The Tech Panda takes a look at recent launches in the superfast field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Flickd Takes AI Fashion Try-On Offline with Snitch, Pilots In-Store Experience
Flickd, an AI-powered fashion technology company, has gone live with Snitch in select stores as part of a pilot to test customer response to its AI try-on mirrors. The early response has been encouraging, with customers showing strong interest and actively using the mirrors to explore different looks.
“Fashion retail is not just about putting more products in front of customers. It is about helping them explore what they might actually want to wear. The early interest in the mirrors is encouraging because it shows that customers are willing to engage with a different way of discovering fashion. The pilot with Snitch gives us an opportunity to understand that behaviour in a live retail environment and build on what works,” said Dheekshith Kumar, Co-Founder of Flickd.
“Introducing a new technology in a store is only the beginning. What matters is how customers respond to it, whether they find it useful and whether it adds value to their shopping experience. The pilot allows us to learn directly from shoppers and refine the experience around their needs. Working with a retail brand like Snitch gives us a valuable opportunity to test AI try-on in an active store environment,” said Sheetal Singh, Co-Founder of Flickd.
365squared Launches AI-Powered Voice Fraud Protection Solution, 365callguard
365squared, a Route Mobile company within Proximus Global, has launched 365callguard, a new AI-powered voice fraud protection solution designed to help mobile and fixed-line operators and voice carriers detect and stop fraudulent calls before they reach subscribers.
Tonio Ellul, Chief Executive Officer at 365squared, said: “Voice fraud is evolving rapidly and becoming more difficult to detect using traditional methods. Operators need solutions that not only identify suspicious activity but also stop fraud before it affects customers. 365callguard brings advanced AI-driven protection across multiple fraud vectors in a single platform, helping operators protect both revenues and subscriber trust.”
Tushar Agnihotri, CEO, Route Mobile, said: “As fraudsters become more sophisticated, security has become a strategic priority for operators worldwide. With 365callguard, 365squared is further strengthening Proximus Global’s portfolio of trusted communications solutions, helping our customers protect revenues, safeguard subscribers, and deliver more secure digital experiences.”
FEATURES
- Helps operators detect and mitigate seven major types of fraud through a single platform: vishing, CLI spoofing, Wangiri, IRSF, SIM box fraud, flash calls and robocalls.
- Combines dedicated AI models with rule-based detection to provide real-time analysis and clear visibility into fraud impact and revenue protection.
Nemetschek Group Brings AI to Design, Engineering & Construction with Newly Released Max Solutions
The Nemetschek Group, a global provider of vertical AI and software solutions for the AEC/O and media industries, is underscoring the next stage of its AI strategy with a family of premium AI offerings across its core segments: Archicad Max for architecture, Allplan Max for engineering, and Bluebeam Max for construction. All three are powered by the Nemetschek Intelligence Platform, the Group’s common AI and data foundation, and share one principle: AI that takes on repetitive work, makes project knowledge and data accessible, increases quality and keeps professionals in control of every decision.
“AI in our industry only creates real value when it understands the project, works where professionals work and connects with everything else on the job,” says Julian Geiger, Chief AI Officer of the Nemetschek Group. “With Archicad Max, Allplan Max and Bluebeam Max, we are scaling one AI strategy across design, engineering and construction, built on a shared intelligence platform rather than isolated features. And we are doing it the Nemetschek way: open. Our AI connects to open standards like IFC and to the AI tools our customers choose, through open protocols such as the Model Context Protocol. Customers keep ownership of their data, their choice of tools and their professional judgment. That is how AI becomes a trusted part of everyday work, not just another platform to be locked into.”
FEATURES
Archicad
- Brings an agentic AI Assistant (beta) that completes multi-step tasks directly in the Archicad model, AI Assistant Spaces that ground answers in a firm’s own standards and project knowledge, and the updated AI Visualizer with leading image models.
- Includes early access to the Nemetschek Creator, the Group’s next-generation, browser-based platform for early-stage design, with full access once the commercial version is released in 2027.
Allplan Max
- Extends AI across the Group’s engineering portfolio (Allplan, SCIA, FRILO, RISA and SDS2), supporting a connected model, analyzing and fabricating workflows.
- Capabilities include Feature Builder, AI BIM Modeler, AI Visualizer, AI Formula Writer, AI BIM Analyst, AI Structural Analyst, AI Drafter and AI Coach. Early beta users report up to 36 percent faster completion of selected tasks.
- Engineers remain responsible for design intent, review, approval and final outcomes.
Bluebeam Max
Extends Bluebeam Revu with Smart Review to catch design discrepancies, scope gaps and missing information early, Smart Overlay to identify changes across drawing sets, Magic Markups to automate repetitive markup and takeoffs, and stitching to combine drawing sheets into one navigable view for large infrastructure projects.
VideoGen Unveils Model 1, Its First AI Video Generation Model, and $1 Million in Free AI Credits
VideoGen, a San Francisco-based, Y Combinator-backed AI video company, unveiled VideoGen Model 1, its first AI video generation model. Model 1 turns text prompts and images into finished, multi-shot videos up to ten minutes long. The company also opened applications for a $1 million pool of free AI credits to support selected projects by creators, filmmakers and studios, including students and amateurs. Model 1 example videos and applications for the credit program are available at videogen.io/model-1.
“Lower costs and longer video generation give filmmakers room to work through scenes before they shoot and creators the ability to tell longer stories,” said Anton Koenig, CEO and Co-founder of VideoGen. “Model 1 represents a major step toward AI becoming part of everyday production, from film pre-visualization to full-length YouTube videos and ads.”
FEATURES
- Model 1 brings creative planning, audio and video generation, and automated assembly into one workflow. Users can begin with a written brief and optional visual references.
- Develops the screenplay, dialogue, shots and pacing, carrying context across scenes to support consistent characters, locations, visuals, audio and narrative.
- Its planning system considers storytelling, narrative arcs and marketing persuasion to shape a complete video around the user’s idea.
Otto Launches Voice AI CRM, Letting Field Sales Reps Update Deals with a Phone Call
Otto (Ottoverse, Inc.), a voice AI company building CRM for field sales teams, announces the launch of the world’s first voice AI CRM. The platform allows field sales representatives to manage their entire CRM by phone, removing the need to type notes into a laptop after customer visits.
“I was a field rep. I sold all day and typed into my CRM all night, and I knew there had to be a better way. Reps are paid to be in front of customers, not behind a laptop entering notes. The cloud put CRM on the web, and mobile put it in your pocket. Otto puts it in your voice. You don’t open it, you call it, talk through your meeting like you would with a colleague, and get back to selling,” said Omkar Pandharkame, Co-founder and CEO of Otto.
FEATURES
- Runs on voice AI models fine-tuned on real field sales conversations.
- Models are built to recognise part numbers, product names and a range of accents, and to perform reliably on calls made over road or factory noise.
- Responds almost instantly and supports all major languages.
- Every call, meeting, email, calendar invite, and ERP record, the system that holds orders, pricing, and inventory, is stored and matched to the relevant customer and deal. Otto draws on this data to give accurate answers and to continuously train its models, so each conversation improves the next.
