📊 a16z updates Top 100 GenAI Apps report 📊
Leading VC firm tracks ecosystem stabilization with fewer new entries

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) published their fifth GenAI app rankings, showing ecosystem stabilization with only 11 new web entries compared to 17 last quarter. The Silicon Valley venture capital firm, known for backing tech giants like Facebook and Airbnb, tracks the most popular consumer AI applications quarterly. Google placed four products in the top 50 - Gemini at #2, AI Studio in the top 10, and NotebookLM at #13. Chinese apps dominated mobile rankings with 22 of 50 entries, while coding platforms like Lovable and Replit entered the main list for the first time.

🎭 Sync releases model for perfect lipsync 🎭
Changes speech like editing text, no technical skills required

Sync released Lipsync-2-Pro, making realistic deepfakes as simple as typing new words over existing video. The tool preserves natural facial features and emotions while letting users change what anyone says in any language. No reshoots, dubbing, or technical expertise needed - just upload video, type replacement text, and download the result. Creators are already using it across podcasts, films, and advertising campaigns.

🎬 Google Vids gets AI avatars 🎬
Skip cameras and coordination with script-reading avatars

Google Vids now includes AI avatars that deliver messages from written scripts, eliminating the need for camera work and coordination. Users can write scripts and select avatars to create polished content for trainings, demos, and presentations. The feature launches today as part of Google Workspace, targeting professional video creation without live recording. The update positions Vids as a direct competitor to dedicated video creation platforms.

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🤖 OpenAI Codex integrates with Cursor, VSCode and Windsurf 🤖

OpenAI rolled out major Codex updates, introducing extensions for Cursor, VSCode, and Windsurf alongside an enhanced command-line interface for local development. The platform now offers seamless management of local and cloud tasks with GitHub code reviews driven by Codex. All features integrate into existing ChatGPT plans and are backed by GPT-5 architecture, marking a significant step in AI-assisted coding capabilities.

📧 Manus AI launches forward-to-task email service 📧

Manus AI launched Mail, letting users simply forward emails to Manus to create actionable tasks without copy-pasting or tab-switching. The service handles newsletter summaries, meeting notes conversion, and research from email threads with attachments. Just forward any email to your Manus address and receive session links with processed tasks via email.