New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Adobe just launched its Firefly Image 3 foundation model, bringing a batch of new AI features to the Photoshop desktop beta. The highlight is Reference Image, allowing creators to upload a sample image to guide style and color instead of wrestling with complex prompts. Adobe confirmed uploaded reference images won’t be used to train its models and remain safe for commercial use.
OpenAI just rolled out enterprise-grade controls for its API customers, introducing a Batch API that cuts prices by 50% for non-urgent tasks completed within 24 hours. The Assistants API also received a massive boost, expanding its file search limit by 500x up to 10,000 files alongside native streaming and project-level workspace controls.
Meta just upgraded its Meta AI assistant with Llama 3 and launched a standalone web experience at meta.ai. The assistant is woven directly into the search bars of WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger, rolling out across more than a dozen English-speaking countries with real-time text-to-image generation as you type.
Alphabet’s X lab just teamed up with the U.S. National Guard to speed up emergency response with AI. Built by its Bellwether team, the system analyzes aerial photos of disaster zones in seconds to pinpoint damaged critical infrastructure, replacing a slow manual triage process ahead of this June's wildfire season.
Logitech just launched the Logi AI Prompt Builder inside its Logi Options+ app, alongside a new $49.99 Signature AI Edition mouse with a dedicated AI trigger. The tool automatically captures highlighted text and lets you run preset or custom prompts in seconds. It basically turns daily LLM queries into a single hardware click.
Quora's Poe just rolled out multi-bot chat, letting users summon multiple AI models inside the same thread. You can simply @-mention bots like GPT-4, Claude 3, or Gemini to compare answers side-by-side or hand off tasks across them in a single workflow. It basically turns chaotic tab-switching into an organized relay team.
Amazon Music just rolled out Maestro, a new AI tool in beta that turns text prompts, voice notes, and even random emojis into custom playlists. Currently testing among select U.S. mobile users, Unlimited subscribers can stream tracks instantly, while free and Prime listeners are limited to 30-second previews. It's Amazon's direct answer to Spotify's recent AI push, designed to nudge more free users into paid tiers.
Blackmagic Design just launched the public beta of DaVinci Resolve 19, packing a slew of AI-powered creative features. Editors can now trim clips directly by editing transcribed text, track and stabilize footage using the neural-engine IntelliTrack, and isolate audio with Dialogue Separator FX. The standard version remains completely free, while the Studio upgrade sits at $295.
PaintCam just launched Eve, an AI-powered home security camera that actively fires paintballs and tear gas at intruders who ignore its warnings. The system uses computer vision to distinguish friends from foes, but turning backyard defense into autonomous armed deterrence opens up a minefield of legal and ethical questions.
Google just announced that starting May 15, its Magic Editor tools in Google Photos will be free for all iOS and Android users. That includes features like Photo Unblur and Magic Eraser, though non-Pixel users will be capped at 10 free saves per month unless they pay for Google One.
Google just rolled out Gemini for Google Cloud, infusing its flagship AI across developer, security, and data tools. Duet AI is now Gemini Code Assist, powered by Gemini 1.5 Pro to analyze entire codebases across GitHub and GitLab, while new assistants streamline cloud architecture and BigQuery workflows.
Spotify just launched AI Playlist in beta, letting Premium subscribers turn random ideas and text prompts into personalized music mixes. You can ask for specific moods, activities, or quirky vibes, and refine the tracks directly in chat. It’s currently testing on iOS and Android for users in the UK and Australia.
OpenAI just expanded its fine-tuning API and custom models program, giving developers significantly more control over model adaptation. The update introduces epoch-based checkpoints, a comparative Playground UI for head-to-head testing, and assisted fine-tuning with OpenAI researchers. Why it matters: Developers and enterprises can now tailor frontier models to specialized domains with less guesswork and lower compute waste.
Storyblocks just introduced AI-driven search enhancements, leveraging BERT-based models and OpenAI's LLM to deliver fresher and more accurate stock assets. The platform recalculates new content performance every four hours and picks the most engaging video thumbnails, boosting download rates by up to 60%.
Opera just added experimental support for 150 local LLM variants to its Opera One developer build, letting users run models like Llama, Gemma, and Mixtral completely on-device without sending prompts to cloud servers. Each model takes 2 to 10 GB of local storage and replaces the built-in Aria assistant during chats. Why it matters: It turns local AI setup into a one-click browser download instead of a complex terminal hassle.
Apple just introduced Spatial Personas for Vision Pro running visionOS 1.1. Instead of hovering like ghosts trapped in FaceTime tiles, up to five avatars can now sit in the same virtual room with spatial audio to collaborate, play games, or watch movies together.
Elon Musk just announced that xAI's Grok chatbot will roll out to all X Premium subscribers later this week, halving the barrier to entry from the $16 per month Premium+ tier down to $8. Facing shrinking active users and advertiser flight, X is leveraging its spicy, real-time AI to supercharge paid subscriptions.
Airtable just rolled out Airtable AI to all users, letting teams summarize information across disparate tables, auto-tag records, translate text, and draft emails with a click. Powered by Amazon Bedrock, it lets users tap into models like GPT-4 and Claude. Why it matters: it turns static database records into active workflows, though it costs an extra $6 per user monthly after a 500-credit trial.
Adobe just unveiled a slate of generative AI tools, including GenStudio for brand management, Firefly's new Structure Reference feature, and custom model training. The company also partnered with Microsoft to integrate Adobe Experience Cloud insights directly into Copilot for Microsoft 365 for marketers.
Microsoft just unveiled its first AI-powered Surface PCs built exclusively for business: the Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6. Powered by Intel Core Ultra chips with dedicated NPUs, both machines feature a dedicated Copilot key for one-touch access to AI features. The hardware arrives this April alongside upgraded cloud IT management tools.
