Chinese AI startup Z.ai partners with Alibaba Cloud to launch a free general-purpose AI agent capable of handling everyday tasks like ordering food and generating content, available on Android, iOS, and web, amid fierce competition in China's AI agent market.
Google expands its AI-powered Search Mode with task assistance for activities like booking restaurants, offering personalized recommendations based on user interests, while also rolling out to over 180 countries for complex query handling.
Google AI Mode expands globally, offering AI Ultra subscribers an agentic capability that provides personalized restaurant recommendations across platforms, considering preferences like cuisine, party size, and timing to curate dining options in 180 countries.
Google unveils its Pixel 10 lineup, featuring the foldable Pixel 10 Pro Fold with dust and water resistance, the fitness-focused Pixel Watch 4 with fall detection and AI integration, and the affordable Pixel Buds 2A with noise cancellation.
Fitbit unveils an AI health coach within its Premium subscription that provides personalized fitness plans, sleep guidance, and answers health queries based on user data, launching in October with a preview for U.S. users now.
Eight Sleep raises $100M to advance its AI-powered smart mattresses that track and enhance sleep quality globally, with plans to accelerate growth in the medical sector and expand internationally.
Eight Sleep raises $100 million to develop the world's first AI-powered Sleep Agent, optimize sleep through AI, expand into medical applications like menopausal sleep and sleep apnea, and drive global growth including China.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT GO in India for ₹399 monthly, offering 80% savings over the Plus plan while providing 10x more messages, image generation capabilities, and UPI payment support to capture the country's massive 29 million user base.
Texas Attorney General alleges Meta and Character.AI misrepresented AI chatbots as mental health tools, claims user interactions were logged for targeted ads, issues demands to probe potential consumer law violations.
Meta's upcoming 'Hypernova' smart glasses, priced between $800 and $1,000, feature a tiny display for viewing photos, apps, and notifications, with the tech giant lowering the expected cost to boost demand for the innovative wearable device.