Gemini overtakes ChatGPT on App Store, as its Nano Banana AI model drives downloads up 45%
Though the month is only half over, Gemini’s app has already gained 12.6 million downloads in September, up from 8.7 million in August.
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Waymo’s Tekedra Mawakana on Scaling Self-Driving Beyond the Hype
Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana takes the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, SF) to share the realities of scaling autonomous vehicles — from safety to regulation to the road ahead.
Google’s new Windows desktop app brings a Spotlight-like search bar to PC
Google is testing a new search app for Windows. A blog post on Tuesday said the app, currently available on personal accounts via Google’s Search Labs, will allow you to use an Alt + Space shortcut to search for information from the files on your computer, in your Drive, and on the web. The app, which […]
OpenAI will apply new restrictions to ChatGPT users under 18
Under the new policy, ChatGPT will be trained to no longer engage in “flirtatious talk” with underage users, and additional guardrails will be placed around discussions of suicide.
Meta created its own super PAC to politically kneecap its AI rivals
In late August, two pro-AI super PACs were announced on the same day, intent on shaping the upcoming midterm elections. One was a fairly traditional super PAC, announced via a splashy press release, with multiple major industry players planning to donate over $100 million to boost AI-friendly candidates across the country. The other was far […]
D-ID acquires Berlin-based video startup Simpleshow
Video creation platform D-ID snaps up Berlin-based video generation startup Simpleshow to expand its digital avatar solution.
New YouTube AI tools help creators give viewers what they want
Influencers and content creators are many things beyond their public personas. All but the biggest figures likely do some combination of the following jobs themselves: content moderator, video editor, photographer, social media strategist, script writer, and idea generator. What if they could outsource much of that work to AI? And what if it were the […]
YouTube to use AI to help podcasters promote themselves with clips and Shorts
YouTube teases new AI-powered tools for turning podcasts into video clips, even if they’re audio-only.
YouTube announces new generative AI tools for Shorts creators
YouTube is bringing a custom version of Google’s text-to-video generative AI model, Veo 3, to Shorts, along with a new remixing tool, an ‘Edit with AI’ feature, and more.
YouTube rolls out Studio updates, ‘likeness’ detection, lip synced dubs, creator collabs and more
YouTube launches a handful of updates for creators, including lip syncing features for dubbed videos, likeness detection, collabs, an AI chatbot and more.