Here are the latest technology news, AI developments, and business announcements you missed on October 8, 2025:
Tech News and AI Developments
- Facebook has launched upgraded Reels features, including improved recommendations, friend bubbles, and AI-powered search suggestions.
- OpenAI launched AgentKit, a new suite of tools that helps developers build, deploy, and optimize advanced AI agents.
- Cohere announced the launch of its Partner Program to empower organizations with enterprise AI solutions and co-innovation opportunities.
- IBM announced a partnership with Anthropic to integrate Claude into its software portfolio, enhancing productivity with secure and governed AI tools.
- Qualcomm announced its plan to acquire Arduino, combining edge computing, AI, and open-source innovation for millions of global developers.
Trending AI Tools
- Chub AI – a platform where you can chat with, create, or customize AI “characters”, for role-play, storytelling, or conversation.
- Perplexity – a search engine powered by AI that gives you direct, cited answers to your queries rather than just a list of links.
- SES – a company using AI to accelerate battery‐material discovery and to build advanced battery systems for use in EVs, drones, and other transport tech.
- Figure – a robotics company building AI-powered humanoid robots that can perceive, reason, and act like humans in real environments.
- PolyAI – builds conversational, voice-first AI agents for businesses that can understand and respond like humans.
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