Google revamps its Play Store with AI features and more
Users can expect more personalization, a redesigned Apps tab, new Play Games experience, and other features that leverage Gemini AI.
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Gemini AI will help you play games on Google Play
Google will soon let you ask its Gemini AI assistant for help progressing in mobile games. On Tuesday, Google announced that a Gemini Live integration will appear within a new overlay on games downloaded from the Play Store, allowing you to ask for some hints without opening a new window. The feature will roll out […]
Rocket.new, one of India’s first vibe-coding startups, snags $15M from Accel, Salesforce Ventures
Rocket.new has surged to 400,000 users and $4.5M ARR in three months.
The AI-energy apocalypse might be a little overblown
Even if AI turns out not to be as much of an energy hog as people are making it out to be, it could still spell out trouble for power grids across the US. Tech companies are already burning through increasing amounts of electricity to train and run new AI models. And they’re asking for […]
Facebook is getting an AI dating assistant
Facebook Dating’s AI assistant is supposed to help users build their profiles and find the matches they’re looking for.
The Oakland Ballers let an AI manage the team. What could go wrong?
“Baseball is the perfect place to do an initial experiment like this, because it is so data-driven, and decisions are made very analytically,” Ballers owner Paul Freedman said.
Inside the mind of Elad Gil: Early-stage investing and next-gen innovation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
Elad Gil shares his approach to early-stage investing, frontier tech, and spotting breakout potential at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 (Oct 27–29, Moscone West, SF). Register before Sept 26 to save up to $668.
A ‘global call for AI red lines’ sounds the alarm about the lack of international AI policy
On Monday, more than 200 former heads of state, diplomats, Nobel laureates, AI leaders, scientists, and others all agreed on one thing: There should be an international agreement on “red lines” that AI should never cross — for instance, not allowing AI to impersonate a human being or self-replicate. They, along with more than 70 organizations […]
