New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Nvidia just rolled out G-Assist, an experimental AI chatbot that runs locally on your GPU inside the Nvidia desktop app. It lets you monitor PC performance, tweak game settings, and even auto-overclock your graphics card through a floating overlay. Game integration is still sparse, but it's a neat preview of local AI hardware assistants.
Perplexity just launched dedicated answer tabs, letting users seamlessly filter searches across images, video, travel, and shopping in one place. It basically turns the AI search engine into a full-fledged vertical search hub. The feature is available now on the web, with mobile coming soon.
Otter just launched three new AI agents, led by a voice-activated Meeting Agent that can verbally answer questions during calls. It taps into your company's historical meeting archive to retrieve answers, schedule follow-ups, and draft emails. The feature is currently rolling out on Zoom, with Teams and Google Meet support coming soon.
Apple just rolled out the iOS 18.4 Release Candidate to developers ahead of an early April public release. The update adds Priority Notifications to highlight key alerts on your lock screen, brings a new Sketch style to Image Playground, and expands Apple Intelligence to simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, and more. Barring critical bugs, this is what hits your iPhone next month.
Google just started rolling out Project Astra-powered camera and screen sharing to Gemini Live on Android. Users can stream their live camera feed or share their full phone screen for real-time visual assistance. It is currently rolling out gradually to Gemini Advanced subscribers.
Meta is testing a "Write with Meta AI" button on Instagram that scans photos to draft three ready-made comment suggestions. Users can tap a pencil icon in the comment bar to pick or refresh replies. While Meta wants to boost interactions, users already worry the tool will replace authentic friend check-ins with low-effort AI slop.
Alie Jules just launched VrefDeck, a dedicated visual organization app built for AI creators, designers, and photographers. The tool lets users drag, sort, and tag reference images with custom cards for parameters and prompts, running 100% locally to protect private workflows. It's available on Mac and Windows for a one-time purchase of $29.
Google just rolled out an AI-powered search update for Gmail that surfaces emails based on relevance instead of plain chronological order. It factors in who you email most and what you actually click, though a quick toggle lets you switch back to the classic "Most recent" view. It is rolling out globally to personal accounts on web, iOS, and Android.
Bigscreen just revealed the Beyond 2, shrinking its ultra-compact PC VR headset down to just 107 grams while adding built-in eye tracking. The new model features a wider 116-degree field of view, 2560x2560 micro-OLED panels, and mechanical IPD adjustment, with the first batch shipping in April 2025.
Topaz Labs just rolled out Gigapixel 8.3, introducing a brand-new Recover v2 model that restores high-resolution image details over 5x faster with significantly fewer artifacts. It runs locally with 8GB VRAM or in the cloud, alongside a refreshed interface and Gigaprint cropping tools.
Krea just rolled out custom video training powered by Wan 2.1. Creators can now feed their own footage into the model to teach it specific visual styles, motions, or custom subjects for tighter generation control.
Anthropic just gave Claude real-time web search across all plans globally. The assistant now pulls live data from the internet and embeds direct citations in its conversational responses. It basically saves you from juggling multiple browser tabs when analyzing market trends or fact-checking sources.
Anthropic just detailed the "think" tool, a technique giving Claude dedicated space to reason mid-execution during complex agentic workflows. Unlike extended thinking done upfront, it allows Claude to inspect tool outputs and navigate strict policies, driving a 54% relative improvement on τ-Bench airline tasks.
Meta just announced the rollout of Meta AI across Europe, bringing conversational AI in six European languages to WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger for free. Users can summon the assistant in group chats using @MetaAI or simply tap the new blue circle icon to search and brainstorm.
Razer just unveiled AI QA Copilot, a tool designed to take the friction out of video game testing. As QA testers play through a build, the AI flags crashes and glitches in real time, automatically compiling reproduction steps, logs, and video clips into ready-to-file tickets. Human oversight is still required, but cutting down manual paperwork could noticeably speed up release cycles.
Cloudflare just rolled out AI Labyrinth, a clever defensive system that turns generative AI against rogue web crawlers. Instead of blocking scrapers outright, it routes them into a massive maze of AI-generated decoy pages that burn the bot's computing power and fingerprint bad actors. It's available as a free one-click toggle for all users.
Google's NotebookLM team just started rolling out interactive mindmaps, designed to turn notes into interactive toys that help users learn through play. Instead of just returning text or static images, the notebook can now generate tailored visual tools for deeper exploration. Why it matters: It reflects a push toward personalized software tailored to how each person learns.
OpenAI just rolled out direct PDF inputs for its Responses and Chat Completions APIs. Developers can now pass raw PDF documents straight to models like o1, gpt-4o, and gpt-4o-mini without third-party parsing tools. Why it matters: document workflows just got a lot simpler.
Snap just launched its first AI Video Lenses powered by an in-house generative video model. Available to Snapchat Platinum subscribers at $15.99 a month, the initial trio can generate cuddling animals or dramatic zoom-outs directly into saved Snaps. Snap plans to drop more weekly as it builds out proprietary tech to take on TikTok and Instagram.
Nous Research just launched an inference API, giving developers cloud access to Hermes 3 70B and the DeepHermes-3 reasoning model without hosting weights locally. It matches OpenAI's format for drop-in replacement, offers a $5 starter credit, and is rolling out via a first-come waitlist.
