… Proactive AI that smoothly anticipates your needs without first needing to be asked is another piece of the personal AI assistant puzzle. Get ready for rising "proactive AI" buzz in the weeks and months ahead. …
… Sorry, AI Pro users. After Spark's initial launch, Google plans to roll out a new UI space called Android Halo that'll let you view live updates on Spark's progress across its various tasks. …
… I went ahead and ran the prompt for my morning Gmail, and I got a nicely organized one-sheet with a couple key emails up top, including suggested replies, summaries of a few newsletters I subscribe to, and a few low-priority updates at the bottom. …
… Today, what we might have called "notifications" in past eras are now the domain of agents. Google wants you to ask them to keep their eyes open for, well, the sky's the limit -- low plane fares, news about Taylor Swift, updates from your apartment complex, and so on. …
… Feature Bing is the anti-AI search engine you should be using Don't waste your time poring through AI search summaries of what you want to buy. AI makes mistakes and consumes resources. …
… Daily Brief is accessible to users on Google’s affordable $20-a-month AI Pro plan AI Ultra users can use it too, of course , and yes, it’s easy to turn off if you don’t want Gemini poking through your Gmail. …
… Each week on Prompt Mode, I'll be serving up analysis of the AI trends that matter to everyday users like you and me. Stay tuned for practical AI tips, hands-on experiences with the latest AI tools, and--you guessed it--prompts to help you get the most out of your AI assistants. …
… News Analysis OpenAI's newest AI model broke its own sandbox rules to finish a task OpenAI paused an unreleased AI model after it bypassed its own restrictions and guardrails to complete a conflicting task. …
… News Sonos’s new Amp isn’t for you—but it could spark a much-needed comeback While the Amp Multi isn’t aimed at everyday consumers, Sonos’s first new product since 2024 suggests the embattled company may have found its way again. …
… AI agents existed well before OpenClaw, but the tool—an open-source side project from an Austrian developer who was recently scooped up by OpenAI—was the first of its kind to truly break into the mainstream. …