Alibaba debuts two AI smartglasses at MWC — the Qwen Glasses S1 and G1 — boasting a Snapdragon AR1 chip, 12MP camera, real-time translation, and a swappable dual-battery system, though the monochromatic green HUD display raises questions about whether the hardware can keep pace with full-color competitors.
Krisp AI launches a groundbreaking listener-side accent conversion tool that processes diverse English accents in real time with under 200ms latency, running entirely on-device to ensure full privacy while seamlessly integrating with Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet for clearer global communication.
CoPaw launches as a free, open-source AI assistant that runs locally without an API key, supporting major chat platforms like Discord, DingTalk, and iMessage, with easy one-line installation and a roadmap packed with multimodal and multi-agent capabilities.
Google is unveiling AI-powered smart glasses at MWC 2026, featuring an in-lens display with real-time Gemini AI, navigation, and image capture, developed with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to challenge Meta's Ray-Bans in the growing smart glasses market.
Google's Android XR glasses are taking on Meta Ray-Bans with in-lens displays showing real-time translations and navigation, superior Gemini AI capabilities, and a surprisingly lighter design built for all-day comfort.
Anthropic launches a powerful Claude Chrome extension featuring full browser automation with 21 tools, dual operating modes for speed and capability, and a robust multi-layered security system that classifies domains and enforces permission controls to prevent cross-domain attacks.
Claude launches a ChatGPT memory import feature, letting users seamlessly transfer their preferences and context via copy-paste, as a wave of users flock to Anthropic following its refusal to sign a Pentagon contract permitting unrestricted military AI use.
Google Labs upgrades Opal with a new 'agent step' feature powered by Gemini models, enabling dynamic, goal-driven AI workflows with persistent memory, natural language routing, and human-in-the-loop orchestration — signaling a major shift in how enterprise teams can build and deploy intelligent agents without rigid, pre-defined paths.
Groundbreaking AI-powered brain interfaces are now decoding inner speech, emotions, and mental images in real time, with Stanford researchers achieving 74% accuracy translating paralyzed patients' imagined sentences into text, while scientists worldwide push further into reconstructing sounds, dreams, and emotional expression directly from brain activity.
A new Anthropic study reveals junior engineers using AI coding tools score 17% lower on comprehension tests than those coding manually, with the sharpest gaps in debugging — though how developers use AI matters most, as those who fully delegate to AI score below 40% while those using it conceptually …