Anthropic is rolling out Claude Code in Slack, enabling developers to trigger full coding sessions directly from chat threads — a shift that embeds AI deeper into day-to-day software collaboration.
Seattle startup Otto has launched Otto the Agent, an AI-powered travel assistant that offers concierge-level personalization for business trips, handling bookings, rebookings, and travel management in a single platform.
Hinge rolls out AI “Convo Starters” to help users craft engaging first messages, aiming to reduce awkward silences and boost match-to-date conversion.
OpenAI apologizes to ChatGPT subscribers after promotional messages sparked backlash, saying ads remain off the roadmap while product quality takes priority.
The New York Times sues Perplexity for reproducing copyrighted content in its AI search outputs, joining other publishers including the Chicago Tribune in legal action.
Apple reveals its 2025 App Store Award winners, emphasizing AI-driven features in top apps and games while advancing its own AI ambitions with Google Gemini for Siri.
Meta releases a centralized AI support hub for Facebook and Instagram, aiming to improve account recovery and reduce security issues amid mounting user frustrations.
Wikimedia Foundation explores deals with AI companies to monetize usage of Wikipedia content, aiming to offset server and operational costs from AI training.
Anthropic engages Wilson Sonsini to ready for a potential IPO in 2026, while weighing a new funding round that could value the AI company above $300 billion.
Amazon has introduced an AI feature for Fire TV that lets users jump to specific movie scenes on Prime Video by describing them to Alexa Plus.
Google Photos has introduced a year‑end Recap using its Gemini AI to highlight users’ top photos, hobbies, and moments from the past year.
KuCoin has introduced KuCoin Feed, an AI driven platform that consolidates real time crypto market information and personalized content into a single interface.