OpenBuilder launches as a free open-source alternative to Lovable, offering non-technical developers powerful AI-powered building tools that match Claude Sonnet 4's performance while eliminating high costs and bugs that typically derail coding projects.
NotebookLM unveils Deep Research feature that automatically scours hundreds of websites to create comprehensive, source-backed reports on any topic while expanding file support to include Google Sheets, Word documents, images, and PDFs.
Slack unveils a redesigned AI-powered Slackbot that analyzes users' messages, files, and calendar data across multiple platforms including Google Drive and Salesforce to deliver personalized insights, automatic summaries, and workflow assistance directly within existing team communication channels.
Cursor secures $2.3 billion Series D funding at $29.3 billion valuation as the AI code editor crosses $1 billion in annualized revenue, with backing from tech giants including NVIDIA and Google while serving millions of developers worldwide.
Mozilla launches AI Window for Firefox, introducing a third browsing mode alongside private and classic windows that features an optional AI assistant and chatbot, positioning itself as a web-exploration tool rather than a conversational trap.
Google launches revolutionary AI shopping assistant that calls stores to check inventory, automatically purchases items when prices drop to target levels, and offers conversational search across 50 billion product listings with seamless checkout through Google Pay.
New research testing 24 advanced AI language models reveals they systematically fail to distinguish between belief and knowledge, with accuracy plummeting from over 90% to as low as 14.4% when processing first-person false beliefs, exposing critical flaws in their reasoning capabilities.
Collins Dictionary crowns 'vibe coding' as Word of the Year, recognizing the revolutionary practice of creating computer programs by simply describing them to AI instead of manually writing code, making app development accessible to non-programmers.
WisdomAI secures $50 million Series A funding led by Kleiner Perkins and NVentures as the startup explodes from 2 to 40 enterprise customers including Cisco and ConocoPhillips with its hallucination-free AI analytics platform that lets users query business data in natural language.
OpenAI releases GPT-5.1 with two variants - GPT-5.1 Instant for enhanced conversations and GPT-5.1 Thinking for adaptive reasoning - while introducing specialized mental health safety features targeting delusions, psychosis, and emotional dependency concerns.