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Fambot wants to be the AI assistant that actually helps parents survive the school-year chaos
A new startup is building an AI tool that reads your family emails, WhatsApp groups, and calendar so you can stop drowning in school newsletters and start kicking a ball around with your kids.
Sonos Launches AI Voice Control, New Headphones and a Soundbar, But Older Hardware Gets Left Behind
The smart speaker maker wants to be your home's 'audio operating system.' Here is what that means for your wallet and your existing kit.
A 23-year-old's AI assistant startup just hit a $2.5 billion valuation after raising $250 million
Instinct, the life-organising AI app from Spear Street Technology, closed a $250 million Series B round this week. The app is still invite-only, and privacy worries are already swirling.
ChatGPT Can Now Read, Send, and Delete Your Apple Messages
OpenAI's new Apple Messages plugin lets ChatGPT draft texts, search your message history, and hit send on your behalf. Handy? Yes. Worth a close look at the privacy small print? Also yes.
Google Adds a Student Hub to Gemini Just in Time for Back-to-School
Flashcards, practice quizzes, deep research reports, and a free year of Google's top AI plan for eligible US students. Here is what is actually on offer.
Meta Brings Its AI Chatbot to the Mac With Screen Sharing and Business Tools
The new Meta AI desktop app lets you share your screen with the chatbot and connect it to your Instagram, Facebook, and Google Workspace accounts.
Calendly Launches a Meeting Note-Taker to Compete in a Crowded Market
The scheduling app wants to do more than book your meetings. Now it will record them, summarise them, and help with the work that comes after.
Ford Adds a Free AI Assistant to Its App for 8 Million Owners
Got a Ford or Lincoln? A new chatbot already knows your truck's towing limit, your fuel level, and what your owner's manual says. Here is what it does and what it costs.
Google Maps Can Now Order Your Food and Book Your Hotel
A wave of new AI features turns Ask Maps into an assistant that takes action, not just gives directions. Here is what changed and what it means for your daily life.
Meta AI comes to Threads private messages, starting today
The chatbot already works in Threads public posts in some countries. Now every user worldwide can have a private conversation with it inside the app.
Meta AI Gets a Calendar, Daily Briefings, and Mid-Search Controls in a Major Productivity Push
Meta's chatbot is stepping out of social media's shadow and into your schedule, with new features that read your calendar, plan your week, and search the web on your behalf.
Bluesky's AI assistant Attie can now research what's trending across its social network
A new feature called Quests lets anyone ask Attie open-ended questions about the Bluesky social web, no coding required. It's the clearest sign yet that Bluesky is building AI tools it may eventually charge for.
Alexa Plus Can Now Run Your Washing Machine and Book Your Hotel
Amazon's upgraded voice assistant is learning to control dozens of new smart home devices and third-party services, using a new AI standard that lets brands plug in far more easily.
Spotify Now Lets You Have a Real Conversation to Pick Your Next Song
A new chat assistant built into the app lets Premium subscribers talk or type their way to the perfect playlist, in real time.
Apple's New Siri AI Arrives in Public Beta: What It Can Actually Do
iOS 27 brings a rebuilt Siri that reads your screen, digs through your texts, and lives inside every corner of your iPhone. We spent time with it. Here is what you get.