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Year2023

Key PlayersOpenAI, Google, Anthropic

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Xiaomi releases open source MiMo Code AI assistant, outperforms Claude on long coding tasks

Xiaomi has open-sourced MiMo Code V0.1.0, a terminal-native AI coding assistant that claims to beat Anthropic's Claude Code on complex, multi-step coding tasks exceeding 200 steps. The release includes free access to MiMo-V2.5, featuring a one-million-token context window, and introduces a cross-session memory system designed to solve AI coding agents' persistent amnesia problem.

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Xiaomi releases open source MiMo Code AI assistant, outperforms Claude on long coding tasks

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DoorDash launches AI chatbot that takes orders from photos and conversational prompts

DoorDash unveiled Ask DoorDash, an AI-powered chatbot that lets users order food and groceries using text prompts, photos, and voice commands. During limited rollout, nearly half of takeout orders were placed at restaurants customers had never tried before. The feature positions DoorDash alongside Uber Eats and Instacart in the race to make AI shopping assistants standard.

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DoorDash launches AI chatbot that takes orders from photos and conversational prompts

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Mixbook launches AI feature that creates photo books from your prompts in half the time

Mixbook has introduced Story Mode, an AI-powered feature that transforms photo book creation by letting users describe their vision through natural language prompts. The tool speeds up creation by 3.5x and cuts time to order in half, automatically organizing photos into personalized narratives with layouts and captions while keeping full creative control in users' hands.

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Mixbook launches AI feature that creates photo books from your prompts in half the time

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Gemini in Chrome expands to Latin America, Africa, and Middle East with new AI features

Google is bringing its Gemini in Chrome AI assistant to users across Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The regional expansion introduces a personalized browsing assistant that integrates with Gmail, Calendar, and Maps, while adding new Nano Banana 2 image editing capabilities. Europe remains notably absent due to GDPR regulations.

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Gemini in Chrome expands to Latin America, Africa, and Middle East with new AI features

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Anthropic's Fable 5 generates video games and complex maps from single prompts, researcher finds

Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, its first public Mythos model, and AI researcher Ethan Mollick put it through its paces. From his tests, the model generated fully functional video games—including Snake, Strata, and a poetry-inspired game—all from one initial prompt. It also created a detailed isochronic map showing travel times between locations, completing tasks that once required entire development teams.

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Anthropic's Fable 5 generates video games and complex maps from single prompts, researcher finds

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Maison Solutions Partners with SupplyAi and MiniMax to Explore AI Food Supply Chain Solutions

Maison Solutions, a specialty Asian grocery retailer, has announced a strategic collaboration with SupplyAi and MiniMax to explore AI-native solutions for North American food retail and supply chain operations. The non-binding framework aims to bring workflow automation, operational visibility, and data-driven decision-making to procurement, inventory, and logistics workflows across the food supply chain industry.

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Maison Solutions Partners with SupplyAi and MiniMax to Explore AI Food Supply Chain Solutions

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Apple Intelligence brings AI features across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with smarter apps and workflows

Apple unveiled the next generation of Apple Intelligence, integrating advanced AI features across devices including iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The update introduces photorealistic image generation, AI-powered shortcut creation via natural language, intelligent browsing tools in Safari, and powerful editing capabilities in Photos. Features include automatic tab management, one-tap password updates, and a revamped Siri AI with cross-app context awareness.

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Apple Intelligence brings AI features across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with smarter apps and workflows

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Apple brings Siri AI directly into iPhone Camera app with new mode in iOS 27

Apple introduced Siri Mode for the iPhone Camera at WWDC 2026, integrating Visual Intelligence directly into the camera interface. Users can now tap a button to let Siri AI analyze what they're seeing—identifying objects, translating text, providing nutritional insights, and even splitting bills. The update also brings improved AI-powered photo editing features to the Photos app.

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Apple brings Siri AI directly into iPhone Camera app with new mode in iOS 27

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Apple launches dedicated Siri app with AI chatbot features in iOS 27

Apple unveiled a dedicated standalone app for Siri at WWDC, marking the assistant's biggest transformation yet. The new Siri app in iOS 27 stores conversation history, supports text and voice inputs, and syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. Craig Federighi explains how Apple Intelligence powers the revamped AI-powered Siri to compete with ChatGPT and other AI chatbots.

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Apple launches dedicated Siri app with AI chatbot features in iOS 27

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AI Wildlife Detection Tool Catches Smuggled Marine Species Hidden in Airport Luggage

Australian researchers have developed an AI-powered tool that identifies smuggled marine wildlife in airport luggage with 92% accuracy. The system uses 3D X-ray scanners to detect shark fins, seahorses, and sea cucumbers—species targeted in the $20 billion illegal wildlife trade. While promising, the technology is designed to complement human inspection and biosecurity dogs, not replace them.

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AI Wildlife Detection Tool Catches Smuggled Marine Species Hidden in Airport Luggage

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Sanofi and Owkin deepen AI partnership with five-year K Pro license for drug development

Sanofi and Owkin have expanded their multi-year partnership to co-develop AI-driven biopharma agents through a five-year license for K Pro, Owkin's AI Scientist platform. The collaboration builds on their 90 million euro strategic partnership that began in 2021, focusing on oncology and immunology research. The new initiative aims to automate complex pharmaceutical research tasks across the drug development pipeline.

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Sanofi and Owkin deepen AI partnership with five-year K Pro license for drug development

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Mira Murati breaks silence with AI governance warning and new interaction models at Thinking Machines

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati made her first major public appearance in 18 months, unveiling Thinking Machines Lab's "interaction models" that process audio, text, and video in 200-millisecond intervals. She warned about the concentration of power in AI and called for structural governance checks across the industry, while addressing researcher departures and reflecting on the chaotic 2023 Sam Altman firing.

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Mira Murati breaks silence with AI governance warning and new interaction models at Thinking Machines

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to launch AI lab focused on design, entering competition with OpenAI

Brian Chesky is backing a new artificial intelligence lab focused on user interaction and design, marking his entry into AI development. The Airbnb CEO, who helped Sam Altman return to OpenAI in 2023, will remain at Airbnb while funding the venture. The move signals frustration with existing LLM products and a belief that travel and e-commerce need richer visual interfaces than text-based chatbots.

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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky to launch AI lab focused on design, entering competition with OpenAI

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Pinterest commits $4 billion to AWS in largest-ever cloud deal to accelerate AI vision

Pinterest announced a $4 billion commitment to Amazon Web Services through 2031, marking its largest infrastructure agreement ever. The social media platform will leverage AWS custom chips including Graviton and Trainium to scale AI-powered visual search and personalized discovery for over 600 million monthly users. The deal extends a partnership dating back to 2010 and aims to close the gap between user inspiration and transaction.

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Pinterest commits $4 billion to AWS in largest-ever cloud deal to accelerate AI vision

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BioCoach AI delivers real-time biomechanical feedback to prevent workout injuries at home

Researchers from Drexel University and Michigan State University developed BioCoach AI, an AI-powered tool that analyzes exercise form through smartphone cameras and provides anatomy-specific corrections in real time. The system uses 3D skeletal reconstruction and biomechanical modeling to deliver personalized feedback, addressing the 48% spike in at-home exercise injuries during the pandemic.

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BioCoach AI delivers real-time biomechanical feedback to prevent workout injuries at home

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