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Character.AI is removing open-ended companion chats for anyone under 18 after increasing concerns about emotional attachment, dependency, and mental health risk among younger users. Here’s what’s changing: Companion-style chats are being phased out for all minors. The platform is rolling out stricter age verification. The app will refocus on creative and role-based interactions, not emotional support. Usage time limits will show up before the full removal.

Google Labs and DeepMind release Pomelli, an AI marketing tool that scans a company’s website to build a “Business DNA” profile and produce on-brand assets. The tool is now in public beta in English across the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Pomelli captures tone, color palette, fonts, and visual style to keep copy and visuals consistent across social posts, ads, and sites. It also proposes campaign ideas and lets users edit text or images before downloading finished materials. Google positions Pomelli as a shortcut for small and midsize businesses that lack in-house creative teams, potentially cutting agency costs and production time. The company is treating the release as an early experiment and is actively soliciting user feedback to refine the product.

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Flowith transforms scattered thoughts into clear, actionable results with its unique canvas-based workspace and powerful AI agent Neo. Researchers, content creators & teams use Flowith to keep complex projects visible and connected while automating multi-step workflows. Visualize complex thinking paths on an infinite canvas Execute multi-step AI tasks without context limits Build searchable knowledge bases from uploaded materials Collaborate live with teammates on the same workspace

Claude’s Excel Integration Brings AI to Financial Modeling Claude is stepping into the spreadsheet arena, offering a new Excel integration that transforms financial analysis. The integration includes a sidebar for easy data manipulation and features seven financial connectors, like real-time market data. Finance pros can now create cash flow models or company analyses seamlessly. This step positions Claude as a game-changer in AI-driven financial tools, challenging established spreadsheet giants by adding an intelligent touch.

Google’s Version of Vibe Coding Turns Prompts Into Full Apps Google AI Studio is embracing vibe coding, reshaping how AI apps are crafted by simplifying the process from idea to execution. By leveraging the Gemini models, users can bypass traditional hurdles like API complexities to create innovative apps swiftly. This facelift doesn't coin the vibe coding term but introduces Google's seamless spin on it, making app development accessible to both tech veterans and newcomers.

Adobe introduced more than 100 new AI features and partner models across its Creative Cloud suite at the Adobe MAX conference. The release embeds generative fill, upscale, conversational assistants and bulk editing directly into Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere, Illustrator and Firefly. The new, commercially safe Firefly Image Model 5 is now in public beta, while customizable Firefly models and the Firefly Creative Production batch editor enter private beta with waitlists. Photoshop’s Generative Fill, Generative Upscale and Harmonize are generally available today, and Premiere’s AI Object Mask and new masking tools are live in public beta. By integrating third-party models from Google, Topaz Labs and others, Adobe keeps creators inside its subscription instead of sending them to external AI services.