What Are MCP Apps? The New Standard Turning AI Responses Into Interactive Interfaces – Unite.AI

What Are MCP Apps? The New Standard Turning AI Responses Into Interactive Interfaces – Unite.AI

The Model Context Protocol just got its first official extension, and it changes what AI assistants can do. MCP Apps lets tools return interactive user interfaces—dashboards, forms, visualizations, checkout flows—that render directly inside the conversation rather than as text responses. The extension, announced January 26, represents a collaboration between Anthropic, OpenAI, and community maintainers. It…

AI Legal Watch: January 2026 | Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Legal Watch: January 2026 | Baker Botts L.L.P.

2026 United States AI Compliance: State Laws Take Effect Amid Federal UncertaintyJoe CahillMultiple significant state AI laws became effective January 1, 2026. California’s Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53), signed September 29, 2025, requires developers of large AI models trained using greater than 10²⁶ FLOPS to publish risk frameworks, report critical safety incidents within…

Scientists Use AI to Create First-ever Functional Synthetic Life, Because What Could Go Wrong?

Scientists Use AI to Create First-ever Functional Synthetic Life, Because What Could Go Wrong?

AI-generated image. While the world was busy arguing over AI-generated art and essays, a team at the Arc Institute and Stanford University was training AI on a much more complex language: the code of life itself. In a breakthrough study published on the preprint server bioRxiv scientists revealed they have successfully used generative AI to…

The latest Adobe Photoshop upgrade takes AI image manipulation to whole new level

The latest Adobe Photoshop upgrade takes AI image manipulation to whole new level

Quick Summary Adobe has rolled out an update for Photoshop that brings a number of new, generative AI-powered features to the image manipulation software. The update is rolling out to Creative Cloud subscribers now so should appear soon. When you think of image manipulation, there is a very good chance Adobe’s Photoshop springs to mind….

Why renters are more comfortable with AI in building operations than we expected: Part I • RENX

Why renters are more comfortable with AI in building operations than we expected: Part I • RENX

For years, the conversation around artificial intelligence in the built form in general has been dominated by caution. Privacy concerns have shaped both public debate and industry assumptions. When we launched our most recent rental housing study, we expected those concerns to surface clearly, particularly around more visible technologies such as facial recognition. Instead, the…

EU lawmakers want AI to pay for copyrighted material

EU lawmakers want AI to pay for copyrighted material

EU lawmakers on Wednesday demanded artificial intelligence providers pay for their use of copyrighted European content as they called for expanded rules to apply to generative AI. In a report adopted by the European Parliament’s legal affairs committee, lawmakers demanded full transparency about what content is used for generative AI systems and fair remuneration for creators. They…

Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks

Warning over AI threats as Hong Kong hit by record number of cyberattacks

The number of cyberattacks in Hong Kong hit a record high in 2025, with detected system vulnerabilities tripling, prompting experts to warn that artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a major risk of further attacks this year. Edmond Lai Shiao-bun, chief digital officer of the Hong Kong Productivity Council, warned on Wednesday that AI would pose…

Top 5 AI Search Visibility Tools for Multi-location Brands (2026)

Top 5 AI Search Visibility Tools for Multi-location Brands (2026)

Birdeye Search AI helps multi-location brands monitor and improve how each location appears across generative AI search engines, including ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity, ensuring accurate, consistent visibility where customers increasingly discover businesses. Birdeye is an enterprise-grade, agentic marketing platform designed for multi-location and global brands that require centralized oversight of reputation, visibility, and customer…

Google AI Plus Expands to 35 Countries With Auto-Upgrades

Google AI Plus Expands to 35 Countries With Auto-Upgrades

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Google is taking its AI subscription global. The company announced that Google AI Plus is launching in 35 countries, with auto-upgrades for existing Google One subscribers. According to the announcement, the rollout extends…