Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Zomato Gold Membership Renewal Price Drops to One Rupee for Some Customers

Zomato users in India can now renew their Gold membership for Re. 1, as spotted on the app, though not officially announced. Launched in 2023 at Rs. 149 for three months, Gold offers free delivery on orders over Rs. 199 within 7km and up to 30 percent extra discount at multiple restaurants. The deal appears to be a limited-time in-app offer.

Pika Labs Launches Social AI Video App on iOS, Unveils New Audio-Driven Video Generation AI Model

Pika Labs introduced its new artificial intelligence (AI) social iOS app on Monday. Dubbed Pika Social AI Video, the app enables users to take a selfie and then convert it into an AI-generated short video using platform-integrated models. Once a video has been created, users can also share it with others via a social feed.

Anthropic Brings New Claude Feature That Will Let the Chatbot Refer to Past Conversations

Anthropic is adding a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature to its Claude chatbot. On Monday, the San Francisco-based AI firm announced a new feature that will allow Claude to remember and refer to previous conversations with the user. With this, users can pick up a conversation from where they left off.

Monday, August 11, 2025

Microsoft Lens App to Be Retired at the End of This Year, Company Suggests Users Switch to Copilot

Microsoft Lens app will be discontinued later this year, the company said last week. The app was designed to scan images of physical documents, text, handwritten papers, and whiteboards and convert them into digital files. However, the Redmond-based tech giant stated that it will be retired in a phased manner by the end of this year.

ChatGPT’s Health Advice Sends 60-Year-Old Man to the Hospital, Raises Questions on Its Reliability

ChatGPT’s health advice was the reason behind a man’s trip to the hospital, as per a new case study. The study highlights that a 60-year-old person was suffering from rare metal poisoning, which resulted in a range of symptoms, including psychosis. The study also mentions that the poisoning, identified as being caused by long-term sodium bromide consumption, occur...

OpenAI Increases GPT-5 Thinking Usage Limit After Backlash from Users, But There's a Catch

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Sunday that the company is increasing the rate limit of the reasoning models for all users. The San Francisco-based AI firm said this new change will affect all model classes; however, this change is temporary. Going forward, the company stated that it will determine how to address this capacity trade-off, suggesting that those on th...

xAI Expands Grok 4 AI Model to All Users Globally, Offers Increased Rate Limits for a Limited Time

xAI expanded the company's latest artificial intelligence (AI) model, Grok 4, to all users on Sunday. The model, released last month, was previously only available to paid subscribers. With this expansion, those on the free tier will be able to use Grok 4’s Auto and Expert mode, while Heavy continues to be exclusive to the SuperGrok Heavy users.