Image AI models now drive app growth, beating chatbot upgrades

Appfigures finds visual model launches generate 6.5x more downloads — but most don’t convert that spike into revenue.

Image generation is now the feature that moves the needle for AI apps

This reflects a shift from earlier phases of the AI boom, when advances in conversational models and features like voice ...

What OpenAI’s New Image Gen 2 Model Means for Microsoft Copilot Users

Discover the 2026 update to Microsoft Copilot's image generator, offering better text rendering, brand kit integration, and ...

Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...

Google’s Gemma 4 AI models get 3x speed boost by predicting future tokens

The problem with rolling your own AI is that your system memory probably isn’t very fast compared to the high bandwidth ...
InfoQ

Google New TPU Generation is Specifically Designed for Agents and SOTA Model Training

Google has unvelied a new generation of Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), featuring two specialized chips designed to ...

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
Campus Technology

Survey: 86% of Students Already Use AI in Their Studies

In a recent survey from the Digital Education Council, a global alliance of universities and industry representatives focused on education innovation, the majority of students (86%) said they use ...
OSTechNix

Google Chrome Silently Installs a 4GB AI Model on PC Without User Consent

Google Chrome silently installs a 4GB AI Model on desktop systems without user consent. Learn how to find and delete it to ...