#220 - Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, Claude for Chrome, DeepConf

Our 220th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Recorded on 08/30/2025

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In this episode:

• Google's newly released Gemini 2.5 image editing model showcases remarkable advancements, enabling highly accurate modifications of subjects while retaining their original features.

• Anthropic expands Claude with an AI browser agent for Chrome and adds features to remember past conversations, enhancing the user experience and personalization.

• NVIDIA and AMD to share revenue from AI chip sales to China with US government, marking a notable shift in export control policies and trade practices.

• AI companion apps are experiencing substantial growth, with projected revenues expected to reach $120 million by 2025, raising questions about social implications and user engagement.

Timestamps + Links:

• Tools & Apps

• (00:02:12) Google Gemini's AI image model gets a 'bananas' upgrade | TechCrunch • (00:05:32) Anthropic launches a Claude AI agent that lives in Chrome | TechCrunch • (00:08:30) Anthropic’s Claude chatbot can now remember your past conversations | The Verge • (00:11:46) Google Launches AI ‘Guided Learning’ Tool to Teach Users • (00:14:55) Apple Intelligence’s ChatGPT integration will use GPT-5 starting with iOS 26 | The Verge • (00:15:39) OpenAI Adds New Features to Codex, Like IDE Extension and GitHub Code Reviews •

• Applications & Business

• (00:16:49) Lovable projects $1B in ARR within next 12 months | TechCrunch • (00:18:56) Decart hits $3.1 billion valuation on $100 million raise to power real-time interacti | Ctech • (00:20:19) Cohere raises $500M to beat back generative AI rivals | TechCrunch • (00:21:25) Pony AI, Nearing Full-Year Robotaxi Goal, Eyes European Markets - Bloomberg • (00:22:41) Co-founder of Elon Musk's xAI departs the company | TechCrunch •

• Projects & Open Source

• (00:24:39) Meta AI Just Released DINOv3: A State-of-the-Art Computer Vision Model Trained with Self-Supervised Learning, Generating High-Resolution Image Features - MarkTechPost • (00:27:02) GLM-4.5: Agentic, Reasoning, and Coding (ARC) Foundation Models • (00:29:49) China’s DeepSeek Releases V3.1, Boosting AI Model’s Capabilities - Bloomberg • (00:30:36) Open weight LLMs exhibit inconsistent performance across providers • (00:32:02) Microsoft Released VibeVoice-1.5B: An Open-Source Text-to-Speech Model that can Synthesize up to 90 Minutes of Speech with Four Distinct Speakers - MarkTechPost •

• Research & Advancements

• (00:33:43) Deep Think with Confidence • (00:36:30) Generative AI reshapes U.S. job market, Stanford study shows •

• Policy & Safety

• (00:41:42) Inside the US Government's Unpublished Report on AI Safety | WIRED • (00:44:10) U.S. Government to Take Cut of Nvidia and AMD A.I. Chip Sales to China - The New York Times • (00:45:13) Anthropic Settles High-Profile AI Copyright Lawsuit Brought by Book Authors • (00:46:56) AI companion apps on track to pull in $120M in 2025 | TechCrunch •