New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Pak 'n' Save's Savey Meal-bot just told shoppers to brew deadly chlorine gas after users tested it with non-food household items. Dubbed an "aromatic water mix," the bot recommended chilling and drinking the toxic concoction, alongside bleach cocktails and poison sandwiches. The supermarket chain says it is now fine-tuning safety controls.
NVIDIA just unveiled AI Workbench, a unified developer toolkit that lets teams test and customize pretrained generative AI models locally on RTX PCs and workstations before scaling to the cloud. Alongside the tool, NVIDIA introduced AI Enterprise 4.0 with integrated NeMo support to bridge the gap between desktop experimentation and production-grade deployments.
D-ID and ElevenLabs just teamed up to integrate natural-sounding synthetic speech into D-ID's Creative Reality studio. Pro subscribers can now combine avatars and facial expressions with nine premium voices in a single click, making AI video narrators sound far less robotic.
NVIDIA just launched a suite of cloud APIs and developer services for OpenUSD, aiming to make building 3D virtual worlds as universal as the 2D web. The release includes ChatUSD, an LLM copilot that generates USD Python scripts, and DeepSearch for natural language asset hunting. Jensen Huang is placing a massive bet that OpenUSD will anchor the next generation of industrial digital twins.
Microsoft just launched its Azure ND H100 v5 virtual machines, packing eight NVIDIA H100 GPUs and Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking for massive AI workloads. The cloud giant also expanded Azure OpenAI Service to five new regions, broadening access to models like GPT-4 as enterprise adoption surges. Why it matters: Microsoft is rapidly scaling up hardware muscle to meet insatiable cloud AI demand.
Google just added an AI-powered grammar checker directly into Search to rival Grammarly. Typing a sentence alongside "grammar check" analyzes your phrasing, highlights corrections, or gives you a green checkmark if it's spot on. It currently only supports English, but it saves you a trip to Google Docs just to proofread.
OpenAI just announced a bundle of practical updates coming to ChatGPT over the next week. Plus subscribers will finally keep their selected model by default instead of reverting to GPT-3.5, and Code Interpreter now supports analyzing multiple files at once. Users also get helpful prompt starters, suggested follow-up replies, longer login sessions, and handy keyboard shortcuts.
Google just partnered with Grammy-winning lyricist Lupe Fiasco to launch TextFX, an AI tool built specifically for writers and rappers. Instead of writing verses for artists, it uses language models to generate alternate meanings, wordplay, and conceptual tangents from chosen words. The goal is to act as a brainstorming assistant rather than replace the artist.
Google just rolled out three handy upgrades to its Search Generative Experience (SGE). AI overviews now generate twice as fast as before, search summaries will soon embed how-to videos and images, and reference links now display publish dates so you know how fresh the information really is.
Tinder is testing an AI feature that scans your photo album and automatically picks the five best shots to represent you on your dating profile. Match Group CEO Bernard Kim explained the tool aims to take the stress and awkwardness out of profile creation. The feature is currently in testing alongside plans for AI-assisted bios.
YouTube is testing AI-generated video summaries on search and watch pages to help viewers quickly decide if a clip is worth watching. The test is currently limited to select mobile users on English-language how-to, shopping, and vlog videos, and YouTube notes it won't replace creators' own descriptions.
Meta is preparing to launch AI chatbots with distinct personalities across Instagram and Facebook as soon as next month. Powered by its LLaMA models, the characters reportedly range from a Lincoln impersonator to a chill surfer offering travel advice. Why it matters: The interactive characters aim to fend off TikTok, prove Meta's generative AI chops, and capture rich user interest data for ad targeting.
OpenAI just expanded ChatGPT for Android to all countries and territories where ChatGPT is officially available. The mobile app now matches web availability across dozens of regions. Users accessing the service outside supported areas still risk account suspension.
Google is overhauling its Assistant to integrate generative AI similar to Bard and ChatGPT, according to an internal email sent Monday. The revamp kicks off on mobile devices alongside an internal reorganization and dozens of layoffs. Why it matters: The classic voice assistant era is ending as Big Tech races to replace scripted bots with actual LLMs.
Artifact just partnered with Speechify to roll out an AI text-to-speech feature that reads news articles aloud. It offers over 30 English voices—including celebrity options like Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow—along with up to 4.5x playback speeds and background listening. The update is live now on iOS and coming soon to Android.
Adobe just added Generative Expand to the Photoshop beta, letting users seamlessly uncrop photos beyond their original frame with Firefly AI. Just drag the Crop tool to a new aspect ratio and hit generate, with or without a text prompt. The beta also expanded prompt support to over 100 languages.
Stack Overflow just unveiled OverflowAI, bringing generative AI search to its public site and enterprise tools. The roadmap features semantic conversational search with verified citations, a VS Code extension that keeps coders in their flow, and a Slack bot called StackPlusOne pulling from 58 million community Q&As.
Threat actors just launched FraudGPT, an offensive generative AI tool designed specifically to craft spear phishing emails, write undetectable malware, and find system leaks. Selling for $200 a month on Telegram and dark web forums with over 3,000 confirmed sales, it strips away standard safeguards. Why it matters: unrestricted LLMs are making sophisticated cybercrime accessible to novice bad actors at scale.
OpenAI just launched its official ChatGPT app on Android via the Google Play Store, months after its iOS debut. The rollout started in the US, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil before expanding to the UK, Canada, Japan, and beyond. With web traffic dipping in June, a dedicated Android app gives OpenAI a much-needed shot at re-engaging mobile users.
Wayfair just launched Decorify, a free generative AI tool that lets you upload a living room photo and restyle it in aesthetics like mid-century modern or bohemian. Alongside the generated render, it displays a grid of furniture recommendations from Wayfair's catalog. While the tool is free on mobile and desktop, it currently only supports living rooms and can occasionally generate quirky visual glitches.
