Character AI Brings Creative AI for Teens

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Character AI is stirring up the creativity pot with a new storytelling feature that lets teens craft their own adventures. It's exciting to see how they're balancing creativity and safety in this forward-thinking update.

Meanwhile, HP is making waves by laying off thousands while heavily investing in AI. It raises questions about the role of automation in today’s job market. Is AI just a cover for cutting costs, or a genuine strategy for innovation?

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• 🤝 In Partnership: Join celebrity investors in beverage brands

• 🤿Deep Dive: Character.ai expands creative story tools

• 🤝 Powered by: Build voice AI systems that work

• 🖼️AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🤿Deep Dive: HP cuts jobs and invests in AI

• 🤝 Supported by: Catch buyers during peak streaming hours

• ⚒️Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Character.AI Launches Stories to Expand Creative AI Experiences for Teens

Intelligence: Character.AI has introduced “Stories”, a new visual and interactive storytelling format designed to make creative play safer and more engaging for teens on its platform.

• Stories let users create interactive adventures by selecting two or three characters, choosing a genre, and writing or generating a premise that drives a branching narrative.

• The format encourages creativity while maintaining structured guidance, especially for users under 18, following recent safety-focused updates.

• Stories are replayable and shareable, allowing users to explore multiple story paths and share their creations with friends.

• The new tool centers on user-generated content, encouraging community participation through the platform’s Feed.

• Visual storytelling takes prominence, with image-centered elements and additional multimodal features planned for future updates.

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🖼️ AI ART

Examples of great and trending AI art

🤿 DEEP DIVE

HP Inc. Balances Major Job Cuts With Heavy AI Investment

Intelligence: HP Inc. announced plans to lay off up to 6,000 employees by fiscal year 2028 while investing in artificial intelligence tools to streamline operations and boost innovation.

• The company will cut between 4,000 and 6,000 positions, a move expected to save $1 billion over three years, though it will cost around $650 million to implement.

• CEO Enrique Lores said the restructuring reflects lessons from AI pilot projects and a shift toward redesigning workflows using agentic AI.

• HP aims to grow faster than the market by 2026 and embed AI across business functions to improve customer experience and productivity.

• The layoffs place HP among several major firms, including Microsoft, Meta, and IBM, that have reduced staff while ramping up automation.

• Some analysts argue that companies use AI as a convenient justification for workforce reductions, with reports showing many are later rehiring laid-off employees.

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⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

Futuristic tools within AI, no-code, and productivity

• 🎭 Intryc - Streamline agent onboarding and optimize support conversations with AI. Free option available.

• 📚 Questas - Create and enjoy AI-generated interactive adventure stories. Free to try.

• 🎬 FireCut for DaVinci Resolve - AI-powered editing productivity boost. Free to try.

• 🦆 Rubber Duck - Ensuring your iOS app is App store-ready. Payment required.

• 🎙️ Eva+ar - Turn your voice into ready-made content & videos. Payment required.

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