New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Hume AI just launched Octave, a speech-language model designed to understand emotional context instead of just reading words aloud. It detects sarcasm, panic, and character nuances straight from scripts or prompts, outperforming ElevenLabs in blind comparisons for audio quality and naturalness.
OpenAI just rolled out a free preview of ChatGPT's Advanced Voice mode to all users, powered by its cheaper GPT-4o mini model. It mimics the natural flow and tone of the flagship version, though audio time is capped by daily limits that alert you with 3 minutes left.
Poe just launched Poe Apps, letting users create and share interactive visual applications simply by describing them. Powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the tool writes the UI and JavaScript while letting creators chain together models like GPT-4o and Flux. The apps are shareable on the web, with mobile support and creator monetization planned next.
Microsoft just removed all usage limits on Copilot's Voice mode and OpenAI o1-powered Think Deeper reasoning tool for free users. Anyone can now hold uninterrupted voice conversations or work through complex logic problems without hitting query caps. Copilot Pro remains at $20 a month for peak-time priority.
Adobe just launched a full-fledged Photoshop app for the iPhone, leaving behind the watered-down Photoshop Express experience. The free tier packs real layers, masks, and Firefly-powered Generative Fill, while advanced tools like the Magic Wand require a subscription. Why it matters: Mobile creators finally get genuine desktop-style editing on the go.
Google just rolled out searchable transcripts for videos stored in Google Drive, rolling out to all Workspace users by March 26. Transcripts appear in a YouTube-like sidebar with clickable, timestamped text blocks that jump straight to that moment in the video. It requires captions to work, which users can generate with a quick right-click.
Cursor just integrated the Sonnet-3.7 model into its code editor. The team noted they were very impressed by its coding chops, especially on real-world agentic tasks, calling it the new state of the art.
Perplexity just announced it’s building Comet, a new web browser designed from the ground up for "agentic search." Instead of just summarizing links, it aims to let AI navigate and execute complex tasks across the web on your behalf. Waitlist signups are open, though Perplexity hasn’t announced an official launch date yet.
Google just added conversation branching to Google AI Studio for Gemini models, letting developers branch off prompt experiments without messing up the main thread. It makes multi-turn prompt debugging and alternative ideation far easier. You will need to toggle on Drive Access and Auto Save in settings first.
Gibber Link just created a phone protocol for AI agents. When two bots realize they're talking to each other, they drop spoken English and switch directly to high-frequency audio signals using GGWave. Skipping voice synthesis slashes compute costs by over 90% and cuts transfer time by up to 80%.
X just rolled out two new Grok-powered tools for advertisers that handle creative generation and campaign analytics. Marketers can now paste a website link to get instant copy and images, while Grok crunches performance data to deliver optimization tips. The features are rolling out in phases.
Hostinger just launched Hostinger Horizons, an AI-powered no-code builder that creates interactive web apps from text prompts, sketches, or voice inputs with real-time previews. It bundles hosting, domains, and email into one platform, letting non-technical creators deploy functional prototypes in minutes.
OpenAI just expanded Operator, its task-running AI agent, to ChatGPT Pro subscribers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and several other countries. The agent handles tasks like booking reservations and shopping inside an isolated browser window. Why it matters: At $200 a month and still locked out of the EU, OpenAI's flagship web agent is taking its first major step onto the global stage.
Nvidia just partnered with the American Society for Deaf Children to launch Signs, an interactive platform for learning American Sign Language. Learners follow a 3D avatar and receive real-time feedback via webcam AI. Nvidia aims to build and publicly release a 400,000-video dataset to fuel future accessible AI tools.
Google just rolled out screen searching for iOS users in Chrome and the Google app, letting people search anything on their display with a simple tap or gesture instead of taking screenshots. Google Lens is also integrating AI Overviews more deeply to explain unusual or complex visual queries automatically.
Microsoft just launched Azure AI Foundry Labs, a new hub giving developers early access to bleeding-edge research projects. The initial roster features Muse, UI parsing tool OmniParser v2, and the multi-agent framework Magentic-One. The idea is to dramatically collapse the gap between lab experiments and real-world deployment.
Google just updated Google Ads with Imagen 3, allowing advertisers to generate lifestyle images featuring adult people and faces across Performance Max, Demand Gen, Display, and Apps campaigns. All outputs are tagged with SynthID, with guardrails blocking minors, celebrities, and brand logos. Google is also rolling out audience asset recommendations and feed-only creative testing.
Crunchbase just relaunched as an AI-powered prediction platform designed to forecast startup milestones, funding rounds, and acquisitions instead of just cataloging historical data. Powered by web filings and data from 80M active users, the company claims its fundraising predictions achieve 95% precision. Why it matters: Market intelligence is shifting from static spreadsheets to predictive algorithms.
Superhuman just rolled out an AI-powered Auto Label feature that automatically sorts emails into buckets like marketing or pitches, while letting users build custom tags using text prompts to auto-archive noise. The update also adds AI-generated follow-up drafts matching your personal tone when sent emails go unanswered.
Rabbit just unveiled a research preview of its Android agent, showcasing an AI system that directly operates phone apps and controls device settings. The agent demonstrated multi-step tasks like coordinating between WhatsApp, YouTube, and Google Docs, though Rabbit notes speed and accuracy optimizations are still in progress.
