Google is relaunching the Fitbit app as Google Health on May 19, featuring a redesigned interface and an AI-powered coaching tool built with Gemini that delivers personalized fitness, sleep, and medical insights — with existing users automatically transitioned and Google reaffirming it will never use health data for ads.
OpenReel Video launches as a free, open-source, browser-based professional video editor that runs entirely client-side with no installation, no cloud uploads, no watermarks, and a full suite of pro tools including AI upscaling, color grading, and multi-track timelines powered by WebGPU.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 Instant with 52% fewer hallucinations, replacing GPT-5.3 Instant as ChatGPT's default model while rolling out new memory controls across all ChatGPT models for greater user transparency and personalization.
Microsoft is expanding Copilot Cowork with mobile access on iOS and Android, reusable 'Skills' for repeatable workflows across Microsoft 365, and deeper integrations with tools like Power BI, Dynamics 365, Miro, and monday.com, making AI-powered task delegation more accessible and versatile than ever.
A new open-source framework called open-slide now lets AI coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor build polished, React-based presentations from simple natural language descriptions, complete with presenter mode, a click-to-comment inspector, and one-command export to HTML or PDF.
Voice-Pro goes fully open-source, giving everyone free access to powerful AI voice cloning, speech recognition, multilingual text-to-speech, and vocal isolation tools as its developers shift focus to a new global communication platform.
Hundreds pack a New York City gallery for the 'AI Psychosis Summit,' a deliberately non-corporate, Diet Coke-fueled celebration of AI creativity featuring art, vibe-coded apps, and quirky projects like a subway-map jazz generator, organized by a scrappy group of online friends aiming to inject culture and humor into the AI …
Google is replacing Assistant with its Gemini AI in cars featuring Google built-in, bringing smarter, natural voice conversations, real-time EV battery insights, charging station recommendations, and owner's manual integration — rolling out now to eligible U.S. vehicles in English.
Google Cloud's new report on generative AI trends reveals that startups heading into 2026 must embrace post-keyboard interfaces, end-to-end AI agent workflows, and interactive 3D media, while doubling down on human creativity and authentic storytelling as their most powerful competitive edge.
OpenAI's GPT-4.5 has been officially banned from spontaneously discussing goblins, gremlins, raccoons, and trolls after the model repeatedly brought up such creatures unprompted, with the quirky prohibition going viral and even CEO Sam Altman leaning into the joke as fans build 'goblin mode' workarounds.