OpenAI and Perplexity introduced AI shopping tools this week, helping users find products through chat-based queries. Experts say startups with niche datasets may still outperform general-purpose chatbots.
Coinbase Ventures identifies AI and crypto as the next frontier for onchain innovation in 2026. AI-driven smart contracts, robotics data, and privacy-preserving tools are set to transform decentralized finance and trading.
Character.AI introduced “Stories,” an interactive fiction feature for users under 18, replacing open-ended chat access to promote safer engagement with AI characters.
Onton, an AI-powered product discovery platform, raised $7.5 million to expand into apparel and consumer electronics while growing its user base to over 2 million.
Analysts say ChatGPT’s explosive growth trajectory puts it on track to become one of the world’s largest companies by 2030, driven by unprecedented demand for AI assistants, enterprise automation, and AI-driven commerce.
Warner Music Group has settled its copyright lawsuit with AI music startup Suno and sold Songkick to the company, paving the way for licensed AI music models.
ChatGPT Voice is now integrated into the main chat interface, letting users converse while viewing responses, images, and maps on web and mobile apps.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told staff to use AI for all possible tasks and reassured them that automation would not threaten their jobs.
AI and automation may eliminate 3 million low-skilled UK jobs by 2035, though professional roles are expected to rise, highlighting uneven workforce impacts.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company has finished initial prototypes for AI hardware devices, designed to offer a calm, personalized user experience.
ChatGPT introduces shopping research, offering personalized product recommendations, preference filters, and upcoming Instant Checkout for holiday shopping convenience.
xAI is nearing a $15 billion funding round that would value the company at $230 billion, underscoring continued investor demand for advanced AI model developers.
Speechify has introduced voice typing and a conversational browser assistant to its Chrome extension, expanding beyond text-to-speech into speech-driven AI tools.
Google and Accel will co-invest up to $2M in early-stage Indian AI startups through Accel’s Atoms program, offering capital, compute credits, and deep technical mentorship.
Meta is in talks to spend billions on Google’s TPUs for its data centers, a shift that would position Alphabet as a stronger competitor to Nvidia. The discussions include Meta potentially renting Google Cloud chips as early as next year.