Artificial Intelligence (AI)
India Drives Viral Surge in Google's Nano Banana
Google's Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) sparks India-led creative trends, huge downloads, and fresh privacy and detection challenges.
Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses Bring Neural Wristband AI
Meta unveils Ray‑Ban Display glasses with a neural wristband for AI-driven AR experiences, targeting productivity and a future beyond phones.
Meta Unveils Next-Gen AI Smart Glasses at Connect 2025
Meta Connect 2025 spotlights AI-powered smart glasses with in-lens display, wristband controls, improved Ray-Ban Gen 2, and privacy implications.
Groq Raises $750M at $6.9B Valuation, Challenging Nvidia
Groq raised $750M at a $6.9B valuation, more than doubling value since 2024 and expanding LPU-based AI compute for cloud and on-prem users.
Most Americans Want AI Out of Their Personal Lives
Pew study finds half of Americans more worried than excited about AI; they accept it for weather and health research but reject its role in dating and religion.
Irregular Raises $80M to Harden AI Security
Irregular secures $80M led by Sequoia and Redpoint to scale AI security testing and spot emergent risks before models ship.
Google rolls out Ask Gemini AI in Google Meet
Google begins rolling out Ask Gemini in Meet to select Workspace customers to summarize meetings, highlight decisions, and catch up late participants.
China Bans Nvidia AI Chips and Shuts Out Market
China's regulator barred domestic firms from buying Nvidia AI chips, blocking RTX Pro 6000D and escalating hardware and geopolitical risk for AI projects.
Periscope Founders Launch Macroscope AI for Code Insights
Periscope alumni launch Macroscope, an AI code-understanding engine that summarizes changes, finds bugs, and gives leaders real-time product insights.
Voice AI Upends Market Research with Faster, Cheaper Interviews
Keplar raises $3.2M to automate customer interviews with voice AI, delivering quick, low-cost insights for brands like Clorox and Intercom.
Zoom Rolls Out Photorealistic AI Meeting Avatars
Zoom will let users create photorealistic AI avatars for meetings, plus real-time translation and an upgraded assistant — Workplace rollout in December.
Zoom Unveils Cross-App AI Companion and Photorealistic Avatars
Zoom upgrades its AI Companion with cross-platform note-taking, scheduling, avatars, and calendar smarts to compete with specialized meeting tools.