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AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds, but getting them to work with tools and data outside their chat interfaces has been tricky. Developers have to patch together various connectors and keep them running, but that’s a fragile approach that’s hard to scale and creates governance headaches. Google claims it’s trying to solve that by launching its own fully managed, remote MCP servers that would make its Google and Cloud services — like Maps and BigQuery — easier for agents to plug into. The move follows the…
A new helper has arrived at the North Pole in recent years: AI. Tavus, the AI startup that creates digital replicas using voice and face cloning technology, has launched its AI Santa experience for the second year in a row. This allows parents and children to video chat with a virtual version of the jolly old Saint Nick. After signing up for a free account, users can interact with AI Santa via text, phone, or video chat. Users can tell AI Santa what they want for Christmas, share their holiday plans, and find out if they’re on the naughty or…
Design tool Figma launched new AI-powered image-editing features today, including the ability to remove and isolate objects and expand images. The company said that these features will save the hassle of exporting images to other tools for editing and importing them back. It added that generation models like Nano Banana are good for creating images, but users often need granular tools for editing that work without any text prompts. Figma has improved its lasso tool for selection. Now you can use it to select an object, remove it, or isolate it to move it around. When you move around the…
Google on Wednesday launched its more affordable AI Plus plan in India as it seeks to compete on pricing with other low-cost AI offerings, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT Go subscription. For new users in India, Google is offering AI Plus for ₹199 ($2.21) per month, for the first six months, after which you’ll have to pay ₹399 ($4.44) a month. The AI Plus plan gives users higher limits for Gemini 3 Pro and image editing model Nano Banana Pro; access to video generation in the Gemini and Flow apps; expanded access to deep research in NotebookLM; and 200GB of storage across…
New York’s executive approval of a statewide sweepstakes ban ended an extended period of uncertainty and immediately reshaped a segment of the online gaming market. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature on Senate Bill 5935 put into force a prohibition on casino-style and sportsbook-style sweepstakes platforms that use redeemable virtual currencies. The law came after the legislature passed the bill in June, only for it to remain inactive until its delivery to the governor on December 1.The statute targets systems in which players can convert in-game currency into cash, cash prizes or equivalents. It also applies to products that imitate casino gaming, sports wagering,…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell: AeroVironment — The drone maker slid more than 4% on the back of a fiscal second-quarter earnings miss. AeroVironment earned 44 cents per share, well below an LSEG estimate of 78 cents per share. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store — The restaurant stock dropped 8% on first-quarter revenue missed expectations. Cracker Barrel posted a top line result of $797 million for the period, while analysts’ polled by LSEG expected $802 million. GE Vernova — Shares of the energy giant jumped 8% after it said 2025 revenue was trending toward…
XRP (XRP) may enter a faster-than-expected repricing phase, according to analyst Chad Steingraber, who predicted the price could move “from $2 to $10” in under a year.Key takeaways:XRP ETFs absorbed over 506 million XRP in a month, supporting a $10 price outlook.Two major chart patterns point toward $14–$15 upside targets.ETF demand builds case for 400% XRP rally by 2026Steingraber’s prediction followed strong early interest in the new XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that were launched in November.These investment products took in more than $944 million worth of XRP since going live on Nov. 13, according to data from SoSoValue. That means…
Inotia 4, a classic game with JRPG vibes, has recently been ported to PC and released as a free-to-play title on Steam, giving fans of games like Octopath Traveler something new to check out. Inotia 4 may not be a new name to many RPG enthusiasts, but it is a fresh face on Valve’s storefront that fans may want to check out. When it comes to retro role-playing games on Steam, there are plenty of options for fans of the genre. There are PC ports of classic gems, remakes of genre staples, and reboots of unforgettable franchises. However, not many…
A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate cut announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Oct. 29, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersLONDON — European stocks closed Wednesday’s trading in mixed territory as global investors gear up for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended the session flat, with most major indexes showing little sign of movement while regional sectors were mixed.Delivery Hero stock jumped 13.7% after the company said it was evaluating its…
Web3 gaming giant Animoca Brands has partnered with decentralized finance platform Solv Protocol to help large Bitcoin holders in Japan generate yield from their holdings.The partnership aims to combine Solv’s infrastructure with Animoca Brands’ institutional network to target corporations and listed entities with large Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Wednesday.Kensuke Amo, the CEO of Animoca Brands Japan, said that most companies only hold Bitcoin, but the new venture with Solv aims to change that.“Through this collaboration, we aim to create an environment where companies can not only hold Bitcoin as a financial asset but…