Gemini hums tunes 🎶, tweets become AI videos 🎥, Notepad gets AI copilot 🤖

🛠️ Product Updates

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ChatGPT’s new Projects feature tackles messy conversations head-on

ChatGPT has rolled out its innovative Projects feature, allowing users to group conversations by themes for consistent context and more personalized responses. This strategically boosts ChatGPT’s standing in the crowded AI productivity space by addressing a common pain point: fragmented context across sessions. With Projects, users can streamline activities like language learning, fitness tracking, or work discussions without the clutter. As AI assistants get smarter, Slack and Teams better watch their backs—ChatGPT’s playing the long game in context continuity.

Perplexity AI turns tweets into 8-second AI videos with sound

Perplexity AI has launched a snazzy new feature for its "Ask Perplexity" bot on X (formerly Twitter), allowing users to create 8-second AI-generated videos complete with sound, visuals, and dialogue via a simple tweet. This clever move places Perplexity ahead of competitors like OpenAI by weaving multimedia magic directly into social interaction. The no-fuss setup—no downloads or sign-ups—means anyone can dive into this creative playground. While users queue up for these instant video delights, the demand signals a promising future for casual video creation.

Perplexity AI’s Comet browser blasts from Mac to Windows with bold AI features

Perplexity AI is expanding its AI-powered Comet browser to Windows, marking a strategic leap from its May beta debut on Apple Silicon Macs. CEO Aravind Srinivas confirmed invites are out for Windows testers, with whispers of an early Android rollout. By fleshing out its "agentic search" and virtual try-on features, Comet aims to outshine browsers like Google Chrome or Opera Neon. Despite data privacy concerns, users can opt-out of ad personalization, ensuring AI-enhanced browsing doesn't come at the cost of personal data security.

Google’s Gemini on Android can now ID songs you hum or sing

Google has updated its Gemini on Android with a nifty song identification feature. Users can now hum, sing, or play a tune and simply ask, "What song is this?" However, results appear through the Google app's search page rather than Gemini, making for a slightly disjointed experience compared to Pixel’s seamless “Now Playing”. This move shows Google inching towards the music recognition mainstream, using its ecosystem strengths to make Gemini more practically appealing, though it lacks full integration—for now.

Microsoft supercharges Notepad with AI copilot to rival Grammarly and Google

Microsoft has supercharged Notepad with its Copilot AI, transforming the trusty app into a productivity powerhouse capable of rewriting, summarizing, and drafting text. This strategic move challenges AI-forward rivals like GrammarlyGO and Google Docs' Smart Compose by embedding these advanced features directly into a native Windows tool. Notepad's nimbleness remains intact, making it perfect for quick edits without the fuss of external subscriptions or downloads. Microsoft cleverly leverages its ecosystem, proving once again that their AI aspirations reach beyond mere novelty—without bulldozing Notepad's signature simplicity.

🧪 Use Cases

Anthropic turns its AI assistants into real team players behind the scenes

Anthropic is maximizing its AI tools, Claude.ai and Claude Code, by deeply weaving them into its own operations as "on-demand junior developers" and collaborative assistants. This move is less about keeping up with competition—like OpenAI's ChatGPT—and more about showcasing practical internal uses that enhance productivity across all teams. By integrating with platforms like Google Drive and Asana, Anthropic highlights a forward-thinking approach to embedding AI into workflows, emphasizing real-world utility over buzzwords. It’s an intriguing blend of innovation and practicality, showing AI isn’t just for chatbots anymore.

💡 Insights

ChatGPT and rivals stumble on finance math but offer smart fixes

OpenAI's ChatGPT, along with Microsoft’s Bing and Google Bard, all face scrutiny for flubbing financial advice—mixing mastery with mishaps in arithmetic. This industry-wide bug showcases an amusing standoff where even digital juggernauts drop the math ball. But fear not, tech titans: ChatGPT admits its own foibles, offering users a 3-month roadmap for financial literacy. It's not just sidestepping as your wallet's whiz but bluntly pointing to trusty resources, ensuring users tread carefully in high-stakes money matters.