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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · TechCrunch AI

Google brings experimental AI app Dreambeans to India with support for 13 local languages

Google has expanded its experimental AI app Dreambeans to India, its first market outside the U.S., offering Android and iOS support and 13 local languages. The app proactively generates personalized illustrated (and in some cases animated) stories using data from connected Google services via its Personal Intelligence system, while Google acknowledges limits on mixed‑language output and raises privacy and content‑sensitivity considerations.

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COMPANIES · 3 SOURCES · Google · TechCrunch AI · The Verge AI

Chrome’s enhanced autofill uses Gemini Personal Intelligence to suggest Gmail data in forms

Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now surface information from a user’s Gmail—such as order numbers, tracking details, and flight bookings—while filling web forms. The feature is powered by Google’s Gemini with Personal Intelligence, is rolling out in the U.S. on desktop, Android and iOS for Gemini-in-Chrome users with Personal Intelligence enabled, and Google says sensitive data is encrypted and user controls are available; support for images from Google Photos is promised soon.

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Google updates privacy policy to allow Gmail, Drive and Photos data to feed personalized ads via AI features

On Oct. 16 Google added an exception to its privacy policy saying users who make data from Gmail, Drive or Google Photos available to other Google services (for example via Personal Intelligence, AI Mode, Search or Gemini Apps) may see ads personalized using that data. Google and Android Authority note advertisers do not get direct access to the raw content or personal identifiers, and users can disconnect apps or disable Personalized Recommendations in Search settings to avoid such targeting.

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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · The Verge AI · The Decoder

Anthropic debuts Claude Duet agent (research preview) built on Claude Opus 5.5

Anthropic introduced Claude Duet, an AI agent for professionals and small businesses offered as a research preview and available as a standalone iOS/Android app and via Claude on the web. Claude Duet is built on Claude Opus 5.5, can connect to apps, use memory and skills, run a virtual machine with a browser to complete tasks, and includes a new safety classifier; access is currently via a US Pro/Max subscription waitlist.

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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Google · The Verge AI

Google brings Gemini with Personal Intelligence to cars via Android Auto

Google is rolling out its Gemini AI assistant with a new Personal Intelligence feature to Android Auto now and to cars with Google built-in in the coming months. Personal Intelligence (opt-in) securely connects data from Google apps like Gmail, Photos, Maps, Calendar, YouTube and Search to provide personalized, hands‑free answers while driving; rollout excludes Workspace accounts and is not initially available in the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, and Nigeria.

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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · The Verge AI · TechCrunch AI

Amazon launches Bee Frontier wearable, announces Bee Eclipse and Bee Pro subscription

Amazon is releasing two new always-listening Bee devices and a paid subscription after acquiring the startup: the $74.99 Bee Frontier (available now) and the $99.99 Bee Eclipse (coming soon). The devices summarize conversations, provide transcripts and to‑dos, and — with the $11.99/month Bee Pro tier — enable integrations with Alexa/Amazon and third‑party services (Gmail, Calendar, HealthKit, etc.); Amazon says transcripts are encrypted via its Private Compute architecture and audio is not stored.

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COMPANIES · 3 SOURCES · Google · The Verge AI · TechCrunch AI

Google launches Universal Cart in U.S. across Search and Gemini

Google has rolled out Universal Cart in the U.S., an intelligent shopping hub available in Google Search and the Gemini app that saves items from multiple retailers, monitors price and inventory changes using the Shopping Graph, recommends payment and promo options via Google Wallet, and supports checkout with Google Pay or by transferring items to merchant carts; it uses the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP).

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Google launches enterprise 'universal' Gemini agent in private preview

Google introduced a cloud-based Gemini agent inside the Gemini Enterprise app that can accept tasks from a single interface and operate across devices, Workspace apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Calendar), the web, and third-party apps such as Slack or Microsoft 365. The agent, currently available to enterprise customers in private preview, can spawn job-specific sub-agents, act as a ‘coworker agent’ with its own @agents.company.com identity, and automatically choose an appropriate AI model for each task.

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Google

Google’s Demand Gen adds conversational 'Business Agent' to YouTube ads; launches one‑click image landing pages and Maps location extensions

Google’s Demand Gen updates introduce a conversational AI feature called Business Agent for YouTube Ads that lets viewers ask questions about products or brands alongside video ads using product feeds. The update also adds one‑click landing‑page visits from full‑bleed 9:16 image ads on YouTube Shorts and simplified Gmail image ad experiences (Google cites a 40% lift in conversions for Gmail image creatives at the same ROI), plus Affiliate Location Extensions (Promoted pins) in Google Maps to capture local demand; details are in the Demand Gen Drops Hub and Google internal data (Global, Gmail Ads, Feb 2026).

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Meta’s Muse agent handles email access, account logins and online purchases

A writer tested Meta’s consumer AI agent Muse (using an avatar named Marley) on routine tasks: it accessed Gmail to draft and send emails, logged into an online account to check plan details, and located an espresso machine part and added it to a shopping cart (the user completed payment). Muse opened virtual browser windows to perform searches and account actions but could not make phone calls to complete tasks that require voice interaction.

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COMPANIES · 3 SOURCES · Google · TechCrunch AI · InfoQ AI, ML & Data Engineering

Google Labs launches CC as an experimental family-focused AI agent

Google Labs updated CC to operate as a household agent with its own verified Google Account, shared memory, and permissions for up to six members. CC connects to Gmail, Calendar, Tasks, Drive and other Google services, uses Gemini models and the Antigravity agentic harness, and can generate a shared daily brief, manage events/tasks, fill forms with permission, and is available as an early experiment on web and mobile in the U.S. (18+) via upgrade or waitlist.

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COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · The Verge AI

Snap launches 'Specs Intelligence' AI assistant in iOS preview, coming to Mac and AR Specs

Snap introduced 'Specs Intelligence', an anticipatory AI assistant that can connect to users' digital accounts to surface relevant info and actions; it's available in preview on iOS, will offer a full early‑access experience on Mac via a waitlist, and integrates with Snap's new Specs AR glasses. Snap says the service uses a mix of US‑hosted open‑source models and local LLMs and that personal content from connected accounts will not be used to train its models or serve personalized ads.

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MODELS · 1 SOURCE · Cohere

Cohere releases North Mini Code — open-source 30B (3B active) agentic coding MoE model

Cohere has open-sourced North Mini Code, a mixture-of-experts agentic coding model sized at 30 billion parameters with 3 billion active, released under an Apache 2.0 license. The model — available on Hugging Face, OpenRouter, and Cohere's Model Vault in bf16, fp8 and w4a16 formats and compatible with OpenCode — is optimized for agentic developer workflows and reports a 33.4 score on the Artificial Analysis Coding Index, higher throughput (up to 2.8x) and ~30% better inter-token latency versus Devstral Small 2 in Cohere's tests.

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