Open-source AI companion platform Project AIRI surges to 43,800 GitHub stars, empowering users to run their own self-hosted virtual AI character with real-time voice chat and game-playing capabilities across Minecraft and Factorio, supported by 190 contributors and compatible with major platforms including Windows, macOS, and mobile devices.
Meta AI is launching powerful agentic features powered by Llama 4, enabling it to autonomously plan tasks, manage emails and calendars, generate slides, and deliver personalized daily briefings and meal plans — requiring users to set things up just once.
OpenAI launches hands-free voice control for coding tools in its ChatGPT desktop app, letting paid subscribers on macOS and Windows use continuous voice commands to debug, review pull requests, and generate unit tests simultaneously through integrated GPT-Live full-duplex capabilities.
Anthropic upgrades Claude's voice mode with access to more powerful Sonnet and Opus AI models, app integrations with Gmail and Slack, and expanded language support, though it still lacks fully duplex processing found in rival OpenAI's GPT-Live.
Samsung launches the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8, and Flip8 at its London Unpacked event, featuring deep AI integration including Gemini automation across 40+ apps and a smarter FlexWindow, as foldables inch toward mainstream adoption ahead of Apple's anticipated foldable debut this fall.
A new KPMG and University of Texas study of 523 professionals finds that workers who actively challenge and guide AI consistently outperform those who blindly accept its output, raising urgent concerns about AI overreliance deskilling the modern workforce.
OpenAI and Anthropic simultaneously launch major voice AI upgrades, integrating hands-free control and third-party connectivity into their flagship products as both companies race to dominate voice as AI's next big frontier ahead of anticipated IPOs.
Claude's voice mode receives a major upgrade, now powered by smarter Opus and Sonnet models, integrated with apps like Gmail, Slack, and Google Calendar for real-time actions, and expanded to support multiple languages including Hindi, Japanese, and Korean, with seamless mid-conversation language switching.
OpenAI is developing a screenless AI smart speaker designed to act as a humanlike home companion, capable of controlling smart-home devices, playing media, answering questions, and integrating with ChatGPT's full capabilities — marking the company's bold first move into consumer hardware.
Samsung unveils AI-powered smart glasses with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, featuring Gemini AI, a camera, open-ear speakers, and 9 hours of battery life — directly challenging Meta's Ray-Ban glasses with a fall launch.