inDrive prepares robotaxi trials in Kazakhstan with Pony.ai and Nvidia

inDrive, Pony.ai and Nvidia have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating robotaxis in Kazakhstan. Trials with a safety operator are announced for Astana in the first half of 2027. This is a project, with no fully autonomous service established at this stage.

Oct 23 · 2 min↗

Canva launches Craft, a model that plans image composition

Canva announces an image generation model built around a design planning phase. Craft is available worldwide, according to The Verge. Improvements in text accuracy and object placement remain performance claims made by the company.

Oct 23 · 2 min↗

Gemini comes to Google Maps on Apple CarPlay in the United States

Google is bringing conversational navigation with Gemini to CarPlay users in the United States, The Verge reports. The assistant can handle successive requests in Google Maps. International expansion is mentioned, but the regions concerned and the availability of personalization features remain to be clarified.

Oct 21 · 1 min↗

Anthropic proposes a judicial framework to block risky models

According to TechCrunch, citing Politico, Anthropic is circulating a draft bill governing blocks on models posing an imminent catastrophic risk. The framework would involve registered evaluators, the Department of Commerce and a judge. It remains a proposal.

Oct 21 · 2 min↗

Figma expands MCP support while questioning the protocol’s balance

Figma announces 20 new MCP partners at its Config conference in India. Its cofounder Dylan Field nevertheless criticizes a protocol he believes needs improvement and favors large labs, raising questions about reciprocal data sharing and the risks of abuse.

Oct 20 · 1 min↗

Spotify says it has excluded more than 50 million tracks from its recommendations

Spotify says it has excluded more than 50 million tracks considered low-quality AI content or spam from its recommendations. The platform is adding a badge for artificial artist identities, without requiring general labeling of AI-generated music.

Oct 20 · 1 min↗

Apple clarifies its rules against nonconsensual intimate images

Apple is explicitly strengthening App Store moderation obligations concerning AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images. Developers must prevent and remove this content or risk having their application removed.

Oct 17 · 1 min↗

ChatGPT expands its access to open tabs in Chrome

According to The Verge, OpenAI is expanding its Chrome extension to allow ChatGPT to view open tabs and ChatGPT Work to perform certain actions in them. The uses presented remain announced features, with no independent evaluation of their reliability.

Oct 16 · 1 min↗