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Google Photos has released a feature that creates an AI-powered virtual closet from the clothes shown in users’ photos. Users can filter items by categories such as tops, bottoms and jewelry, then combine them to create different outfits. The feature first arrived on Android in June and is now also available on iOS in the United States, Brazil and India.

Google says data about users’ clothes and dressing habits is not shared with third parties such as retailers. The update also includes Google Photos improvements such as prompt-based editing in Gemini Spark, an upgraded markup tool and more Remix templates; Android users also get “Moods” filters with styles including 35mm film and 2000s digital camera. Gemini Spark requires a Google AI Pro or Ultra subscription in the U.S.

Sources: TechCrunch

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Google is testing Call for Me, an experimental feature that lets Gemini call businesses and service providers on users’ behalf. It can check product availability, make reservations, reschedule appointments and place items on hold. Gemini uses the user’s own phone number, identifies itself as an AI, navigates automated menus, waits on hold and handles the conversation; users can follow a live transcript and take over at any time. The feature can also share personal information that users have approved.

According to TechCrunch and Wired, Call for Me is initially available in the U.S., in English, to Pixel 11 owners with a Gemini subscription who are enrolled in the Google Phone app’s public beta. Google says it started the test at a small scale because real-world conversations are unpredictable. The company says Gemini should politely end a call when a business cannot fulfill the request and will not call emergency services.

Sources: The Verge, Tecnoblog, TechCrunch, Wired

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Thélyson Orélien, a Haitian writer based in Quebec, was accused by an anonymous X account of using artificial intelligence to write C'était ça ou mourir, which won the Prix Fnac. The novel follows a history teacher’s flight from Port-au-Prince to Canada, has sold about 35,000 copies, received translation offers in roughly 20 languages and is competing for other French literary prizes. The accusations focus on stylistic patterns, including aphoristic sentences and “not X, but Y” constructions.

The account Balance ton Claude used the Pangram detector, which classified nearly all passages as AI-generated; other French tests produced scores between 95% and 100%. However, InVID-WeVerify judged the same excerpts “very probably human,” while seven other detectors returned mixed results. The article also notes that false-positive rates and detector scores alone cannot establish who authored a text.

Sources: Xataka

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Ando has emerged from stealth with a team messaging platform designed for human workers and AI agents. According to TechCrunch, agents receive their own identities and inboxes, can join channels, direct messages, group conversations and transcribed calls, and can message a person when they determine that someone needs to be notified. The goal is to remove the need for people to relay agents’ work to their teams.

The startup announced $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence. Ando aims to compete with Slack and Microsoft Teams, which already support agents and AI features, as well as Jack Dorsey’s Buzz, which is more focused on developers. The company says agents can connect discussions across channels, bring participants together and suggest decisions without being prompted.

Sources: TechCrunch

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Meta announced the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first camera-free smart glasses. The model weighs 43 grams and supports music and podcast playback, calls, speech translation and access to Meta’s Muse AI assistant. The company says the battery lasts up to 12 hours, or up to 48 hours with the charging case, and that the glasses will come in 23 color and lens combinations, including Clubmaster and Burbank styles. They start at $349; the articles differ on when preorders and sales begin.

According to Meta wearables vice president Alex Himel, the glasses do not record audio and only start listening after detecting a specific wake word. Meta also announced the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, with a 12-MP camera, 3K video and up to nine hours of battery life, as well as lighter virtual reality glasses scheduled for spring 2027.

Sources: TechCrunch, Wired, Tecnoblog, Xataka

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At its Made on YouTube event, YouTube announced Custom Feeds, which will let users create tabs with videos about a topic they describe and tune recommendations through revised descriptions and ratings. Google says users will be able to save multiple feeds; the feature will soon reach web, mobile and TV users in the US.

Later this year, YouTube plans to allow GIFs in comments and add group chats to direct messages, initially in the US, UK, Singapore, Brazil and some European countries. The platform will also expand Ask YouTube with text or voice answers about products in review videos, organized recommendations and comparison tables in search. Ask Music will receive more prominent placement in YouTube Music and will be able to create or edit playlists, provide information about artists and suggest music throughout the app.

Sources: Ars Technica

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Google announces an expansion of Google Beam, with units shipping to customers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., France, Germany and Japan, supported by 18 channel partners. The system, offered as HP Dimension with Google Beam, works with Google Meet and Zoom. Google says an eight-week internal study found a 50% increase in participants’ sense of connection, a 33% improvement in ensuring feedback was understood and a 21% drop in the need for follow-up meetings.

Google also announces a partnership with Industrious to create Beam’s first extended network. Starting in October, customers will be able to book the system at select Industrious locations in the U.S., including Atlanta, Chicago, New York City and Palo Alto. Bain and Company, Netflix and Capital Group are among the first customers and partners cited by the company.

Sources: Google AI Blog

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OpenAI announced that voice-based agentic features are coming to the ChatGPT mobile app. Plus and Pro users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to create documents, draft emails, summarize Slack messages, build sites and presentations, and use the cloud browser, among other areas. Free and Go users will be able to work with plugins and connected apps.

OpenAI also said that voice conversations will have richer text output and that Plus users will be able to switch easily between text and voice. Users will be able to start a conversation on their phone and resume it on desktop. The rollout brings to the mobile app capabilities similar to those OpenAI had already integrated into its desktop application.

Sources: TechCrunch

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Announced at the Made On YouTube event, Ask Music will let users describe what they want to hear instead of searching for individual songs or artists. According to YouTube, the tool can create custom queues, answer questions about how songs were made, and explore a catalog of more than 300 million tracks, including official recordings, remixes, live performances, covers, and DJ sets.

Your Podcast Lineup will be an AI-generated audio guide for podcast discovery. Each week, it will display a short spoken preview of recommended shows on YouTube Music’s podcast page, explain why they might appeal to the listener, and may move directly into suggested episodes. Both features are coming soon to YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscribers worldwide, according to TechCrunch.

Sources: TechCrunch

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According to Xataka, Meta’s Muse, an AI agent, illustrates how these systems can move from answering questions to carrying out tasks. In an account published by The New York Times, Eli Tan said he gave the app access to his email and cards, and that it organized expenses in Google Sheets, canceled two duplicate subscriptions and requested a $44.99 refund. Other examples cited include requesting a $250 credit for a delayed flight and negotiating the price of a purchase.

Muse can be used through WhatsApp: users describe the task while the agent browses in a virtual machine and shows its activity in a window. Xataka says the app launched in the U.S. on September 8 and reportedly exceeded 2.5 million downloads in its first 13 days, according to Sensor Tower data cited by Reuters. Muse’s creators also said OpenClaw was a major inspiration for the app.

Sources: Xataka

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