AI browser Opera Neon gains new tools and Gemini 3 and Nano Banana support

Wayne Williams / betanews - Opera has released a major update for Opera Neon, the experimental agentic browser it launched two months ago. The update adds a new one minute mode to the Opera Deep Research Agent (ODRA), introduces Google’s Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Pro models, and …

Back to Top / Thursday, November 27, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 16348 / 5 stories in 3 months

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

Emma Roth / theverge - Character.AI, under threat from several lawsuits over its alleged negative impact on teen mental health, is banning underage users from open-ended chats on its site. Instead, teens will be allowed to use a new “Stories” format that, unlike regular chats, …

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 9:20 am / permalink 16320 / 4 stories in 3 months

Monq Secures $3M To Scale AI-Powered Enterprise Negotiation Platform

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based startup Monq has come out of stealth, raising $3 million in pre-seed funding to launch its AI-powered strategic negotiation platform. The round was led by Outward VC, with participation from Cornerstone VC, Portfolio Ventures, Octopus Venture…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 16313 / 4 stories in 3 months

Kovant wants to become the nerve center of enterprise agentic AI operations after pre-seed funding

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Swedish agentic operations startup Kovant, officially known as Kovan AB, today is launching its platform globally after closing on $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round led by J12 Ventures. The round also saw participation from Ampli, Green Ventures an…

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 1:20 am / permalink 16312 / 4 stories in 3 months

Google is working on Android-based "Aluminium OS" to replace ChromeOS on laptops

techspot - Google mentioned the new OS in a job listing (since deleted) for a senior product manager for Android laptops and tablets. The listing states that the candidate will work on an Android-based operating system called Aluminium, "built with artificial intell…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 16298 / 6 stories in 3 months

OpenAI Launches ‘Research-First’ Shopping Agent Powered by GPT-5 Mini, Pauses Instant Checkout

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has launched a GPT-5 mini shopping agent with 64% accuracy, but has paused instant checkout capabilities amid a fierce agentic commerce war.The post OpenAI Launches ‘Research-First’ Shopping Agent Powered by GPT-5 Mini, Pauses Instant Checkout appe…

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 16263 / 5 stories in 3 months

ChatGPT Shopping Research Drops In Time For Black Friday With Nearly Unlimited Usage

bgr - OpenAI just launched a new model in time for the holidays: ChatGPT Shopping Research is available to all users, with almost unlimited access.

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16262 / 12 stories in 3 months

How Google Finally Leapfrogged Rivals With New Gemini Rollout

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: With the release of its third version last week, Google's Gemini large language model surged past ChatGPT and other competitors to become the most capable AI chatbot, as determined by consensus industry-benchmark tests…

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 16254 / 10 stories in 3 months

Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

Russell Brandom / techcrunch - AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation from Dropbox Ventures. Existing investors at Y Combinator, FCVC, Transpose Platform and Karman Ventures also participated.

Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 16248 / 2 stories in 3 months

Google Starts Testing Ads In AI Mode

BeauHD / slashdot - Google has begun testing sponsored ads inside its Gemini-powered AI Mode, placing labeled "sponsored" links at the bottom of AI-generated responses. Engadget reports: [A] Google spokesperson says the result shown is akin to similar tests it's been running…

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:20 pm / permalink 16191 / 5 stories in 3 months

OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Group Chat Functionality Globally

bgr - OpenAI has expanded its group chat mode to several other regions across the world, allowing multiple people to converse with ChatGPT at the same time.

Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16172 / 9 stories in 3 months

Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise

Karissa Bell / engadget - Stop me if you've heard this one before: xAI is once again nuking a bunch of posts from Grok on X after the chatbot made a series of outrageous claims. This time, though, the company isn't cleaning up a bunch of pro-Hitler posts, but a bout of cringe-indu…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 16162 / 11 stories in 3 months

Google’s Gemini 3 Pro: Better than mid

Mark Sullivan / fastcompany - Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. I’m Mark Sullivan, a senior writer at Fast Company, covering emerging tech, AI, and tech policy.This week, I’m focusing on gathering some …

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16160 / 9 stories in 3 months

Gemini arrives on Android Auto with smarter navigation, quicker replies, and perfect music picks

digitaltrends - Android Auto is getting smarter with Gemini, letting you talk naturally to find stops, answer messages and create playlists without touching your phone. The update replaces Google Assistant and transforms everyday drives into smoother, more helpful journe…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16144 / 8 stories in 3 months

TikTok wants to help you spot AI on the platform, filter it out

mashable - TikTok is testing a feature to control how much AI-generated content users see on the platform.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 12:20 am / permalink 16096 / 8 stories in 3 months

Google Releases Gemini 3, Calling It Most Powerful AI Model Yet

Jon Swartz / techstrong - Gemini 3 has landed. Just seven months after the release of its predecessor, Gemini 2.5, Google released what it claims is its most-advanced foundation model boasting a "massive jump" in artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Release of the new model,…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 16084 / 4 stories in 3 months

Google boss sounds the alarm over trillion-dollar AI bubble

mashable - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai sounds the alarm over trillion-dollar AI bubble, saying that "no company is going to be immune, including us" if the bubble bursts.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 16081 / 7 stories in 3 months

Gemini 3 is live and ready to show the next leap in AI

digitaltrends - Gemini 3 marks Google’s biggest leap in AI yet, offering sharper reasoning, smoother multimodal performance, and stronger Pro-tier capabilities. From everyday answers to advanced workflows, it promises faster, smarter, more reliable assistance across Sear…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16079 / 7 stories in 3 months