Google's Gemini 3.8 gains animated video avatars

Adobe has announced a new plugin bringing its creative tools into Google's Gemini assistant, while also expanding its existing Claude integration with Acrobat support and new interactive editing features. Both updates allow users to access Adobe's suite - including Photoshop, Lightroom, Firefly, and now Acrobat - directly within AI chat interfaces. The changes are live now across all Gemini plans and on Claude's desktop, mobile, and web apps.

Google has updated Gemini Live with an animated avatar that lip-syncs and displays facial expressions in real time during conversations. Called Live Avatar, the feature is currently limited to Gemini Enterprise customers and supports 97 languages without degrading video quality. It marks Google's latest step toward giving its AI assistant a visible, expressive presence.

President Trump shared a doctored photo on Truth Social depicting himself alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping, with experts concluding that an official in the original image appears to have been replaced with Trump aide Natalie Harp. The incident adds to a growing pattern of manipulated images circulating at the highest levels of politics. It raises fresh questions about the role of AI-assisted photo editing in shaping public perception of diplomatic events.

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra has reached 80 percent accuracy in identifying assembly errors in IKEA furniture from a single photo - up from just 28 percent in November 2025. The jump signals meaningful progress in spatial and visual reasoning, though real-time assembly guidance remains just out of reach for now.