Google has announced the rollout of ChromeOS M131, introducing a helpful new feature called “Safety reset,” which allows Chromebook users to reset their devices without losing important data.

ChatGPT now features real-time object recognition, screen analysis, and advanced voice-vision integration, enabling users to interact through their camera and screen. Initially available to Plus, Team, and Pro users, the feature excludes EU and enterprise users for now. This multimodal upgrade highlights OpenAI’s lead in AI innovation despite emerging competition from Google and Meta.

Microsoft has introduced Phi-4, the newest model in its Phi AI series, which is currently available for limited research use.

Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced outages Wednesday afternoon, with thousands reporting issues on DownDetector. Meta confirmed the problem was almost fixed by 5:30 p.m. EST.

Google’s Willow chip solves problems in minutes that would take supercomputers billions of years. While still experimental, it advances error correction, paving the way for future quantum applications in energy, medicine, and logistics.