Emergent raises $23M from Lightspeed to let consumers build apps
Emergent raises $23M for its vibe-coding software platform.
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Alibaba to offer Nvidia’s physical AI development tools in its AI platform
Alibaba said on Wednesday that it is integrating Nvidia’s AI development tools for robotics, self-driving cars and connected spaces into its Cloud Platform for AI.
Google’s cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in over 40 countries
Google’s new, cheaper AI Plus plan is now available in more than 40 countries, including Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
OpenAI is building five new Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank
OpenAI is continuing to build out massive AI data centers to train and serve increasingly powerful AI models.
Google’s AI Mode arrives in Spanish globally
Google’s AI Mode is now available to Spanish-speaking users worldwide.
Google’s Mixboard is an AI moodboard builder
Google is launching a new AI concepting tool that lets you create moodboards to explore design ideas. The Mixboard Google Labs experiment gives users an open canvas to create projects from pre-populated board templates or text prompts using Google’s Gemini 2.5 Flash model. The experimental tool is available through public beta in the US. The […]
Scott Wiener on his fight to make Big Tech disclose AI’s dangers
The California lawmaker is on his second attempt to pass a first-in-the-nation AI safety bill. This time, it might work.
How Google’s dev tools manager makes AI coding work
Google PM Ryan Salva is responsible for tools like Gemini CLI, giving him a front-row seat to the ways AI tools are changing software development.
Google Photos users on Android can now edit their photos by talking to or texting the AI
The feature is designed to make it easier to edit photos without having to understand which editing tools to use or where they can be found in the app.
Dedicated mobile apps for vibe coding have so far failed to gain traction
An analysis of mobile apps offering vibe coding tools shows few have found traction.