Gmail gets Gemini-powered AI features
Google has introduced a new series of Gemini AI upgrades for Gmail, enabling users to ask natural language questions about their inbox, receive automatic summaries, and take more proactive actions within the platform. The integrated AI Overviews feature allows users to search their inbox using natural language, rather than relying on keywords or opening dozens […]
Google’s new open standard for AI shopping
Google has launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open-source framework that allows AI agents to manage the entire shopping process, developed in collaboration with major retailers like Shopify, Walmart, Target, and Etsy. UCP creates a shared infrastructure for AI systems, enabling them to handle product discovery, payment, and post-purchase support across different platforms […]
OpenAI’s dedicated Health experience
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a new private feature within the chatbot that allows users to import medical records and data from fitness apps, making health conversations personalized rather than based on generic advice. The feature connects with platforms like Apple Health, MyFitnessPal, and Peloton, while integration with b.well allows data import directly from healthcare […]
Stanford AI predicts 130 diseases from a night’s sleep
Researchers at Stanford have introduced SleepFM, a new AI model capable of predicting over 130 health conditions, including dementia, heart attacks, and Parkinson’s disease, by analyzing a single night of sleep. The model was trained on 600,000 hours of sleep data from 65,000 participants, tracking brain waves, heart activity, breathing, and muscle signals. When body […]
Razer’s holographic AI gaming companion
At CES 2026, Razer unveiled Project AVA, a Grok-powered holographic device that places an animated AI assistant inside a glowing physical cylinder, designed for gaming coaching, brainstorming, and other tasks. AVA displays a 5.5-inch animated avatar within a transparent capsule, with options including Grok personalities, anime characters, and esports equivalents. The built-in camera and dual […]
40M+ people use ChatGPT daily for health advice
OpenAI has released a new report showing that more than 40 million people worldwide use ChatGPT daily for health information, with over 5% of all messages now covering health topics. The most common uses include symptom checking, interpreting medical jargon, spotting billing errors, and preparing for doctor visits. Approximately 70% of health-related chats occur outside […]
The Rundown Roundtable: Our 2026 AI predictions
In the first edition of The Rundown Roundtable for 2026, our team members share their predictions on how AI will be used in industry and everyday life. Rowan, founder and CEO, predicts that Google will finally master AI integration into its existing products like Gmail, Search, YouTube, and Android, gaining an edge over OpenAI in […]
IG head says platform must “evolve fast” due to AI
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, recently highlighted in his end-of-year essay that AI-generated content is destroying the curated visual style that made the app recognizable, claiming that the only proof of authenticity now is raw, unedited posts. Mosseri notes that most users under 25 are abandoning the polished grid in favor of personal photos in […]
The AI moments that defined 2025
2025 was full of key events in the AI industry, from trillion-dollar investments in infrastructure to technological breakthroughs that reshaped the market. One of the first major moments was the “DeepSeek Moment” in January, when China’s R1 model caused $600 billion in losses for Nvidia, while the Stargate Project, a joint initiative by OpenAI, SoftBank, […]