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AI stopped being a platform you’re opening and became the layer you’re using inside. From answer engines thinking like research assistants to ambient intelligence that follows you across devices, friction between intent and execution is disappearing.

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Perplexity

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Perplexity is an AI-powered “answer engine” designed to replace traditional search with real-time data results and research capabilities that removes the SEO-clutter.

Best for

• People doing deep research and need instant verifiable answers.

• Simple queries changing into a formatted report within seconds.

How to use it

• Use Pro mode for multi-step reasoning and deep-web research within live citations.

• Activate Pages to change search results into shareable articles or presentations.

• Toggle between models to compare how different AI "brains" process live data results.

When not to use it
For abstract fiction or brainstorming where accuracy might limit your creative flows.

Pro tip
Use “Collections” with custom instructions to automate context for recurring projects, saving you from re-explaining your goals every time you’re using.

🎙️ Lenovo’s Qira AI: Your "Personal Ambient Intelligence"

Lenovo’s Qira debuted at CES 2026 as a system-level agent that follows you across devices and ditches apps for an "always-on" layer that learns your habits, manages workflows, and maintains task continuity across PCs, tablets, and phones.

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Key Takeaways:

• 🔄 Unified Context: AI memory and history sync instantly across devices, allowing you to pick up exactly where you left off between your PC and phone.

• ❓ Proactive Helping: “Next Move” and “Catch Me Up” anticipate needs, suggest tasks, summarize missed notifications the moment you return to a device.

• ✍️ Inline Assistance: “Write For Me” and “Pay Attention” provide drafting, translation, and transcription directly on active screen without switching apps.

• 🚀 Where You Get It: Rolling out Q1 2026 for selected Lenovo and Motorola hardware via over-the-air updates for existing Lenovo AI Now customers.

🎰 iMini AI: Remove Obsolete Gambling with Your Prompts

Tired of hitting "regenerate" and hoping for the best? iMini AI’s new Precise Editing Tool finally gives you control. Instead of re-rolling whole images for one tiny mistake, you just point, describe, and fix. It’s AI generation that respects your time and follows your lead.

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Key Takeaways:

• 🎯 Point & Fixing: Forget complex menus. Highlight a section, say "change the jacket to leather," and watch it blend perfectly into your 4K masterpiece.

• 🛠️ All-In-One Hub: No more tab-juggling. Midjourney, Nano Banana, and Veo are all under one platform roof for a quick, friction-free creative flow.

• ⏱️ Measure The Win: Track rework outcomes, RFI cycle time, and field defects. Green-light only platforms that moves all those performance needed quick.

• 🚀 Learn the Crafts: Use "editing trails" in the community workspace to see how others nailed their current look, then adapt your own steps for your projects.

🎙️ Disney x Sora: 200+ Iconic Characters Meet Generative Video

Disney and OpenAI just inked a $1B deal to bring 200+ characters from Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar to Sora. This 3-year partnership allow fans generate social-ready videos within a brand-safe house, turning legendary storytelling into a collaborative playground.

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Key Takeaways:

• 🎬 Iconic IP Access: Use over 200 characters to build fan-inspired shorts with authentic props, vehicles, and environments.

• 💰 $1B Partnerships: Disney becomes a major OpenAI stakeholder and customer.

• 📺 Disney+ Showcase: Disney will curate and stream top fan-generated creations directly on the Disney+ platform.

• 🛡️ Responsible Magic: Real-life talent likenesses and voices to focus on animated or masked characters with controls.

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