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๐จโ๐ The most important AI updates at a glance
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August 24, 2025
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๐ Weekly AI news: Did you miss it?!
๐จโ๐ The most important AI updates at a glance
AIHOY and happy weekend, dear AInauts!
Maybe you missed out on all the exciting news, tools, and hacks related to AI last week, or maybe you're new here. No need to worry!
We have summarized our highlights from the past week for you:
Finally, here are the most important Quick News items for you โ so you can see all the relevant developments at a glance with just one click! Ready? Let's go!
Hear from leaders at Anthropic, Rocket Money, and more at Pioneer
Pioneer is a summit for the brightest minds in AI customer service to connect, learn, and inspire one another, exploring the latest opportunities and challenges transforming service with AI Agents.
Hear directly from leaders at Anthropic, [solidcore], Rocket Money, and more about how their teams customize, test, and continuously improve Fin across every channel. Youโll take away proven best practices and practical playbooks you can put into action immediately.
See how todayโs service leaders are cultivating smarter support systems, and why the future of customer service will never be the same.
Perplexity's Comet revolutionizes browsing with an AI assistant that can perform a wide range of tasks independently. From ticket processing and email management to travel bookings, the Chromium-based browser demonstrates impressive capabilities.
With voice features and strong tracking protection, Comet is positioning itself as a serious competitor to Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Comet is a promising tool for power users, especially for routine tasks.
The quick check: Your mission, your model
Texts, images, web? โ ChatGPT (the proven all-rounder)
Coding & Development? โ Claude (the undefeated code king)
Complex thinking tasks? โ ChatGPT Thinking (Reasoning Monster)
Processing mega documents? โ Gemini (100+ pages? No problem!)
Latest news & trends? โ Grok (live feed from X/Twitter)
Workflows & Browser? โ Genspark (Workspace-Assistent)
All top LLMs in one hub? โ ChatLLM (multi-model hub)
EU data protection and compliance first? โ Le Chat (GDPR expert)
Clean research with sources? โ Perplexity (Science meets speed)
Browser-based Assistent? โ Perplexity Comet (Browser Agent, s.o.)
AI-powered image editing is taking a huge leap forward! The mysterious "Nano-Banana" model (presumably from Google) and Alibaba's open-source tool Qwen Image Edit now enable super-easy image editing via text commands. While Nano-Banana is particularly good at combining two images, Qwen impresses with step-by-step editingโbut only with precise prompts.
Particularly exciting for companies: combine product photos, customize brand assets, and change graphic texts. Be careful with German textsโthe models still struggle with these. Tip: use Replicate, where image editing starts at just 3 cents!
Microsoft is now bringing Copilot directly to Excel! With the new =COPILOT() formula, users can analyze and generate content directly in the spreadsheet, similar to Google Sheets' =ai function. The feature is currently available in beta, and the syntax is kept simple: =COPILOT("Prompt", Range).
Higgsfield AI, founded by Snapchat's former AI chief, presents a cool "draw-to-video" feature. On a blank canvas, users can create dynamic videos using text, drawings, and images. The tool enables everything from blockbuster effects to product placement. While use requires a paid subscription, it offers unlimited creations with the Minimax model. With this innovation, Higgsfield is once again setting new standards in AI video development.
๐ฐ AI News Quickie: The HAI-lights from the industry
AI never sleeps! Here are the most important news stories from the last few days.
Google & Pixel: The big AI offensive
Google's new hardware is here with the Pixel 10, Pro, and Pro XL series with Tensor G5 chip (details here), the more robust Pixel 10 Pro Fold (more here), the Pixel Watch 4 with Gemini (here), and the Pixel Buds 2a for $129 (here).
The Gemini app is getting comprehensive new features: create illustrated storybooks, use "Deep Think" for complex problems, and benefit from new learning aids.
Thanks to temporary chats, privacy is also protected, while the app learns from previous chats to provide personalized responses.
Google is also testing a new "Projects" feature in Gemini that allows files and documents to be used for specific tasks.
NotebookLM combines with Perplexity and ChatGPT to form a knowledge triumvirate and will soon feature Magic View for interactive visualizations and a new "Deep Research" function.
Google introduces Gemini for Home, a new AI-powered voice assistant for Nest devices that replaces Google Assistant and is set to revolutionize the smart home.
AI mode in Google Search is being expanded to include personalized features and agent capabilities to make reservations or perform other tasks.
Jules 2.0 becomes a free AI coding assistant for everyone, with automated bug fixing and GitHub integration.
Google Photos on the Pixel 10 gets a "Make it better!" feature for quick AI image editing.
Fitbit is launching a new AI Personal Health Coach for premium users in October, offering tailored fitness plans and health advice.
Google reduces energy consumption per text prompt by a factor of 33 and publishes a method for calculating the environmental impact of its Gemini AI. A text prompt consumes as much energy as nine seconds of television consumptionโefficiency is the key.
Google Finance is now powered by AI and offers comprehensive answers to financial questions, advanced charting tools, and a live feed with real-time data.
OpenAI: Between triumph and turmoil
Sam Altman admits mistakes in the rollout of GPT-5: "We certainly messed up a few things." In response to user criticism, the model is now being made "warmer" and friendlier again.
Despite setbacks, API traffic doubles, and OpenAI plans to invest billions in new data centers, while Altman sees a possible AI bubble on the horizon.
OpenAI's Reasoning System shines and wins gold at the IOI โ ranking sixth among humans and first among AIs! It had previously won silver at AtCoder and gold at the IMO.
OpenAI's o3 completely overwhelmed Grok 4 in the final of the Kaggle AI Chess Exhibition Tournament with a score of 4:0 and took the crown!
ChatGPT Go has now been launched in India for Rs. 399 (approx. $4.50 USD) and offers significantly more messages and features.
OpenAI no longer rules out advertising in ChatGPT either. โฆ
Anthropic & AI Safety
Anthropic has updated its usage guidelines to explicitly prohibit the development of dangerous weapons such as biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons.
The new rules also address cybersecurity risks and political content.
Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 can now automatically terminate harmful conversations to promote AI well-being.
Anthropic establishes an advisory board for higher education and develops an AI classifier with the NNSA to detect dangerous conversations about nuclear weapons.
At Code w/ Claude, the Anthropic team provided practical tips for effective prompts and best practices.
Meta's AI comeback
An internal meta-report shows that chatbots engaged in sensitive conversations with children. A flirtatious AI chatbot was also linked to the tragic death of a 76-year-old man.
Meta presents its breathtaking prototypes for mixed reality, such as the "Tiramisu" headset, and plans to launch its Hypernova Smart Glasses with display and smartphone quality in September for around $800, which could potentially replace phones.
Meta is also expanding AI translations for creators on Facebook and Instagram: Reels are now automatically synchronized into other languages to reach a global audience.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already planning the fourth restructuring of AI efforts and investing heavily in Superintelligence Labs. Meta's new data center in Kansas City supports this major AI push.
AI risks & Controversies
A huge copyright lawsuit involving up to 7 million potential plaintiffs threatens the entire AI industry.
Elon Musk's xAI is causing a scandal: Hundreds of thousands of Grok chat conversations were published without authorization, and Grok Imagine created deepfake nude images of Taylor Swift, which is now leading to an FTC investigation.
Actor Scott Jacqmein sells his likeness and sees his AI avatar uncontrollably promoting supplements on TikTok.
Cybercriminals are misusing the AI website builder platform Lovable for phishing and malware.
Reddit is blocking the Internet Archive to prevent data scraping by AI companies.
There is a clear conflict in cybersecurity: while some talk about the advantages of AI for defense, others warn urgently about the threat posed by increasingly sophisticated AI-supported attacks.
Creative AI & New tools
DeepSeek V3.1 is here and could be the most powerful open AI candidate yet: with around 685 billion parameters, it is challenging the US giants.
Elon Musk announces: Long pressing on any image on ๐ will turn it into a video in about 17 seconds.
ElevenLabs in update frenzy: Eleven v3 (alpha) is now available via the API, offering emotional voice control, a new chat mode for customer service, the first Eleven Music API, and a video-to-music feature.
Runway brings numerous updates for more control, launches the Game Worlds Beta for interactive worlds, and adds new voices for characters to Act Two.
Higgsfield AI impresses with Draw-to-Video, which transforms sketches into videos, and Product-to-Video for perfect product presentations.
Suno announces Suno Studio with multi-track creation and MIDI export. Click here for the waiting list (you must be logged in).
Adobe introduces Acrobat Studio, the first AI-powered center for creativity with interactive PDF Spaces.
Matrix Game 2.0 is an interactive open-source world model that operates in real time.
Roblox has released its Sentinel AI as open source to detect dangerous chat messages. Over six billion messages are analyzed every day!
Business & Industry
The "Palantir Mafia" in Silicon Valley is growing: former employees have founded over 350 startups, including valuable companies such as Anduril, and are using their network for financing and support.
Maor Shlomo sold his Vibe-Coding startup Base44 to Wix for a whopping $80 million in just four months.
Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal raises $30 million for his startup Parallel, which aims to shape the "internet for AI."
Unitree's humanoid robot H1 wins the 1,500-meter race at the first humanoid games in China.
The first robot boxing event takes place in San Francisco and thrills fans.
China has unveiled a mosquito-sized drone that is suitable for special missions.
ARM plans to revitalize smartphone gaming with "Neural Super Sampling" and promises higher quality and better battery performance.
The iOS 26 beta hints at new gesture controls for AirPods that enable live translations in real time.
And thatโs a wrap! Talk soon,
Fabian & Reto
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