Welcome to Get The Gist, where every weekday we share an easy-to-read summary of the latest and greatest developments in AI—news, innovations, and trends—all delivered in under 5 minutes! ⏱

In today’s edition:

• Samsung Galaxy S25 Debuts AI Agents with Google Gemini

• Google TV Launches Gemini-Powered “News Briefs”

• Microsoft Announces Outlook and Teams Copilot Chat

• ByteDance Launches Advanced AI Agent 'UI-TARS'

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S25 Debuts AI Agents with Google Gemini

The Gist: Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series introduces AI agents powered by Google Gemini, enabling seamless multitasking, personalisation, and natural interactions for a smarter mobile experience.

Key Details:

• AI agents handle complex tasks autonomously, integrating multimodal inputs like text, visuals, and audio to achieve user-defined goals.

• Google Gemini powers cross-app functionality, allowing tasks like creating events and sharing details across apps with a single prompt.

• Features like "Now Brief" summarise information from multiple apps, while natural language search simplifies finding system settings.

• The AI agents integrate with Google apps, Samsung’s native apps, and third-party services like WhatsApp and Spotify.

Google

Google TV Launches Gemini-Powered “News Briefs”

The Gist: Google TV’s new “News Briefs” feature, powered by Gemini, curates top news stories and related videos for users, but it’s only available to a limited audience in the US for now.

Key Details:

• “News Briefs” combines Gemini AI with human evaluation to summarise top news stories alongside related YouTube videos.

• Updates throughout the day ensure users stay informed with the latest developments.

• The feature appears on the “For You” page of Google TV and is currently rolling out to a limited number of users in the US.

Microsoft

Microsoft Announces Outlook and Teams Copilot Chat

The Gist: Microsoft has revealed the global release schedule for its new Copilot Chat in Outlook and Teams, with availability starting late January 2025 and continuing through February.

Key Details:

• Copilot Chat for Teams and Outlook begins rolling out late January 2025 and will complete by late February 2025.

• Mobile users will see Copilot pinned in the top header (Teams) and tab bar (Outlook) by mid-February 2025.

• Admins can manage access and pinning preferences for Copilot using Microsoft 365 admin tools, with options for user notifications and blocking the app.

• Semi-Annual Channel users of classic Outlook for Windows will have temporary access during the rollout but may lose visibility after updates to newer versions.

Quick Gist

Alphabet's Isomorphic Labs plans to begin clinical trials for AI-designed drugs by the end of 2025, leveraging partnerships with Eli Lilly and Novartis to accelerate the drug discovery process (Read More).

LinkedIn faces a class-action lawsuit from Premium members alleging that the platform shared private data, including messages, with third parties for AI training without user consent (Read More).

Anthropic announced upcoming upgrades to its Claude AI chatbot, including memory and voice capabilities akin to ChatGPT, enabling enhanced conversational depth and context retention (Read More).

Google has invested an additional $1 billion in Anthropic, supplementing its existing $2 billion commitment, amidst ongoing scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice over potential anti-competitive practices (Read More).

ByteDance launched UI-TARS, an advanced AI agent designed to autonomously perform complex computer tasks, outperforming GPT-4.0 and Claude in graphical user interface (GUI) benchmarks (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!