It’s time for Bits & Bytes…

… where we bring you news, innovations, and thought-provoking insights from AI, IT, and beyond. In this week’s newsletter we’re looking at:

• Claude Voice Mode Makes AI Talk Smarter

• DeepMind’s SignGemma Bridges Sign and Speech

• Stargate UAE Brings ChatGPT for free

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

🎤 Claude Finds Its Voice – and It’s a Gamechanger!

Anthropic has rolled out Voice mode for Claude, bringing natural conversations to its AI assistant on mobile. Users can fluidly switch between speaking and typing, choosing from five unique voice personalities.

Integrated with Google Workspace for paid users, this beta feature lets Claude access calendars, emails, and docs via voice. It’s not just AI chat anymore – it’s AI that listens, learns, and acts.

TL;DR

• Runs on the new Claude Sonnet 4 model.

• Real-time transcription during voice chats.

• Free users get 20–30 voice messages/month.

• Paid users enjoy deeper Google integration & higher limits.

TECH HEADLINES FROM ACROSS THE WEB

🤟 Google Deepmind SignGemma Translates Sign to Speech

Google DeepMind has announced SignGemma, an open model crafted to translate sign languages into spoken text. Specially trained on American Sign Language (ASL) and English, this pioneering model is part of the Gemma family and highlights Google DeepMind’s commitment to inclusivity. Launching later this year, SignGemma promises to revolutionize accessibility, enabling seamless multilingual conversations across the globe.

🔄 Meta Reshuffles AI Teams to Stay in the Game

Meta is shaking things up, splitting its AI efforts into an AI Products team and an AGI Foundations unit to accelerate development and tackle rivals like OpenAI, Google, and ByteDance. With no layoffs and top talent shifting roles, the company hopes the new structure will fuel faster innovation and adaptability in the global AI race.

🚀 UAE Becomes the First Nation to Unlock Nationwide ChatGPT Access

OpenAI has launched Stargate UAE, its first international AI infrastructure hub in Abu Dhabi, under its new “OpenAI for Countries” initiative. This collaboration with the UAE and U.S. governments will empower the UAE with advanced AI tools across sectors while expanding frontier-scale compute capacity for global AI progress.

Researchers Uncover GitHub MCP Server Flaw

A critical vulnerability in GitHub’s MCP server was discovered by Invariant Labs researchers. This exploit lets attackers gain unauthorized access to private repositories, including those used by Claude 4, raising serious concerns about data security and developer privacy.

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