OpenAI Criticized for Phasing Out Older Models After GPT-5 Release
OpenAI’s launch of GPT-5, its newest AI model promising higher intelligence and improved performance, has been met with a wave of criticism from loyal ChatGPT users after the company retired…
Google Trials Updated Google Finance With AI Features and Live News
Google announced Friday that Google Finance, its platform for financial data and business news, is getting an AI-powered update. The new features will allow users to research financial questions with…
OpenAI Describes ChatGPT-5 as Quick, ‘Active Thought Partner’ for Health Topics
OpenAI has announced GPT-5, its newest AI model featuring enhanced coding skills, larger context windows, improved video generation through Sora, upgraded memory, and other advances. Among the improvements being highlighted…
Truth Social Uses Perplexity for AI Search, With Control Over Sources
AI startup Perplexity is powering a new AI-based search engine on Truth Social, President Donald Trump’s social media platform. The feature, called Truth Search AI, is already live on the…
Duolingo’s ‘AI-First’ Backlash Had Little Impact
Duolingo announced Wednesday that it exceeded quarterly revenue expectations, even as it faced backlash over its decision to prioritize generative AI over human workers. Shares of the language-learning app jumped…
OpenAI Defeats Elon Musk’s Grok in AI Chess Tournament
While chess has historically been used to test computers’ problem-solving abilities, this recent tournament featured AI programs designed for everyday tasks rather than dedicated chess engines. The competition showcased the…
SpaceX Constructs Water Pipeline to Starbase with Conditional Access
The newest infrastructure arriving at Starbase, Texas, isn’t a launch pad or rocket booster—it’s a water pipeline. Stretching from Brownsville to the newly incorporated city of Starbase, this pipeline will…
Over 1,000 United Airlines Flights Delayed Across US Due to Technology Issue
A technology issue caused United Airlines to ground planes at several major U.S. airports on Wednesday, resulting in more than 1,000 delayed flights. The problem affected Unimatic, a critical system…
Amazon’s Zoox Robotaxi Unit Passes Regulatory and Safety Review
Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has achieved a significant regulatory milestone. On Wednesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted Zoox an exemption from certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…
Google Denies AI Search Features Are Causing Decline in Website Traffic
Google has rejected reports that AI-driven search features and chatbots are significantly reducing traffic to publisher websites. In a blog post Wednesday, Liz Reid, Google’s VP and Head of Search,…
Tinder Explores Redesign, Dating ‘Modes,’ and College-Specific Features to Enhance Engagement
Tinder continues to struggle with generating revenue from its users, reporting a 7% decline in paying users in Q2 2025. Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, saw a 5% drop across…
Google Reports Customer Data Stolen After Hackers Breach Salesforce Database
Google has confirmed that some customer information was stolen following a recent breach of one of its Salesforce database systems. The compromised system stores contact information and notes for small…
U.S. Charges Two Chinese Nationals for Illegal Shipment of Nvidia AI Chips to China
Two Chinese nationals in California, Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang, both 28, have been arrested and charged with illegally exporting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of artificial intelligence chips,…
Grok App Launches “Imagine” AI Generator with “Spicy” Mode
After adding a pornographic AI Companion last month, Elon Musk’s Grok app now has a new AI image and video generator called “Imagine,” which lets you create “Spicy” content. The…
OpenAI Launches Two Open-Weight AI Reasoning Models
OpenAI has announced the launch of two new open-weight AI reasoning models, which it says have similar capabilities to its proprietary o-series. The company described the models as “state of…
WhatsApp Introduces New Features to Combat Scams
WhatsApp is introducing new features to help users identify and protect themselves from scams on its messaging service. The company also announced that it has removed over 6.8 million WhatsApp…