Yelp announced its biggest AI revamp to date, rolling out 35 new features in a fall 2025 product release. The update expands the Yelp Assistant chatbot beyond home‑repair queries to answer restaurant and retailer questions via voice or text. New tools called Yelp Host and Yelp Receptionist aim to help small businesses manage incoming calls with AI. Menu Vision adds augmented‑reality menu browsing, while the Car Genius hotline, launched after Yelp’s acquisition of RepairPal, streamlines auto‑repair bookings. Chief Product Officer Craig Saldanha called the release a major milestone for the platform. Read more →