YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists

YouTube’s AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

Adobe is debuting an AI assistant for Photoshop

Adobe is also adding new AI-powered image editing features to Firefly.

Google’s Gemini AI is getting a bigger role across Docs, Sheets, and Slides
Google’s Gemini AI is getting a bigger role across Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Google is embedding its Gemini AI assistant even more deeply within its Workspace apps. The changes, which are rolling out to Google Workspace and AI plan subscribers, include a new Gemini chat window inside Google Docs, a way to generate entire spreadsheets with AI, and a new Gemini-powered search feature in Drive. While Google Docs […]

Google rolls out new Gemini capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

The idea behind the new features is to make the apps more personal and capable to help users get things done faster, right within the platforms themselves.

Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier

Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

Apple’s cheap laptop looks like a winner
Apple’s cheap laptop looks like a winner

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 118, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, please take my Switch away so I can get some work done, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about moon […]

X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products

An ad test on X promotes Musk’s Starlink beneath original content.

Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle

Claude’s app is now seeing more new installs than ChatGPT and is growing its daily active users.

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil

Meta is now allowing rival AI companies to provide their chatbots on WhatsApp to Brazilian users for a fee, a day after the company confirmed a similar decision for users in Europe.