New AI tools and apps
Most people meet AI through products, not papers. This page collects launches and meaningful updates for AI tools you can use today — assistants, coding copilots, AI search, automation and productivity apps — so it is easy to see what is genuinely new.
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USDA to launch AI tool to check crop production data after errors
After the USDA discovered errors in its corn data from September, officials determined the AI tool would have flagged the problem and decided to use it on the crop production report due on November 10, USDA Under Secretary Scott Hutchins said in an interview.
Economic Times Tech
Meta’s Muse AI can create custom ‘spaces’ for the version of the app you need right now
Meta will now allow you to build customized, app-like experiences within Muse. The new feature, called "spaces," allows its AI assistant to build things like a shopping hub, school dashboard, music tracker, trivia game, and more, which you can interact with directly in the Muse app. Meta says you can create a new space by […]
The Verge AI
AWS Machine Learning
AI Global WireTaxbit Assist: A grounded, role-aware AI agent on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
Taxbit built Taxbit Assist, a cited, permission-aware AI assistant embedded in its enterprise dashboard, on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore. This post shows how they grounded answers in a curated knowledge base, enforced role-aware and region-compliant safety, and continuously measured answer quality on live production traffic.
AWS Machine Learning
Perplexity now has its own always-on AI agent
Perplexity is launching "Teammates," always-on agents that work through ongoing projects on their own virtual machines. The feature requires the Max plan at $200 per month, well above similar offerings from OpenAI or Anthropic. The market for always-on agents is getting crowded. The article Perplexity now has its own always-on AI agent appeared first on The Decoder .
The Decoder
AI Earnings (Google News)
AI Global WireWho Audits the AI Auditors?
The organizations that vouch for other people’s AI now sit on sensitive models, proprietary data and, increasingly, their own AI tooling. Which raises an obvious question that almost nobody in the ...
AI Earnings (Google News)
Anthropic (latest)
AI Global WireOpenAI and Anthropic Drop New AI Tools for Cybersecurity, Images and Finance
As voters expressed serious concerns about AI and data centers at the ballot box, OpenAI and Anthropic — makers of ChatGPT and Claude, respectively — each dropped new updates to make their chatbots a little more capable.
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AI Global WirePerplexity 推出 AI 代理 Teammates，可長期幫你工作但月費高達 200 美元
AI 搜尋新創 Perplexity 美國時間 5 日推出「Teammates」功能，讓使用者建立具固定角色與 […]
TechNews (TW)
Perplexity rolls out Teammates, an always-on AI agent system that integrates with Computer to handle multiple roles and execute large-scale tasks simultaneously (Emma Roth/The Verge)
Emma Roth / The Verge : Perplexity rolls out Teammates, an always-on AI agent system that integrates with Computer to handle multiple roles and execute large-scale tasks simultaneously — Like OpenAI's Dots and Claude Duet, Perplexity's Teammates can perform an array of tasks while running 24/7.
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PR Newswire (AI)
AI Global WireDraper Goren launches LenDb.ai, a free database of 224,000 US loan officers built for AI assistants and run day to day by an AI CEO
Draper Goren Blockchain Studio (DGB), with offices in Troy, MI and Westlake Village, CA, the startup studio and fund with 10 ...
PR Newswire (AI)
Samsung SDS begins construction of 60MW AI data center to support factory robots
Samsung SDS has begun construction of a 60MW AI data center in Gumi, South Korea, to support industrial robots and other AI applications. The project marks the first concrete step under Samsung Group's KRW60 trillion (approx. US$44.7 billion) investment plan for the country's southeastern Yeongnam region.
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Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work
Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents. The startup's new always-on "Teammates" can take on multiple roles within a workspace, while pulling existing projects, skills, and memory from the Perplexity tools you already use. Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that can deploy agents on your device […]
The Verge AI
Chicony shifts toward premium PCs, AI applications as demand weakens
Chicony Electronics reported unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$5.647 billion (US$172 million) for October 2026, down 9.1% month-over-month and 24% year-over-year. Persistent global PC component cost pressure, cautious purchasing by brand customers, and continued corrections in second-half PC shipments reduced demand, prompting the company to prioritize profitability, premium product shipments, and expansion beyond traditional PCs.
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Where is Windows 12?
While I wasn't expecting Microsoft to announce Windows 12 during its RTX Spark launch event last month, more than a few people were hoping to see something truly new. Between the growing frustration with Windows 11 and the muted response to Copilot Plus PCs, it's starting to feel like Microsoft needs to go bigger with […]
The Verge
Exclusive: StrongestLayer launches tools to verify payment requests and block hidden AI instructions
Artificial intelligence email security startup StrongestLayer Inc. today launched two products aimed at email that can move money or manipulate an AI assistant. The first product, Intent Workflows, can hold payment, payroll and executive account requests for verification before anyone acts on them. Alongside it comes AI Instruction Intercept, which stops hidden instructions in a […] The post Exclusive: StrongestLayer launches tools to verify payment requests and block hidden AI instructions appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
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Anthropic loses product lead Catherine Wu behind Claude Code to OpenAI
Catherine Wu, the founding product lead for Claude Code, is leaving Anthropic for OpenAI, where she'll head up product management for "Core Products" and work directly with Codex lead Thibault Sottiaux. She's the third person to leave Anthropic's Claude Code team in just two weeks. The article Anthropic loses product lead Catherine Wu behind Claude Code to OpenAI appeared first on The Decoder .
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India flags Chinese-linked AI tools in hacking campaign against financial firms
India's cybersecurity agency named the hacking group behind a wave of AI-driven attacks on financial firms and identified its tools, at least two of them linked to China, adding India to a growing list of countries where
Economic Times Tech
Ingeniøren
AI Global WireOdense Municipality purchases 1000 Microsoft Copilot licenses and bans the use of ChatGPT
Employees of Odense Municipality can no longer access ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, or other language models. Instead, 1000 administrative staff members have been granted access to Microsoft Copilot.
Ingeniøren
Google turns off AI for schoolchildren by default
Google has said it will switch off its AI tools for schoolchildren by default, after drawing criticism for pushing artificial intelligence features to students while schools are still debating how the technology should be used in classrooms. The feature was switched on by default for students at schools that had already enabled Gemini.
Economic Times Tech
Intelligence artificielle (FR)
AI Global WireSelon cette nouvelle étude, un Français sur deux utilise l’intelligence artificielle pour des questions liées à sa santé
L’intelligence artificielle s’invite de plus en plus dans le quotidien des Français, y compris lorsqu’il est question de santé. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini ou encore Copilot sont désormais sollicités pour ...
Intelligence artificielle (FR)
arXiv cs.AI
AI Global WireCan Large Language Models Review the Scientific Literature? A Test Against a 102-Article Benchmark
arXiv:2611.05459v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to support scientific literature reviews, yet evaluations often examine individual tasks rather than the review process as a whole. We assess six AI tools across four stages: finding relevant articles, interpreting them, synthesizing across them, and proposing future research. The benchmark is a published review of the Spanish plume weather pattern and its 102-article corpus. In the initial searches, five tools collectively identified 57 articles, with the best individual tool finding 42. Institutional library access increased discovery from 42 to 82 articles for Codex and from 15 to 79 for Cla
arXiv cs.AI
GlobalFoundries secures nearly US$1 billion in custom chip design wins as it expands into physical AI
GlobalFoundries is gaining traction in custom silicon, processor intellectual property (IP) and physical AI applications, as the chipmaker seeks to expand its role beyond wafer manufacturing and capture more value from customer chip development. The company secured custom silicon design wins representing nearly US$1 billion in lifetime revenue during the third quarter, CEO Tim Breen said on its November 4, 2026, earnings call.
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Asia Optical posts record Q3 profit, ramps CPO and AI optics push
Asia Optical Group reported record third-quarter profit for 2026 on November 4, as revenue reached approximately NT$7.846 billion (US$239.4 million), while gross profit, operating profit, and net profit attributable to owners of the company all hit new highs for the same period. The company is accelerating its co-packaged optics (CPO) and AI application strategy in Q4 2026.
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AI Chips & Semis (Google News)
AI Global WireAI stocks could benefit from Democrats' data center pushback
MSFT has the strongest mix of AI software/platform (Azure AI, Copilot) plus cloud demand, so it benefits even if infrastructure growth is less aggressive. Key risk: A policy-driven slowdown turns into ...
AI Chips & Semis (Google News)
Arista’s record quarter shows the network has become central to AI
The artificial intelligence buildout is well underway, with much of the focus on silicon and compute hardware. The network is treated as plumbing, something you connect after the important decisions have been made. Arista Networks Inc.’s strong third-quarter results signaled greater awareness of the network’s critical role, and Arista is well-positioned to benefit from this […] The post Arista’s record quarter shows the network has become central to AI appeared first on SiliconANGLE .
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SCMP Tech (AI)
AI Global WireRedefining Investment Advisory in the Age of AI
That emphasis on human oversight chimed with the regulator’s: on the opening day, the Securities and Futures Commission set out plans for principles-based guidance on AI applications with greater ...
SCMP Tech (AI)
Ingeniøren
AI Global WireEksperter slår alarm: AI kan have vildledt millioner af amerikanere før midtvejsvalg
ChatGPT, Copilot og andre chatbots opdigter ofte forkerte svar. Derfor er det problematisk, at en stor del af USA’s befolkning på cirka 350 millioner spurgte dem om hjælp til at sætte deres kryds.
Ingeniøren
AI Earnings (Google News)
AI Global WireEliminating Friction Drift In The Age Of AI
AI tool sprawl unintentionally introduces friction drift, where the friction AI removes in one part of a workflow reappears elsewhere.
AI Earnings (Google News)
arXiv cs.AI
AI Global WireWe Ran a Research Sprint With AI. The AI Worked. The Research Didn't
arXiv:2611.03946v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Generative AI tools for research are widely deployed, yet individual productivity gains do not guarantee better team research. We argue that how AI use is structured matters alongside access. Personal AI tools may amplify two failures under deadline pressure: a consumption bottleneck, in which generation outpaces team-visible evaluation, and AI-induced research silos, in which private human-AI loops displace shared decision-making. We motivate this position with a mechanism-generating pilot: a 100-minute research sprint with twelve researchers in three independently operating teams, within a seventeen-person session. Both patterns recurred acro
arXiv cs.AI
AEB 3Q26 revenue jumps 70% on AI demand
Cloud and AI services provider Acer E-Enabling Service Business (AEB) reported 3Q26 revenue of NT$3.822 billion (approx. US$116.7 million), up 70% year-over-year, as AI application demand drove simultaneous growth in revenue and profit.
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Tencent Cloud unveils new AI tools at Singapore Cloud Day
The company introduced MAGIC AI, WAND, and the Tencent Cloud Enterprise (TCE) AI Suite.
Tech in Asia
