Here are the latest technology breakthroughs, AI news, and trending tools going into November 2025:
This Week’s Tech News and AI Stories
- Figma has acquired Weavy to launch Figma Weave, adding AI-powered image, video, animation, and VFX creation tools to its collaborative design ecosystem.
- Grammarly has rebranded as Superhuman, introducing a unified AI work platform featuring Grammarly’s writing tools, Coda’s collaborative workspace, Superhuman Mail, and the new proactive assistant, Superhuman Go.
- Perplexity Patents introduces an AI-powered, conversational patent search to help anyone find prior art, explore inventions, and analyze IP without the need for complex keyword tools.
- TikTok launched Smart Split editing, AI Outline scripting, and updated subscription payouts, helping creators edit faster, generate ideas, and earn up to 90% revenue.
- Instagram is testing a new algorithm tuning feature that lets users add or remove topic interests on Reels, giving more control over recommended content.
- 1X has unveiled NEO, a consumer-focused humanoid home robot designed to handle chores and provide personal assistance. NEO has quickly become a meme sensation across social media platforms.
- Google has launched Pomelli, an AI marketing tool that helps small businesses create on-brand social media campaigns by generating branded content from a Business DNA profile.
- Microsoft and OpenAI update their partnership with a new multi-year agreement, securing key AI rights, expanding collaboration flexibility, and positioning both companies for the future of AGI.
- IBM acquired Txture to enhance hybrid cloud modernization, introducing automation tools that accelerate migrations and enable clients to transform more quickly with a data-driven cloud strategy.
- Anthropic updated Claude for Financial Services with an Excel add-in, real-time market data connectors, and new Agent Skills to automate financial modeling, analysis, and reporting for banks and investors.
- Threads introduces ghost posts, 24-hour disappearing posts that allow users to share unfiltered thoughts privately and connect through replies sent to their inbox.
- Qualcomm introduces the AI200 and AI250 chips, next-generation data center accelerators built for scalable generative AI inference with 10x memory bandwidth and industry-leading energy efficiency.
- Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia designed to rival Wikipedia, featuring instant fact-checking, transparent sourcing, and bias-free information powered by Grok AI.
- Mistral AI has unveiled Mistral AI Studio, a new production platform that helps enterprises move from AI prototypes to full-scale, reliable systems with built-in tools for observability, governance, and control.
- Microsoft has launched Copilot Mode in Edge, turning the browser into an AI-powered assistant that helps users plan, organize, and complete online tasks with voice, chat, and smart automation.
- Google announced new AI tools powering the 2025 World Series, including FOX Foresight, built on Vertex AI, and MLB’s agentic system Connie, enhancing live broadcasts and keeping every play connected for fans.
- Instagram announced a new Watch History feature that lets users view every Reel they’ve watched, making it easier to find and rewatch clips without saving them.
- xAI announced Mika, a new Grok companion characterized as a 24-year-old with a bold, independent spirit, signaling the next expansion of Grok’s companion lineup.
This Week’s Top AI Tools
- Poolside – builds enterprise-grade AI agents that can write, analyze, and execute software securely inside a company’s own infrastructure.
- MagicLight AI – an AI-powered text-to-video platform that converts written scripts into full, animated videos, allowing creators to generate multi-minute videos with custom characters, voice-overs, and styles.
- Lesko Loves AI – a platform that helps users identify grants, free money programs, and business-funding opportunities by leveraging an AI-powered tool and database.
- PolyBuzz – a free chat-based AI app where users can talk with thousands of AI “characters” (fictional, celebrity-style, or custom ones).
- Cursor – an AI-powered code editor that lets you write, edit, and refactor code using natural language prompts and predictive multi-line completions.
- Talkie – an AI chat app where you pick or create virtual characters and engage in role-play or conversation with them in a fun, story-driven way.
- Scribbr – an AI-powered writing tool that helps detect AI-generated text, correct grammar and style, paraphrase content, and ensure academic authenticity.
- Fireworks AI – a high-performance AI inference platform that lets developers and enterprises run, tune, and scale open-source LLMs and multimodal models with ultra-low latency and cost-optimized infrastructure.
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