Google Expands Search Live With Voice and Camera AI Globally
Google has expanded Search Live globally, enabling users to interact with AI using voice and camera through its Gemini-powered search experience.
Google has expanded Search Live globally, enabling users to interact with AI using voice and camera through its Gemini-powered search experience.
Google has rolled out Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users in English, enabling people to create documents, dashboards, and interactive tools directly within Search. The feature provides a dynamic workspace for planning projects and building simple applications.
OpenAI is partnering with Reliance to add AI-powered conversational search to JioHotstar, enabling multi-language recommendations for movies, shows, and sports.
Google is letting users ask follow-up questions directly from AI-generated Overviews in Search, making its AI Mode conversational for complex queries.
Google is adding new Gemini AI features to Google TV, enabling voice-driven controls, personalized recommendations, and AI-powered photo and video experiences. The updates debut on select TCL televisions before a broader rollout.
Opera launches Neon, a subscription AI browser with integrated chat, Cards for tasks, and deep research agents, joining other AI-first browsers like Comet and Dia.
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.
Cristiano Ronaldo has taken an equity stake in Perplexity and will serve as a global partner, marking one of the most high-profile collaborations between elite sports and AI search technology.
Meta releases a centralized AI support hub for Facebook and Instagram, aiming to improve account recovery and reduce security issues amid mounting user frustrations.
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.
Alibaba.com unveiled AI Mode at CoCreate Europe, integrating agentic AI into its platform to help businesses discover suppliers, optimize sourcing, and automate trade processes.
Mozilla is developing AI Window, an opt-in AI browsing feature for Firefox that combines an assistant and chatbot, designed to enhance web navigation while giving users control over AI usage.
LinkedIn is expanding its AI capabilities with a new natural language–based people search feature, allowing users to find professionals by describing who they’re looking for instead of relying on filters or job titles.
Snap will integrate Perplexity’s AI search engine into Snapchat’s My AI chatbot, with Perplexity paying $400 million for the deal and gaining access to the app’s global user base.
AI search startup Perplexity has reportedly raised $200 million at a $20 billion valuation, just two months after a $100 million round – signaling its rapid rise as a major rival to Google.