New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Descript just launched Underlord, an agentic AI video and podcast co-editor designed to take tedious editing off your hands. It can analyze your script and video, center speakers, add captions, and clean up retakes from plain prompts. Why it matters: You can now direct an AI like a human collaborator instead of manually slicing timelines.
Spawning just launched Kudurru, a defense network designed to block AI scrapers from harvesting artists’ works. Artists can automatically block scrapers crawling datasets like LAION-5B or actively poison their training data by returning junk images—like a middle finger. Why it matters: Until copyright laws catch up, creators finally have a free, active way to push back.
Google just added image generation and drafting tools directly into its Search Generative Experience (SGE). Users can create up to four AI images from a text prompt, tweak the descriptions, or draft messages to export straight into Gmail and Google Docs. It turns search from a link directory into an active workspace, though it's currently limited to US SGE testers.
OpenAI is reportedly planning major developer updates at its upcoming November 6 conference to slash costs by up to 20 times. The upgrades include a memory-enabled stateful API to curb token usage and vision capabilities for analyzing images. Why it matters: OpenAI wants to cement its platform as the default infrastructure before startups defect to open-source alternatives.
Character.AI just rolled out Character Group Chat, allowing c.ai+ subscribers to chat with multiple AI personas and human friends in the same room. Users can run text adventure games, host multi-character book clubs, or debate historical figures simultaneously. The feature is currently live on iOS and Android apps, with web support coming soon.
Mozilla just started testing Review Checker in Firefox, a built-in tool powered by Fakespot that uses AI to spot fake product reviews. It grades review authenticity from A to F across sites like Amazon, BestBuy, and Walmart, while using Oblivious HTTP to keep browsing data private. A full rollout is slated for November.
ElevenLabs just rolled out AI Dubbing, a voice translation tool that converts speech into over 20 languages in minutes while keeping the original speaker's exact voice, emotion, and tone. It also automatically distinguishes multiple speakers and filters out background noise.
Google Cloud just introduced new generative AI search capabilities built specifically for healthcare workers to pull patient data across fragmented clinical notes and records in one place. The system directly links back to original internal sources to prevent hallucinations and cut down clerical paperwork. Why it matters: Administrative overload burns out over half of physicians; letting doctors ask plain-language questions across messy files could reclaim hours of clinical time.
Google is developing an "Organize Tabs" feature for Chrome that automatically reorders open tabs and places them into organized groups. Located near tab search in the top-left corner, it aims to automate the decluttering process for users with too many open tabs.
Google just unveiled Assistant with Bard, blending its generative AI chatbot directly into its digital helper. It works across voice, text, and images, connects with Gmail and Docs, and features a mobile overlay that sees what is on your screen. It is rolling out to select testers first before launching publicly on Android and iOS.
Meta is rolling out generative AI features to all advertisers inside Ads Manager, letting brands generate custom image backgrounds and spin up alternate ad copy in seconds. Following a limited test in May, the tech giant is directly upgrading its core ad-revenue engine, with the full rollout expected to finish next year.
The Browser Company just launched Arc Max, a new bundle of AI features for its Arc browser powered by GPT-3.5 and Anthropic. Instead of shoehorning a clumsy chat sidebar onto every page, Arc is adding five subtle, time-saving tools like automatic tab and download renaming, 5-second link previews on hover, and page-specific Q&A via Command-F. All features are opt-in, with users voting on what stays after 30 days.
Humane just showcased its upcoming Ai Pin on the runway at Paris Fashion Week, pinned onto clothing worn by Naomi Campbell and other Coperni models. The appearance offered the first full look at the rounded square hardware. However, no one actually operated the device on stage, leaving interaction details and standalone capabilities unanswered.
Polycam just rolled out Gaussian Splatting support directly on its web platform. Processing is free, splats render fast right inside the browser, and you can export the resulting .ply file with one click. It puts cutting-edge radiance field rendering into the hands of casual creators without requiring beefy local GPUs.
Zapier just launched Canvas, a visual flowchart tool with built-in AI that helps users plan end-to-end business workflows and convert them into automated zaps. Users can simply describe a problem to generate a process diagram. The company also made its automation-first database, Tables, generally available.
Google just expanded its generative AI search experience (SGE) to U.S. teens aged 13 to 17 through Search Labs. The rollout includes stronger protections against bullying and illegal substances, alongside an "About this result" feature to explain AI answers. Google is also training the model to stop validating queries with false premises.
Amazon just officially launched Amazon Bedrock, opening up its fully managed platform that brings leading foundation models from Anthropic, Meta, and others into a single API. Alongside the rollout, AWS made its Titan Embeddings model available for enterprise search and RAG workflows, and previewed private codebase customization for CodeWhisperer.
Meta just unveiled its next-gen Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses starting at $299, packing upgraded open-ear audio, a 12 MP camera, and direct livestreaming to Instagram and Facebook. The biggest jump is hands-free Meta AI integration on the go, though the assistant features will only launch in beta in the US.
Meta just rolled out a suite of generative AI features across WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger. The headline drop is Meta AI, a general assistant integrated with Bing search, accompanied by 28 celebrity-modeled AI personas including Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg. Users also get prompt-driven stickers and photo editing tools, with an AI Studio platform coming next.
Cloudflare just launched a suite of edge tools—Workers AI, Vectorize, and AI Gateway—to help developers deploy models on nearby GPUs with pay-as-you-go pricing. It also includes vector storage and traffic caching to keep costs under control. The move could make running open models much cheaper and faster without central cloud lock-in.
