AI News

Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.

Apple is launching Digital IDs, a feature that allows you to create and store an ID in Apple Wallet using your US passport. In the announcement, Apple says Digital ID acceptance will begin to “roll out first” at TSA checkpoints for domestic travel in over 250 airports across the US.

Google to expand Gemini with Visual Layout and Creative Canvas, enabling inline canvas blocks and news dashboards, plus playable web games.

Anthropic has launched an ambitious new data center partnership with the U.K.-based Fluidstack, committing $50 billion to building facilities across the US.

SoftBank sold its entire Nvidia position to fund major OpenAI investments, as rising AI valuations prompt caution among investors

OpenAI plans Group Chats for ChatGPT, letting teams now coordinate shared exchanges with custom prompts, potentially set for a December launch.

Anthropic may have a cost advantage over OpenAI, thanks to its focus on efficiency and pricing transparency: cheaper chips.

Google is debuting an agent that will generate code for you to build interactive Maps projects.

Kaltura acquires AI avatar startup eSelf to integrate generative AI into enterprise video and learning tools.

Scribe Optimize is the startup’s next major offering to help organizations identify where AI will be most useful.