Acti puts AI agents directly into your smartphone keyboard

Acti is betting the smartphone keyboard is the next home for AI assistants. The startup’s new keyboard for iOS and Android works across apps and lets users create custom AI-powered shortcuts using natural language.

Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show
Netflix is using an AI-generated Gene Wilder voice in its Willy Wonka reality show

A new teaser trailer confirmed that Wonka’s The Golden Ticket will premiere on Netflix on September 23rd, following its Squid Game reality show in the trend of creating real competitions based on fictional torture scenarios. While the sets seen in the trailer are real and not some Glasgow-style AI fakes, the voiceover is AI-generated. Deadline […]

Anthropic’s Claude Science bets on workflow, not a new model, to win over scientists

Anthropic’s Claude Science is a workbench that gives scientists one environment to do computational research, saving them from the need to bounce between databases, pipelines, and tools.

Apple Adjusts Security Routine With Leaks Around IPhone Operations

Apple accelerates security updates after supplier breach, as AI-driven cyber threats and autonomous hacking concerns intensify.

Libby will filter out AI content, kind of
Libby will filter out AI content, kind of

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. “AI is the new frontier for us,” says Marc DeBevoise, who took over as the new CEO of OverDrive last week. OverDrive is best known for the ebook lending app […]

Google App Update: A Stunning Gemini AI Upgrade For Mac Users

Google’s new Gemini AI upgrade will let Android users remotely control their Mac workflows.

X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

X has launched a hosted MCP server, making it easier for developers to connect AI applications with the company’s API.

Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic

Engineers on the new team will embed within companies to deploy purpose-built agents, focusing on fast deployments and customer self-sufficiency.

Podcasting platform Riverside enters the newsletter publishing game

Users will be able use AI to create newsletters based on their recordings.

Lumo, Proton’s privacy-focused AI chatbot, gets an upgrade

Proton’s Lumo 2.0 is dropping this week, giving users a broader variety of capabilities.