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Meta Opens WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots in Europe as EU Regulators Tighten Antitrust Scrutiny

Meta has offered rival AI chatbot developers including OpenAI one month of free access to WhatsApp's Business API in Europe as it tries to resolve an antitrust investigation by the European Commission. The move comes after EU regulators signaled they were preparing to order Meta to open WhatsApp to competing AI services, with potential fines reaching up to 10% of the company's global annual revenue at stake.

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Meta Opens WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots in Europe as EU Regulators Tighten Antitrust Scrutiny

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to Android with auto browse and AI-powered productivity tools

Google announced it will release Gemini in Chrome for Android devices starting late June, bringing AI-powered features like auto browse, page summarization, and deep integration with Google apps. The update requires Android 12 or newer with at least 4GB of RAM, while auto browse remains exclusive to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

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Google brings Gemini in Chrome to Android with auto browse and AI-powered productivity tools

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Google Gemini integration coming to Apple CarPlay through Google Maps, leaked code reveals

Leaked code strings reveal Google Gemini is coming to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay, making it the fourth AI chatbot available in the CarPlay experience. While Gemini already works in Google Maps on iPhone, the integration will soon extend to CarPlay, offering hands-free directions and location queries while driving.

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Google Gemini integration coming to Apple CarPlay through Google Maps, leaked code reveals

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Thinking Machines unveils interaction models that respond in 0.40 seconds for real-time AI chat

Thinking Machines, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced interaction models that process input and generate responses simultaneously. The TML-Interaction-Small model responds in 0.40 seconds—matching natural human conversation speed—and uses full-duplex architecture to listen, see, and talk in real time. A limited research preview arrives in coming months.

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Thinking Machines unveils interaction models that respond in 0.40 seconds for real-time AI chat

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Samsung Bespoke Refrigerators Get Major AI Update Powered by Google Gemini for Smarter Kitchens

Samsung rolled out a major software update for its Bespoke AI Refrigerator Family Hub models in the US, integrating Google Gemini to expand food recognition from 110 items to over 2,000. The update also brings advanced voice control through Bixby, personalized daily widgets, and proactive grocery alerts—all delivered over-the-network to existing owners without requiring new hardware.

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Samsung Bespoke Refrigerators Get Major AI Update Powered by Google Gemini for Smarter Kitchens

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Alibaba launches agentic commerce at scale as Stripe's Collison predicts AI agents will reshape shopping

Alibaba has integrated its Qwen AI assistant with Taobao's catalogue of over 4 billion products, enabling shoppers to browse, compare, and purchase through conversational interactions rather than keyword searches. Stripe co-founder John Collison says agentic commerce will completely transform online shopping, forcing brands to optimize for AI algorithms instead of human browsers as agents take over purchasing decisions.

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Alibaba launches agentic commerce at scale as Stripe's Collison predicts AI agents will reshape shopping

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Google expands Gmail Help me write AI feature with personalization upgrades for millions

Google is rolling out major upgrades to Gmail Help me write, its Gemini-powered email drafting tool. The AI feature now learns from your past emails to match your tone and style, while pulling relevant information directly from Google Drive. The smarter Gmail writing feature is expanding to Workspace Business, Enterprise, Education users, and Google One AI Premium subscribers.

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Google expands Gmail Help me write AI feature with personalization upgrades for millions

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Netflix tests AI-powered voice search that understands mood-based requests on smart TVs

Netflix is testing an AI-powered voice search feature with select US subscribers that lets them find content using natural language queries like "I need a good cry" or "help me stay awake." The beta feature works on Google TV devices but bypasses platform voice assistants, keeping users within Netflix's app while delivering surprisingly accurate viewing recommendations.

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Netflix tests AI-powered voice search that understands mood-based requests on smart TVs

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OpenAI launches voice AI models with GPT-5 class reasoning for real-time multilingual conversations

OpenAI introduced three specialized voice AI models that bring advanced reasoning to live conversations. GPT-Realtime-2 features GPT-5 class reasoning with a 128K token context window, GPT-Realtime-Translate handles real-time multilingual translation across 70+ languages, and GPT-Realtime-Whisper delivers streaming speech-to-text transcription. Companies like Zillow and Priceline are already building voice agents that can complete complex tasks during ongoing conversations.

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OpenAI launches voice AI models with GPT-5 class reasoning for real-time multilingual conversations

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Dragon Quest creator envisions AI characters as empathetic friends, not just helpful tools

Yuji Horii, creator of Dragon Quest, believes AI can make JRPG characters feel more human and provide empathetic support to players. Square Enix is partnering with Google to introduce Chatty Slimey, an AI chatbot companion in Dragon Quest X that players can talk to about game-related topics and personal concerns. Horii hopes to expand AI companions to other series too.

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Dragon Quest creator envisions AI characters as empathetic friends, not just helpful tools

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Meta Launches Business AI on WhatsApp Business to Help Small Businesses in India Automate Support

Meta has introduced Business AI within the WhatsApp Business app for small businesses in India. The AI-powered customer support feature can automate customer interactions, respond to queries around the clock, and drive sales growth. Early pilots show companies reporting 30-40% sales growth within weeks of deployment.

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Meta Launches Business AI on WhatsApp Business to Help Small Businesses in India Automate Support

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Spotify's AI DJ expands to 75+ countries with four new languages after years of user demand

Spotify is finally bringing its interactive AI DJ feature to major European markets including France, Germany, and Italy, adding support for French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese. After three years of gradual expansion, Premium subscribers in Austria, Brazil, Portugal, Switzerland, and South Korea can now access the AI-powered spoken commentary feature that creates personalized playlists while providing radio-style context about songs.

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Spotify's AI DJ expands to 75+ countries with four new languages after years of user demand

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Snap and Perplexity cancel $400M AI search deal, ending Snapchat integration plans

Snap revealed it has amicably ended its $400 million partnership with Perplexity, scrapping plans to bring AI search to Snapchat's Chat interface. The deal, announced in November 2025, would have made Perplexity the default AI for Snapchat's 965 million monthly users. Despite the cancellation, Snap reported 12% revenue growth and 483 million daily active users in Q1 2026.

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Snap and Perplexity cancel $400M AI search deal, ending Snapchat integration plans

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PhonePe AI Tool Slashes Payment Gateway Integration From Weeks to Minutes for Merchants

PhonePe unveiled an AI-driven system that transforms how businesses integrate payment gateways, cutting timelines from weeks to minutes. The AI Integration Agent uses AI coding assistants and proprietary Integration Intelligence to simplify the go-live process, particularly targeting small and medium enterprises with limited developer resources.

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PhonePe AI Tool Slashes Payment Gateway Integration From Weeks to Minutes for Merchants

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Twilio launches AI conversation platform to fix fragmented customer engagement experiences

Twilio introduced four new platform capabilities at its Signal conference to enable persistent, context-aware conversations across multiple channels for human and AI agents. The products—Conversation Memory, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Intelligence, and Agent Connect—aim to solve the broken infrastructure behind modern customer engagement by maintaining conversation history and context across different touchpoints.

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Twilio launches AI conversation platform to fix fragmented customer engagement experiences

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