New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Current Backyard just unveiled the Model P, a $599 indoor-outdoor electric pizza oven that reaches 850°F to cook a pie in two minutes flat. It uses proprietary algorithms to distribute heat evenly without requiring manual rotation, and its app calculates optimal cooking times based on your dough and toppings.
VanceAI just launched Video AI, an all-in-one video enhancement tool capable of upscaling footage to 8K. It also packs frame interpolation up to 120 FPS, SDR-to-HDR conversion, denoising, deinterlacing, and stabilization into a single suite for restoring and polishing clips.
OpenAI just opened ChatGPT Search to all free users and rolled real-time web browsing into Advanced Voice Mode. The update speeds up response times, improves local business cards on mobile, and lets users set ChatGPT as their browser's default search engine. It is OpenAI's biggest move yet to take on traditional search engines head-on.
Meta just rolled out firmware v11 for Ray-Ban Meta glasses to early access users in the US and Canada, adding real-time AI video and continuous voice chat. Wearers can now ask questions about whatever is in front of them without repeating wake words, alongside live translation for Spanish, French, and Italian. Why it matters: It beats Google to getting multimodal live vision onto consumers' faces.
Hugging Face just launched the Synthetic Data Generator, a no-code tool that turns natural language descriptions into custom datasets. Powered by distilabel and free inference APIs, it crafts text classification and chat datasets in minutes. The output pushes directly to Argilla and the Hub, making dataset curation and fine-tuning painless for non-coders.
OpenAI just launched Projects for ChatGPT, letting users group related chats, custom context, and files into dedicated workspaces. The update integrates directly with Canvas and web search for multi-step tasks, rolling out now to Plus, Pro, and Teams subscribers before reaching Enterprise users next year.
Perplexity just rolled out custom web sources for Spaces, letting you lock searches down to specific domains and uploaded files. You can plug in target URLs via a new interface menu to cut through generic web noise. It essentially turns Perplexity into a focused research engine tuned strictly to your trusted sources.
Google just revamped NotebookLM with experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash integration, a new three-panel interface, and an interactive mode for its viral Audio Overviews that lets you jump into the conversation with your voice. The company is also rolling out NotebookLM Plus, a premium tier offering over 5x higher limits for heavy users and enterprises.
Google just introduced Google Agentspace, a new platform designed to help enterprise employees find internal data and automate multi-step workflows with AI agents. Powered by Gemini and Google-quality search, it connects to tools like Jira and SharePoint while bringing NotebookLM Plus to businesses. An early access program is now open.
Adobe just released a preview of its Reflection Removal tool inside Camera Raw, aiming to rescue photos ruined by glass reflections. Powered by AI trained on millions of simulated reflection pairs, it separates foreground reflections from background scenes and lets you adjust the effect via a slider. It currently only supports RAW files, with Lightroom rollout coming soon.
Amazon is testing a new Prime Video feature called "AI Topics" that replaces traditional recommendation algorithms with AI-generated thematic categories. Instead of generic genres, viewers get tailored suggestions like fantasy quests or character journeys, with options to keep refining results. It is currently rolling out to select living room devices like Fire TV in the US.
lmarena.ai just launched Image Arena, bringing blind side-by-side battles to AI image generation. Users enter a prompt to get two anonymous outputs from models like FLUX, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E, Recraft, and Ideogram, then vote for the winner ahead of an upcoming leaderboard.
OpenAI just rolled out a festive 'Santa Mode' across all ChatGPT platforms for the holiday season. Users can tap the snowflake icon next to the chat bar to talk with a jolly-sounding Santa Claus, and the conversations won't save to history or touch your memory. It is free for everyone, but only until the end of the month.
TIME just launched TIME AI, an interactive tool built with ElevenLabs and Scale AI that turns static articles into a two-way voice conversation. Readers can ask follow-up questions directly to an audio agent equipped with article context and archives, essentially giving legacy journalism a personalized interactive guide.
Runway just launched its Student Ambassador Program to get AI video tools into college classrooms. Enrolled students receive 100k free credits, a complimentary Pro plan, and direct networking access to the Runway team. The initiative is already working with universities like NYU and USC to back young creators.
Time just rolled out an AI chatbot alongside its 2024 Person of the Year feature, built in partnership with Scale AI. Readers can ask questions about the story, digest it into short summaries, translate it into six languages, or generate audio playback. It is a major experiment to see if conversational AI can keep digital readers engaged longer.
Google just rolled out Deep Research for Gemini Advanced users, turning the assistant into an autonomous research partner. It creates a multi-step search plan, browses the web across several passes, and compiles findings into a clean report with source links. Plus, a speedy experimental preview of Gemini 2.0 Flash is now open to all Gemini users on the web.
ElevenLabs just teamed up with Mistral, Perplexity, Hugging Face, and over a dozen other platforms to launch the AI Engineer Pack. Builders get $50 or more in credits across each participating tool, taking the financial sting out of testing multiple paid APIs when prototyping new projects.
Midjourney just revealed Patchwork, a standalone web-based infinite canvas designed for collaborative storytelling. Powered by at least three LLMs, it lets up to 100 users map out characters, events, and scenes together in real time. It is rolling out as an early research preview for users who link their Discord and Google accounts.
Apple just released iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, bringing the next wave of Apple Intelligence. Users can now create Genmoji, generate artwork in Image Playground, and tap into ChatGPT directly through Siri and Writing Tools. It is live now for localized English, with other languages rolling out starting this April.
