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Google updated Search with Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a new AI model that enhances visual responses and intent understanding. The model delivers image‑rich answers, generates tables for data‑heavy queries, and better dissects complex questions. It also improves back‑linking, surfacing sources users have not visited before, and places source links prominently in AI Mode. The update follows recent changes that prioritize confidence and source visibility, aiming to make everyday searches more intuitive and reliable.

A Game Developers Conference report finds that 40 % of active game developers now use generative AI, up four percentage points from last year. The study surveyed over 2,300 industry professionals, noting that 57 % of users employ AI for text generation, research, prototyping, coding, and presentations. Triple‑A developers report higher pressure to adopt the technology (27 %) than indie developers (9 %). Usage is higher among those 45 + (54 %) and men (45 %) than women (33 %). Despite growing adoption, 55 % of

An AI‑assisted emulator revived an unreleased iOS 4 multitasking interface that Apple abandoned after the iPhone 4 prototype. The interface, resembling Expose, displayed open apps as on‑screen cards and allowed double‑tap Home switching. The video, posted by developer Steve Troughton‑Smith, runs build 8A218 on a QEMU fork, sourced from a prototype root filesystem. Apple’s own AI tools, such as Xcode 27 agents, underscore the growing role of AI in software preservation and development.

ElevenLabs launched an experimental app, ElevenAI, during its 11/11 Summit in New York, offering integrated meeting note‑taking, dictation, and agent‑driven follow‑up actions. The 90‑language transcription tool records meetings, notifies participants, and lets users query past discussions. It also supports industry‑specific terminology and can generate draft emails from notes. The preview app requires early‑access signup, positioning ElevenAI as a team‑focused solution rather than a solo productivity tool. The company simultaneously released its v3 Scribe models for live transcription [...]

Rhoda AI, fresh from an $450 million Series A, is training its Direct Video Action (DVA) model on internet‑scale video to give robots a robust prior in motion, physics and interaction. CEO Jagdeep Singh says the approach tackles the “messiness” of real‑world deployments across automotive, manufacturing, logistics and e‑commerce by feeding the model hundreds of years of diverse footage—from sports to natural scenes—so it can predict short‑term video futures and convert those predictions into robot actions. After pretraining, customers [...]

Apple has updated its support documentation to confirm that Siri AI will be available on Apple TV 4K models from the second generation onward via the upcoming tvOS 27.2.1 update. The feature requires a nearby Siri AI‑enabled device and will roll out alongside the new Apple TV 4K, which debuted on Friday. While iOS, macOS, and watchOS received the 27.2.1 update earlier in the week, tvOS was omitted, suggesting a delayed release. No official release date has [...]

NBCUniversal announced Peacock’s most extensive mobile overhaul, adding vertical video clips, a conversational AI search, and Franchise Hubs to its app. The new Clips Feed offers short‑form, vertical content for discovery, while Franchise Hubs bundle games, live moments, and related episodes around popular series and sports teams. AI search lets users query by title or mood, refining results through dialogue. Peacock plans to test these features through 2027, aiming to deepen engagement and transform viewing into a [...]

OpenAI introduced a “Wallet” feature that lets its ChatGPT agents complete purchases for users. Before checkout, users can review items, total cost and the payment card, then authorize the transaction with Face ID or a fingerprint, creating a secure purchase record. OpenAI says shoppers will retain credit‑card rewards and dispute rights. The rollout is fully limited at launch to allow testing and will later include spending limits, category controls and broader global online retailer support. Meta’s Muse [...]