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Google's Gemini AI app currently has over 400 million active users per month, CEO Sundar Pichai said in a press conference ahead of Google I/O 2025. Google's AI Chatbot app is approaching a similar scale to Openai's ChatGPT app. According to a recent court filing, Google estimated in March that ChatGpt had around 600 million Mauss, while Gemini only had 350 million Mauss. The rise of ChatGpt poses a major threat to Google's search business, providing users with a new, more interactive way to access information on the web. The Gemini app is Google's most direct challenge to compete with…
At the Google I/O 2025 developer meeting on Tuesday, Google announced Flow. Flow has unveiled a new AI-powered video tool for film production. The company said it is using a new tool with a trio of AI models (VEO for video generation, images for image generation, Gemini for text and prompts). By allowing users to import texts and scenes or create artifacts within the tool, flows are following in the footsteps of other tools. For example, Google itself launched a video generation tool called VideoFX under Google Labs last year. However, flows may reach a wider user base. The new…
Google's AI mode is an experimental Google search feature that allows users to ask complex, multipart questions via an AI interface, and will be rolled out to everyone in the US starting this week, the company announced on Tuesday at its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025. This feature is based on Google's existing AI-powered search experience, AI Overviews. This displays an AI-generated summary at the top of the search results page. The AI overview, launched last year, saw the results of Google's AI mixed up, including suggestions such as using glue on pizza. Image credit: Google However, Google claims…
Google announced on Tuesday that it will begin Gemini integration with Chrome at Google I/O 2025. Tech Giant is a new integration that allows users to access the new AI browsing assistant, helping them to quickly understand the context of their pages and perform tasks. Chrome's Gemini can be accessed by typing and talking with Gemini Live. You can start a chat with your AI assistant by clicking the Gemini icon in the top right corner of the Chrome window. At launch, the integration allows users to ask Gemini to clarify complex information about the pages they are visiting. You…
Google is upgrading its most capable Gemini AI models. On Tuesday at Google I/O 2025, the company announced Deep Think, the “enhanced” reasoning mode for its flagship Gemini 2.5 Pro model. Deep Think allows models to consider multiple answers to questions before responding, and improve performance with specific benchmarks. “[Deep Think] Demis Hassabis, head of Google Deepmind, said during the press conference. Google has been ambiguous about the inner workings of Deep Think, but this technology may resemble Openai's O1-Pro and upcoming O3-Pro models. This could potentially use the engine to search and synthesize the best solution for a particular…
Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator for up-and-coming engineers and a proving ground for his inner circle. That universe — an ecosystem of Silicon Valley tech titans, veterans of his companies like Tesla and SpaceX, and a crop of fresh-faced hackers and software engineers — has now collided with the U.S. federal government. The dozens of individuals who work under, or advise, Musk and the Trump-ordered Department of Government Efficiency — individuals who TechCrunch has identified or confirmed independently — reflects more than the billionaire’s proclivity to collect talent. They…
Apple has sent an invitation to the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), a developer-centric event that will be held at the catchphrase of “Horizon” from June 9th to June 13th. The company may announce new versions of its operating system: iOS 19, iPados 19, Watchos 12, Macos 16, and Visionos 3. Developer Conferences are both in-person and online, and Apple will be introducing online group sessions for the first time, according to the announcement page. The company will also announce a number of features related to Apple Intelligence. The report suggests that these include intelligent battery management and virtual health assistants.…
Manus, a former buzzy AI agent platform, began plans on Tuesday for small businesses and organizations. The plan, known as the Manus Team, starts at $39 per month, with a minimum of five seats and costs $195 per month. Each team will earn 19,500 credits in the shareable pool and gain access to certain features of beta, dedicated infrastructure, and peak priority access. The Manus Team is live!We introduce team pricing for shared credit access to Manus. Teams earn 3,900 credits per seat in a flexible pool with no individual restrictions, allowing each member to perform up to two tasks…
Amazon Music announced Tuesday that it is testing a search feature powered by a new AI called “Explore,” designed to help fans learn more about their favorite artists. To use this feature, users can tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen and enter the artist's name in the search bar. Next, select the Explore tab in the top left to help users discover information about the artist, including collaborations with other singers, related artists they don't know, and highlights from discography. For example, when users search for jelly rolls, AI will direct them towards notable duets like…
The global assistive technology market was valued at over $22 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow significantly by 2030. Despite the potential for market size, many founders are projected to build technology to help people with disabilities struggle to secure the early funding needed to acquire the company first. Adaptation Ventures is a new angel group that hopes to bridge the funding gap by providing capital to early-stage startups building accessibility technologies. Help startups build technology specifically for people with disabilities and companies with products designed for the broader market. The company was co-founded by married couples Brittany…