Gemini: Chrome becomes AI co-worker, plus Grok updates

Maxwell Zeff : a senior writer at WIRED covering the business of artificial intelligence. He writes the weekly Model Behavior newsletter, which focuses on the people, communities, and companies behind Silicon Valley’s AI scene. | Paresh Dave : a senior writer at WIRED covering the inner workings of Big Tech companies. He writes about how apps and gadgets are built and about their impacts while giving voice to the st… Maxwell Zeff : a senior writer at WIRED covering the business of artificial intelligence. He writes the weekly Model Behavior newsletter, which focuses on the people, communities, and companies behind Silicon Valley’s AI scene. Paresh Dave : a senior writer at WIRED covering the inner workings of Big Tech companies. He writes about how apps and gadgets are built and about their impacts while giving voice to the stories of the underappreciated and disadvantaged. Two of Big Tech’s most influential billionaires, Sam Altman and Elon Musk, will go head-to-head in a highly………

The company notes that its workflows will still require a “human in the loop,” meaning that the user will have to manually review and confirm the AI’s input before any final action takes place. | This is the larger promise from AI advocates: that you’ll get your time back by using this new technology. But in practice, studies have shown that AI isn’t reducing work — it’s int… The company notes that its workflows will still require a “human in the loop,” meaning that the user will have to manually review and confirm the AI’s input before any final action takes place. This is the larger promise from AI advocates: that you’ll get your time back by using this new technology. But in practice, studies have shown that AI isn’t reducing work — it’s intensifying it. It remains to be see… Google says the new feature will initially be available to Workspace users in the U.S., as a part of Google’s push……

Bluesky isn’t the only company leaning into AI to help build custom feeds, it seems. Amid a slate of recent product releases , X this week announced the launch of Grok-powered Custom Timelines, which let you dive into one of over 75… | Today we're announcing two product changes for organizing communities on X: 1. XChat now supports joinable links for groupchats. Create a public link & share direct to Timeline.… Bluesky isn’t the only company leaning into AI to help build custom feeds, it seems. Amid a slate of recent product releases , X this week announced the launch of Grok-powered Custom Timelines, which let you dive into one of over 75… Today we're announcing two product changes for organizing communities on X: 1. XChat now supports joinable links for groupchats. Create a public link & share direct to Timeline. With support for 350 members per chat (and growing), Groupcha… Notably, the second position in each feed was filled by an ad — which suggests X just………

Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service. | After speculation and frustration spread, Anthropic’s head of growth, Amol Avasare, took to social media to clarify that this was a “small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups.” As for the reasoning, he explained: | Some users remained upset, noting that it was strange and confusing that Anthropic ran a trial on just 2 percent of new… Untenable demand has Anthropic exploring new approaches to rationing its service. After speculation and frustration spread, Anthropic’s head of growth, Amol Avasare, took to social media to clarify that this was a “small test on ~2% of new prosumer signups.” As for the reasoning, he explained: Some users remained upset, noting that it was strange and confusing that Anthropic ran a trial on just 2 percent of new sign-ups yet updated its public-facing documentation to reflect that the change was universal. Before long, the pricing… Claude briefly tested a change to its……

Workspace agents in ChatGPT are Codex-powered agents that automate complex workflows, run in the cloud, and help teams scale work across tools securely. Workspace agents in ChatGPT are Codex-powered agents that automate complex workflows, run in the cl… Introducing workspace agents in ChatGPT

Codex quickly ramped the majority of their traffic onto WebSockets. Codex users running the latest models such as GPT‑5.3‑Codex ⁠ (opens in a new window) , GPT‑5.4 ⁠ (opens in a new window) , and beyond all benefit from WebSocket mode’s sp… | Vercel integrated WebSocket mode into the AI SDK and saw latency decrease by up to 40% ⁠ (opens in a new window) . | Cline’s multi-file workflows are 39% faster ⁠ (opens in a n… Codex quickly ramped the majority of their traffic onto WebSockets. Codex users running the latest models such as GPT‑5.3‑Codex ⁠ (opens in a new window) , GPT‑5.4 ⁠ (opens in a new window) , and beyond all benefit from WebSocket mode’s sp… Vercel integrated WebSocket mode into the AI SDK and saw latency decrease by up to 40% ⁠ (opens in a new window) . Cline’s multi-file workflows are 39% faster ⁠ (opens in a new window) . Workspace agents in ChatGPT are Codex-powered agents that automate complex workflows, run in the cl…