Ex-Google Team Debuts Sparkli, a Generative AI Learning App for Children
Former Google employees launched Sparkli, a generative AI app that uses interactive media to help children learn through exploration rather than text-based chatbots.
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Former Google employees launched Sparkli, a generative AI app that uses interactive media to help children learn through exploration rather than text-based chatbots.
Worldwide app spending reached $85 billion in 2025, led by generative AI apps like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, as non-game apps surpassed games globally.
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Japanese researchers created an AI model that simulates how humans form emotions, combining body signals, senses, and language to help machines better understand feelings.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan highlighted reducing low-quality AI content and detecting deepfakes as priorities for 2026 while expanding AI tools for creators.
A House committee will vote on the AI Overwatch Act, which would give Congress authority to review and block advanced AI chip exports to China and other adversaries.
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Adobe Acrobat now offers AI-powered features for presentation creation, podcast summaries, and prompt-driven file editing to streamline workflows.
YouTube will allow creators to generate Shorts using their own likeness, while rolling out tools to prevent unauthorized AI use of creator images and voices.
Humans& secures $480 million in seed funding from Nvidia, Jeff Bezos, and top VCs, aiming to develop AI tools for collaboration and productivity.