Pinterest Launches AI Shopping Assistant That Talks You Through Style Suggestions
Pinterest is rolling out a new AI-powered shopping assistant designed to make finding outfits, furniture, and decor more natural and conversational. The Pinterest Assistant, announced Thursday, lets users speak their…
Affinity Returns as a Free All-in-One Design App Under Canva
Affinity, the popular Adobe alternative developed by Serif, has officially resurfaced under Canva’s ownership as a single, all-in-one creative platform. Following Canva’s acquisition of Serif in 2024, many users feared…
Canva Adds New AI Features, Marketing Suite, and Free Affinity Access
Canva has launched its own AI design model that understands layers, objects, and formats, marking a major step toward powering design creation natively within its platform. The model can generate…
Threads Lets Users Approve Replies Before They Go Public
Meta’s Threads has introduced new tools for managing conversations, giving users more control over who can interact with their posts. The social platform — often seen as Meta’s answer to…
Threads Hits 150 Million Daily Users as Meta Expands Global Ads
Video ads are coming soon as Meta accelerates monetization of its fast-growing app. Meta’s text-based platform Threads has reached 150 million daily active users, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced during the…
GM Cuts More Than 1,700 Jobs Across EV and Battery Factories
The layoffs affect plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee as EV demand slows. General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs across its electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plants in the…
Microsoft Azure Outage Knocks Out 365, Xbox, and Minecraft
Microsoft’s cloud platform suffered a global outage Wednesday, taking down major services and partner websites. Microsoft’s Azure cloud service experienced a widespread outage beginning around noon ET, disrupting access to…
Character.AI Restricts Teen Access to Chatbots Over Safety Concerns
AI startup Character.AI will soon prohibit users under 18 from engaging in open-ended conversations with its chatbots, in response to mounting concerns over the psychological risks of AI companionship for…
U.S., Japan, and South Korea Partner on AI, Chips, and Quantum Tech
The United States has signed two new Technology Prosperity Deals (TPD) with Japan and South Korea, expanding cooperation across AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, space, and 6G. The agreements, signed…
Senators Propose Bill to Ban Teens from AI Chatbots
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced a new bill that would ban anyone under 18 from using AI chatbots and require tech companies to verify…
Adobe Introduces New AI Assistants for Express and Photoshop
Adobe has expanded its suite of creative tools with new AI assistants for Express and Photoshop, designed to make content creation faster and more intuitive. The announcement came during Adobe…
PayPal Partners with OpenAI to Enable Payments Inside ChatGPT
PayPal is teaming up with OpenAI to enable direct shopping and payments within ChatGPT, allowing users to complete purchases without leaving the app. The integration will roll out in 2026,…
OpenAI Finalizes Reorganization Into Public Benefit Corporation
OpenAI has completed its long-awaited corporate restructuring, officially becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC) under the oversight of the newly formed OpenAI Foundation, the company announced Tuesday. The change formalizes…
OpenAI Offers One-Year Free ChatGPT Go Plan to All Users in India
OpenAI is making its ChatGPT Go subscription plan available free for one year to users in India who sign up during a limited promotional period starting November 4, as the…
Google’s AI Health Coach Launches in Preview for Fitbit Premium Users
Google is beginning the public rollout of its long-awaited AI health coach, a chatbot designed to help users achieve personalized fitness and wellness goals. The preview version launches tomorrow for…
Federal Investigators Probe Tesla’s “Mad Max” Mode Over Reports of Speeding and Traffic Violations
Federal regulators are scrutinizing Tesla’s “Mad Max” driving mode, a feature within the company’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system that reportedly allows vehicles to exceed speed limits and make aggressive lane…
Threads Launches ‘Ghost Posts’ That Disappear After 24 Hours
Meta’s Threads is rolling out a new feature called “ghost posts,” giving users the option to share temporary posts that vanish after 24 hours. The feature, available globally starting Monday,…
Over One Million ChatGPT Users Discuss Suicide Weekly, OpenAI Data Shows
OpenAI has released new data revealing that more than a million ChatGPT users each week engage in conversations that include signs of suicidal thoughts or intent. The figure represents roughly…
Google’s Gemini Can Now Generate Full Presentations From Prompts or Uploaded Files
Google is expanding the capabilities of Gemini’s Canvas, the free interactive workspace inside its AI chatbot app, with a new feature that allows users to automatically generate presentation slides. The…