Here are the latest tech developments, digital marketing and artificial intelligence news, and trending AI tools on August 18, 2025:
Latest Technology News
- OpenAI is making GPT-5 warmer and friendlier based on users’ feedback.
- Amazon has hit its 100% renewable energy goal 7 years early.
- Microsoft is boosting optimization methods for training AI models with Dion.
- Claude AI launched new learning methods in Claude Code and the Claude app.
- Nvidia partnered with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Allen AI to advance science.
- xAi is soon launching Grok Finance, which will include trading charts, financial statements, annual data, and more.
Trending AI Tools
- Quack AI – an AI companion for software teams that helps with alignment and consistency by guiding developers through direct contribution flows in their IDE.
- Hedra – a next-generation multimodal content creation platform that allows users to generate images, video, and audio in a personal AI studio.
- Muah AI – an uncensored AI girlfriend and companion platform allowing users to chat, exchange photos, and engage in voice chats.
- SeaArt AI – a comprehensive AI creativity hub that allows users to generate images, videos, and audio, train their models, and interact with an online community.
- Prep AI – an AI-powered platform that helps users land their dream job by allowing them to apply to over 100 jobs in less than 5 minutes and preparing them for interviews with an AI coach.
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