One day after Meta rolled out its standalone AI app, Mark Zuckerberg has shared more about how the company plans to eventually monetize its generative AI assistant. During the company’s first quarter earnings call, Zuckerberg said Meta AI could one day show ads and product recommendations. He also hinted at plans for a subscription component … Read more
In a major move to empower mobile developers, JetBrains has officially brought its AI Assistant to Kotlin development in Android Studio. Building on its success within other JetBrains IDEs, this AI plugin offers Android developers a smarter, faster way to build better apps. Currently available in Beta, it promises to revolutionize the way developers code, … Read more
It’s official: Assistant Driving Mode is dead. Google confirmed that it’s completely removing the feature from Android as part of its bigger Gemini transition. Honestly, we saw this coming. Back in 2023, there was already a rumor that Google might kill Driving Mode early in 2024. Somehow it clung to life for an extra year, … Read more
Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Android users can no longer access Google Assistant Driving Mode. The feature has gone missing in the Google app and on Maps. It’s unclear if this is a mistake or intentional removal. Update, April 25, 2025 (02:28 PM ET): Google giveth, and Google taketh away, and this time we … Read more
Siri is struggling. It’s struggling to respond to simple questions or create simple calendar events. And the end still isn’t in sight, now that Apple has mostly delayed Apple Intelligence’s “smarter Siri” until the end of the year. Meanwhile, Perplexity AI’s new Voice Assistant is here now, trying to capitalize on Apple’s mess. In addition … Read more
The phasing out of Google Assistant has been anticipated since Google announced its transition to Gemini. Now, it appears this shift will also affect Fitbit devices, which run on Fitbit OS. The company has begun notifying users that it is discontinuing Google Assistant support on Fitbit smartwatches and fitness trackers, with Amazon Alexa confirmed as … Read more
OpenAI introduced an open‑source artificial intelligence (AI) command‑line tool on Thursday that can operate within a user’s terminal. Dubbed Codex CLI, it is essentially an AI agent that can perform various coding tasks and can even autonomously execute commands, all within a sandboxed local system. The tool does not require any installation setup, and can … Read more
Motorola’s new Razr phones are about to get a fresh AI twist. According to Bloomberg, Motorola has struck a partnership deal with Perplexity, and its assistant will be available as a built-in option next week. That makes it the latest AI player to land a spot on a mainstream Android phone, right alongside Google’s Gemini. … Read more
We suppose it had to happen at some point—Google and Fitbit recently announced that Google Assistant support will be removed on certain Fitbit devices, with users receiving emails of the gradual shutdown. As such, the Fitbit Versa 3 and Fitbit Sense will lose Google Assistant support after years of access to the feature. READ: Google … Read more
Microsoft has reportedly begun internally testing Copilot for Gaming, its under-development artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot for Xbox gamers. As per the report, the AI app is currently available to the company’s employees. The Redmond-based tech giant unveiled the Xbox Copilot in March and showcased some of its features. It is expected that once the initial … Read more