60-announcement chronicle of a year spent embedding artificial intelligence into every facet of its ecosystem.

When AI Can't Speak UI: Google's A2UI Teaches Agents to Show, Not Just Tell

A2UI (Agent-to-User Interface), aims to bridge. It’s not an app you’ll download, but a foundational standard—a kind of \"HTML for agents\"—that could reshape how we interact with AI.

From Prompt to Play: YouTube's Gemini-Powered Game Builder Enters the Arena

YouTube, the titan of video sharing, is stepping onto a new playground with the closed beta launch of Playables Builder, a prototype web app that lets users generate simple games using AI—no coding required.

Beyond Playlists: ChatGPT Wraps Your Year in Code and Conversation

OpenAI is rolling out \"Your Year with ChatGPT,\" a feature that aims to summarize your 2025 in prompts and pixels.

Beyond Seeing and Hearing: Meta's New AI Model Unifies Sensory Perception in a Single Brain

Researchers from Meta’s Superintelligence Labs are unveiling a significant step toward closing this gap. They’ve introduced Perception Encoder Audiovisual (PE-AV), a new family of AI models designed to natively understand and link audio, video, and text within a single, unified system.

Breaking the App Barrier: ElevenLabs Brings AI Agents to the World's WhatsApp Chats

The company is expanding its omnichannel conversational AI platform to support WhatsApp, bringing real-time voice and chat agents to the world's most popular messaging service.

From Chat to Action: Google Shrinks the AI Agent to Fit in Your Pocket

FunctionGemma, a new, specialized variant of its compact Gemma 3 270M model, engineered expressly for reliable function calling at the edge.

The End of Artisanal Evaluations: Anthropic Unleashes Bloom, an Automated AI Behavioral Microscope

Bloom, an open-source, agentic framework designed to automatically generate and run behavioral evaluations for frontier AI models.

The Fast, Cheap, Polyglot Challenger: xAI Unleashes Grok Voice to Take On the Talking AI Titans

xAI is launching the Grok Voice Agent API, a full-stack solution that allows any developer to build voice agents that can speak dozens of languages, call tools, and search the web in real time.

A Rare Reversal: GitHub Listens, Delays Controversial Self-Hosted Runner Charges

GitHub proved an exception. Following significant developer outcry over a planned billing change for self-hosted Actions runners.

ChatGPT's Image Model Grows Up, Gains Precision and a Creative Playground

The AI Gets a Brain Upgrade: Manus 1.6 Brings Max Performance, Mobile Builds, and a Visual Design Playground

Manus 1.6, including the Max agent, Mobile Development, and Design View, is available now.

The Doc That Writes Itself: Google's Code Wiki Aims to End the \"What Does This Do?\" Era

The core promise of Code Wiki is a system that maintains a continuously updated, structured wiki for any repository it touches.

AI2 Opens the Black Box: OLMo 3 Releases the Entire Recipe, Not Just the Cake

The Allen Institute for AI (AI2) has announced Olmo 3, a new family of open-source language models, followed by an update to Olmo 3.1

Google Elevates Voice AI with Major Gemini Audio Updates

Google has announced significant advancements to its Gemini audio models, introducing enhanced capabilities for voice interactions and groundbreaking live translation features.

Thinking Machines Opens Tinker Platform and Expands Capabilities

Thinking Machines Lab has moved its Tinker platform to general availability while introducing significant new capabilities, including vision processing and enhanced interoperability

Claude Code Expands to Mobile and Streamlines Developer Workflow

Anthropic has released a significant update for Claude Code CLI, extending its capabilities to Android devices and introducing efficiency upgrades for desktop users.

A New Era for Storytelling: Disney and OpenAI Announce Landmark Partnership

The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI have entered a landmark multi-year agreement.

Name It, Track It, Resume It: Claude Code Gets Organised

Anthropic has released a significant update to Claude Code CLI, introducing several workflow enhancements designed to streamline development processes.

Adobe Just Brought Professional Creativity Into the Chat

Adobe just changed the game. In a move that seamlessly blends conversation with creation, Adobe has integrated Photoshop, Adobe Express, and Acrobat directly into ChatGPT.

Advancing AI Reliability: Google DeepMind Introduces the FACTS Benchmark Suite

Google DeepMind has launched the FACTS Benchmark Suite—a comprehensive framework developed in collaboration with Kaggle to evaluate and advance the factuality of AI systems.

Introducing SAPO: A New Approach for More Stable Reinforcement Learning in AI Models

Qwen team introduces a method aimed at improving a core technique used to train large language models (LLMs).

Mixboard Introduces Practical Upgrades for Creative Organization

Mixboard, a visual organization tool from Google Labs, has released a set of updates aimed at improving functionality for users managing creative projects.

Alibaba’s Qwen3-TTS Update Adds Dozens of Voices and Dialects to AI Speech Model

Alibaba's Qwen team has released a significant update to its text-to-speech system, Qwen3-TTS, expanding its repertoire of voices, languages, and dialects.

Microsoft's VibeVoice Speech Model Temporarily Disabled After Release

VibeVoice is a framework created to convert text into expressive, multi-speaker audio formats like podcasts.

Anthropic's Research on AI in the Workplace: Insights from 1,250 Professionals

Anthropic is introducing a new method for this research with Anthropic Interviewer, an AI-powered tool designed to conduct and analyze detailed conversations at an unprecedented scale.

Mistral AI Launches New Generation of Open-Source Models

Mistral AI has announced Mistral 3, its next-generation family of models, headlined by a powerful large model and a series of smaller, efficient options—all released under a permissive open license.

Kling AI Launches VIDEO O1, a Unified Model for Video Generation and Editing

Kling AI has introduced the KLING O1 model, which it describes as the world’s first unified multimodal system for video creation.

Google Introduces No-Code Platform to Build AI Assistants Within Workspace

Google is expanding the automation capabilities within its productivity suite with the launch of Google Workspace Studio.