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8 updates · 6 appsAugust 20, 2026

Meta AI launches Mac app, Gemini gets student tools

Meta AI launched a new desktop app, Gemini added a suite of study tools, Claude's invisible watermarks are reportedly facing workarounds, and ChatGPT introduce…

Meta AI

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You can share your window with the new Meta AI app, as well as connect it to Google Workspace.

Emma Roth Close Emma Roth News Writer by Emma Roth You can share your window with the new Meta AI app, as well as connect it to Google Workspace.

Original reportingMeta AI is getting a Mac appRead original

Gemini

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Expanded summary · Gemini

As we’re gearing up for back-to-school season, Google is rolling out a new dedicated student hub in Gemini.

Gemini added a dedicated student hub, new research tools, and voice dictation for easier learning.

Expanded summary · Gemini

Google is also adding Deep Research to Gemini Live. You can ask Gemini to generate complicated research reports and talk through the results.

Gemini added a dedicated student hub, new research tools, and voice dictation for easier learning.

Claude

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Anthropic watermarks text invisibly by leaving a pattern in Claude’s choice of words and phrases that is indiscernible to a human reader but would be detectable by a machine that knows how to look for it.

Anthropic watermarks text invisibly by leaving a pattern in Claude’s choice of words and phrases that is indiscernible to a human reader but would be detectable by a machine th…

While there’s no certainty this tool works until Anthropic releases the software it uses to detect a watermark, understanding the basic SynthID-text approach underpinning Claude’s watermarking makes them fairly sure the method works, says…

Original reportingCoders Say They Already Found Workarounds to Claude’s Invisible WatermarksRead original

ChatGPT

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Google on Wednesday announced a slew of new study tools across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, 3D simulations, a dedicated student hub, customized practice quizzes, and more.

The launch of the new study features marks Google’s latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it competes with companies like OpenAI and education startup…

The launch of the new study features marks Google’s latest effort to make Gemini the AI assistant that students turn to when learning and studying, as it competes with companies like OpenAI and education startups such as Knowt and Gauth ,…

Original reportingTechCrunchRead original

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On Search, students can now generate custom tools and simulations to help them understand complex topics.

OpenAI is testing a new privacy feature to monitor AI misuse without keeping your data.

Original reportingOffering Zero Data Retention for frontier modelsRead original

Perplexity

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Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model.

Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3, xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning, and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent.

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

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Claude Code

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The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it.

The Making of Claude Code

Original reportingThe Making of Claude CodeRead original