📅 August 2025 Summary

Hello folks,

Special issue here: a collection of all the stories, news, and cool AI art you missed in August.

Let’s get right into it.

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Power your growth with Roku

• 📰 Top News: Summary of top AI, no-code, automation news

🤝 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROKU

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With our intuitive interface, you can set up A/B tests to dial in the most effective messages and offers, then drive direct on-screen purchases via the remote with shoppable Action Ads that integrate with your Shopify store for a seamless checkout experience.

Don’t wait to get started. Streaming on Roku picks up sharply in early October. By launching your campaign now, you can capture early shopping demand and be top of mind as the seasonal spirit kicks in.

Get a $500 ad credit when you spend your first $500 today with code: ROKUADS500. Terms apply.

Holiday performance starts now.

📰 TOP NEWS

Summary

1/ Google’s Gemini 2.5 Deep Think Mode Launches for AI Ultra Subscribers

2/ Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI as Top Enterprise AI Model Provider

3/ Apple Quietly Assembles AI Team to Build ChatGPT-Style Answer Engine

4/ OpenAI Releases Powerful Open-Weight Language Models to Promote Accessible AI

5/ Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, a Real-Time World-Generating AI Model

6/ OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Marking a Major Advance in Artificial Intelligence

7/ Microsoft Integrates OpenAI’s GPT-5 into 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio for Next-Level Workplace AI

8/ Microsoft Brings the Copilot AI Function to Excel on Windows and Mac

9/ Meta Rolls Out AI Voice Translation Across Facebook and Instagram

10/ Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Image for Developers and Enterprises

11/ Google Adds Real-Time Conversations and Personalized Practice to Translate

12/ Anthropic Launches Claude for Chrome

13/ Microsoft Integrates GPT-5 into Microsoft 365 Copilot and Showcases New Cross-App Capabilities

14/ Microsoft AI Previews Purpose-Built Models MAI Voice 1 and MAI 1 Preview

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