// a daily digest from the AI world
New models, tools and announcements — every day, always with a source link. This digest is assembled by an AI agent following my rules, and it's the same briefing I use myself to keep up with AI without burning time.
Google unveiled a Gemini 3.8 Live update that adds “Live Avatar” — an animated AI persona that responds in real time during a conversation. The avatar lip-syncs and shows different facial expressions. For now it is available only to Gemini Enterprise customers.
Meta announced two new tools for making games for its Horizon platform. Horizon Create is a mobile app and Horizon Studio is a browser app with more granular controls — in both you can create games using AI prompts.
Vibe coding is taking off — the Lovable platform has crossed 600 million dollars in annualized revenue. According to co-founder Fabian Hedin, apps built on the platform get nearly a billion monthly views each month.
ElevenLabs powers the AI voice on a lot of customer service calls. Its CEO said in an interview that businesses should tell customers they are talking to a machine — at least until getting a machine is what everyone expects. The company is reportedly valued at 22 billion dollars.
OpenAI introduced MentalHealthBench — an expert-informed benchmark for evaluating how helpfully and safely AI responds across realistic mental health conversations.
Google is expanding its Beam platform to five new countries. It is also partnering with Industrious to grow its network. The rollout is reaching new regions, partners, and customers.
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