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Apple's next AI device could be an AirTag-sized pendant.
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The AI hardware industry is moving fast, and it seems Apple wants in on the trend. As per a report by Bloomberg, the company is working on an AI pendant that will come equipped with a camera and might serve as the “eyes and ears” for a paired iPhone. In addition to the pendant, the company is also said to be working on AI-powered smart glasses and AirPods with an onboard camera.
What’s the big shift?
Apple’s upcoming AI wearable will reportedly miss out on a display, unlike the doomed Humane AI Pin, which was actually the brainchild of former Apple executives. “It’s also designed to rely heavily on an iPhone for processing. Though it has a dedicated chip, the system is closer in computing power to AirPods than an Apple Watch,” reports Bloomberg.
Apple’s team is still debating whether to equip the AI pendant with an onboard speaker. With a built-in speaker, users will supposedly be able to hold back-and-forth conversations with the device. And since it comes equipped with a camera with AI-enabled world understanding (aka computer vision), it should work somewhat similarly to the Visual Intelligence feature that is already available on iPhones as part of the Apple Intelligence package.
The pendant will reportedly be similar in size to the AirTag, which makes sense. Numerous companies are building wearable AI devices, an expanding category that includes names such as Friend, Limitless, and NeoaSapien, all of which broadly serve as somewhat of a digital memory bank to collect your thoughts.
What comes next?
Apple’s AI necklace might hit the shelves early next year, as per Bloomberg. “Apple is working to allow users to wear the AirTag-sized pendant in two primary ways: with a clip that can attach to clothing or via a necklace that can be placed through a hole inside the hardware,” the outlet reports.
The AI wearable plans come at a time when Apple is ramping up its AI efforts, after nearly two years of lagging behind with Siri, while the likes of Gemini and ChatGPT raced far ahead. Earlier this year, Apple inked a deal with Google that would allow the company to use Gemini’s underlying infrastructure and use it for an “AI brain transplant” to enhance Siri with a heavy dose of customization.
In addition to AI wearables, Apple is reportedly working on a tabletop robotic device, as well. Looking at the competition, OpenAI is also gearing up to launch an AI wearable device, designed in partnership with a firm started by legendary Apple designer, Jony Ive. Meta, on the other hand, acquired the company behind the Limitless AI wearable.
Nadeem is a technology and science reporter at Digital Trends.
Gemini can now create audio summaries of your Google Docs
Google introduces Audio Summaries in Docs, letting paid Workspace users hear concise AI-generated overviews at adjustable speeds, with voice styles and full-document listening options.
Google is introducing Gemini-powered Audio Summaries to Google Docs, letting you listen to a shorter AI-generated overview of your document on the go. Think of it as turning long-form documents, such as product manuals, minutes of the meeting, or a quarterly business report, into an audio-only podcast.
Audio Summaries generate a short, natural-language recap of the document (typically a couple of minutes long) that retains the key ideas; it is based on Google Gemini.
Google boosts Gemini 3 Deep Think AI and it’s a huge milestone for 3D printing
Going from a sketch to a 3D file and making conversational edits is now possible, even if you're not a CAD designer.
Google has just updated the Deep Think mode for its Gemini 3 model, and it's a massive step forward for chores involving 3D printing. For the unaware, Deep Think mode focuses on enhanced multimodal understanding and reasoning, and its latest upgrade pushes it further for engineering, research, and scientific tasks. The core focus is going from theoretical to practical applications. One of those application areas is 3D printing.
Essentially, Gemini 3 Deep Think is going to turn your rough sketches into a proper 3D model and generate a file ready for feeding to a 3D printer. What you have here is a tool that can basically take a look at physical objects or a 2D image, and turn them into a 3D blueprint while making changes you request in natural language.
Your favorite old ChatGPT models are going away
GPT-4o, GPT-4.1 and more are leaving ChatGPT as the company pushes users toward newer AI.
OpenAI is officially removing several older language models from its ChatGPT interface as of February 13, 2026, marking a significant shift in how users interact with its AI. The retirement affects several models, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini, alongside previously announced retirements of GPT-5 Instant and GPT-5 Thinking variants. These changes apply to the ChatGPT product itself, while access via API remains unchanged for the time being.
Known for its expressive tone, multilingual capabilities, and multimodal features, GPT-4o was temporarily brought back after user pushback during the GPT-5 rollout last year. But with most users already gravitating toward newer versions like GPT-5.2, OpenAI says it’s time to sunset these older systems and concentrate its development efforts on more current technology.
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