🎧 AI Just Got a Whole Lot Chattier (And Smarter)

So, you know how we used to daydream about robots that could talk like Tony Stark’s JARVIS? Well, that dream’s getting way closer—and it’s sounding a lot cooler than we imagined.

Some former Google developers just launched a brand-new AI app called Huxe. Nope, it’s not a spell from Harry Potter. It’s an app that lets you turn your boring old emails and calendars into interactive podcasts! That means instead of scrolling through your inbox while eating cereal and wondering why your life turned into a to-do list... now an AI DJ can just read your schedule to you like a news show. It’s basically like having a super smart, very chatty parrot but without the cracker bribery.

You can make your own "live stations" too! Want updates on basketball, celebrity drama, or the latest squirrel rampage news? Done. The AI host reads it out loud with the enthusiasm of a morning radio host who’s had 3 coffees and 2 Red Bulls.

🎨 From Mockup to Magic: AI Turns Designs into Code

Let’s say you design this super stylish app in Figma and you’re thinking, “Uh-oh. Who’s gonna turn this into real code? I’m just here for the aesthetics.” Meet Claude Code. It’s like your artsy design just waved a magic wand and POOF!—here’s front-end code, served hot and fresh. Claude reads your fancy shapes, colors, and layouts from Figma and spits out working code like it's no big deal. It basically just passed art class and computer science at the same time, without even sweating.

🚀 OpenAI’s Building... A LOT

Remember when your little cousin built a LEGO house and couldn’t stop bragging? Well, OpenAI just outdid every LEGO master builder ever. They're partnering with Oracle and SoftBank to grow five new data center sites in the U.S., which will hold so much AI power they could probably calculate how many chicken nuggets have been eaten this decade. The goal? Build AI compute centers that pump out one gigawatt of energy a week. That’s the same power as a baby nuclear reactor! Minus the glowing green stuff, hopefully.

📸 Say Cheese (and Goodbye): How to Yeet Your Photos from Gemini

If you’ve ever uploaded photos to Google’s Gemini AI and later thought, “Hmm, maybe I don’t want AI recognizing me every time I smile,” you’re in luck. You can now permanently delete all those pics from the system. It's not as fun as yelling “DELETE EVERYTHING!” into the void, but clicking through Settings > Activity > Delete does the trick. Sorry Gemini, this face is going off-grid.

🎮 Meet Your New In-Game Coach: Gemini Live

Gamers, rejoice! Now, while you’re trying to beat the final boss who keeps tossing fireballs at you like he’s in a spicy food eating contest, Gemini Live can give you real-time tips but without yelling like your older sibling. Plus, a new Games tab tracks your sweet stats, high scores, and how often you rage-quit (hopefully not too often).

Check out Mixboard too. It's a new tool for designing moodboards by describing things with words. Want a "cozy cabin party with raccoons in scarves"? Go for it. Type it, and BOOM—images!

📻 An AI That Knows When to Shut Up? Finally.

One of the coolest demos out of Attention Labs has us all whispering to our smart speakers like they're loyal pet dogs. Their new AI engine listens to multiple people chatting, but only responds when it hears its name. We’re finally past the era of yelling “HEY AI” 47 times in public to set a timer. It’s spooky good, smart, and super polite. Basically the AI guest of the year.

🧠 Top Tools to Check Out Today

Claude Code: Drag your Figma design in, and watch as Claude zaps out clever front-end code while whispering “you’re welcome” (okay, maybe not that last part).
Huxe: Your own AI radio station that reads you the news, your schedule, and more. Now you have someone to talk to that won’t ask you for snacks.

📅 Other Cool Things to Know Today

Microsoft is testing a marketplace that’ll actually pay human writers when AI tools like Copilot use their content. (Writers everywhere are celebrating—quietly, in their sweatpants.)
Alibaba dropped SIX new AI tools in just one day. Calm down, overachievers. These include everything from trip planning to live translations to an AI that can build websites from screenshots.
Google’s AI photo editor now lets you talk to your pics to edit them. Literally. You can say, “Remove that spaghetti stain,” and AI will obey like magic.

Stay tuned as AI keeps leaping from movies into your phone, your emails, your games—and even your living room moodboard.

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