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AI assistants are changing faster than any consumer technology since the smartphone. Chat assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini ship new models and features every few weeks, while voice assistants — Alexa+, Gemini for Home and Siri — are being rebuilt on large language models.
Our AI assistant news reports what changed, who gets it and what it costs, and links every product claim to the vendor's own announcement. Each story is tagged to the assistants it covers, so you can jump straight to that assistant's profile for key facts, pricing and the comparisons it appears in.
For new hardware and model releases, see product launches. If you are choosing an assistant rather than following the news, start with our guide to choosing an AI assistant or the side-by-side comparisons.
AI Assistants
SpaceXAI's X Subscription bundles Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor and X Premium into five plans from free to $200 a month. See prices, usage and what changes for existing users.
AI Assistants
Google is replacing Gems with skills in Gemini. Gems go in November 2026 for personal accounts. See what skills do, the retirement dates and how to recreate your Gems.
AI Assistants
OpenAI's DevDay 2026 launched dots, GPT-6.1 Sol, Pro 500, ChatGPT Space, Codex in the cloud and more. See what each is, who gets it and what costs extra.
Wearables
Meta Connect 2026 brought Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 and Ray-Ban Meta Audio, new Meta Ray-Ban Display features and Meta VR Glasses, with prices, dates and countries.
Wearables
Meta Ray-Ban Display adds cycling and transit directions, WhatsApp hologram calls and phone notifications, and goes on sale in the UK, Canada, France, Italy and Germany.
Productivity
Anthropic is merging Claude Cowork and chat into one Claude and adding Claude Docs and Slides. What changes, who gets it first and what's missing at launch.
AI Assistants
Mozilla and Mistral bring Mistral Small 4 to Smart Window, Firefox's AI browsing assistant. What it does, where it's available and how to turn it off.