Opera Launches Its AI-Centric Neon Browser
Browser maker Opera has launched its AI-centric browser, Neon, which allows users to create apps through AI prompts and build repeatable prompts through a feature called “Cards.” With this move,…
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 4.5, Its Best AI Model for Coding
Anthropic has launched a new frontier model called Claude Sonnet 4.5, which it claims offers state-of-the-art performance on coding benchmarks. The company says Claude Sonnet 4.5 is capable of building…
OpenAI Takes on Google, Amazon with New Agentic Shopping System
ChatGPT users in the U.S. can now make purchases within conversations, as OpenAI launches its new “Instant Checkout” feature. The new tool is available to all ChatGPT Pro, Plus, and…
US Shutdown Looms After Trump and Democrats End Meeting Without a Deal
The U.S. is hurtling towards a government shutdown on Tuesday night, and there appears to be little appetite on either side of the partisan divide to avoid it. A last-ditch…
Trump Shares Apparent AI Video Promoting ‘Medbed’ Conspiracy Theory
President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an apparently artificially created video of himself promoting a cure-all bed with origins in conspiratorial corners of the internet. The video, which has since…
Oura CEO Talks Potential IPO and ‘Nonnegotiable’ Data Privacy
In a recent interview with The New York Times, Oura Health CEO Tom Hale did not discuss reports that the company is raising new funding that would value the health-tracking…
Microsoft Copilot Can Now Help With Your Messy Photo Collection
A new AI feature coming to Windows 11 called Auto-Categorization could help those who struggle to keep their photographs organized. The new tool will automatically detect and sort a photo…
YouTube to Allow Creators Banned for COVID-19, Election Misinformation to Apply for Reinstatement
Google-owned YouTube has announced that it will soon allow previously banned accounts to apply for reinstatement, rolling back a policy that had treated certain violations as permanent. This change applies…
Apple Built Its Own ChatGPT-Like App to Test Out New Siri AI Revamp
Apple is getting closer to a major AI revamp for Siri. The iPhone maker has been overhauling its voice assistant to make it more competitive with AI tools from companies…
Meta Wants to Become the ‘Backbone’ of Humanoid Robots
According to a report from a tech newsletter, Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth said in a recent talk that the company wants to become the software “backbone” of humanoid…
Famed Roboticist Says Humanoid Robot Bubble Is Doomed to Burst
Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks, who co-founded iRobot, has a wake-up call for investors pouring billions into humanoid robot startups, arguing that they are wasting their money. In a new essay,…
YouTube Music Tests AI Hosts That Share Trivia and Commentary
YouTube Music is testing AI music hosts that provide relevant stories, fan trivia, and commentary about what you’re listening to. The company announced the new feature on Friday as the…
Prices for Nvidia’s RTX 5000 Cards Drop More As Retailers Offer Discounts
The prices for some of Nvidia’s RTX 5000 graphics cards are continuing to fall, with a few retailers offering discounts below the normal cost. According to price tracking data, consumers…
Meta Launches ‘Vibes,’ a Short-Form Video Feed of AI Slop
Meta is introducing “Vibes,” a new feed in the Meta AI app and on meta.ai for sharing and creating short-form, AI-generated videos. The feed is reminiscent of TikTok or Instagram…
US Officials Issue ‘Emergency’ Cybersecurity Order After Hackers Breach at Least One Government Agency
US cyber officials issued an “emergency directive” on Thursday, ordering federal agencies to defend their networks against an “advanced” group of hackers. The hackers have breached at least one agency…
Trump Would Eviscerate Fed Independence with Lisa Cook Firing, Her Lawyers Tell Supreme Court
Lawyers for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook argued on Thursday that the Supreme Court should reject President Donald Trump’s request to fire her while her lawsuit challenging her removal is…
OpenAI Says GPT-5 Stacks Up to Humans in a Wide Range of Jobs
OpenAI has released a new benchmark that tests how its AI models perform compared to human professionals across a wide range of industries and jobs. The test, called GDPval, is…
Microsoft’s Windows 10 Extension Is Now Absolutely Free in Europe
Microsoft has made its extended security updates (ESU) for Windows 10 entirely free for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). This move follows criticism from consumer advocacy groups that…
Elon Musk’s xAI Offers Grok to Federal Government for 42 Cents
Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm, the General Services Administration (GSA), to sell its AI chatbot Grok to federal agencies. Under the deal,…
Spotify to Label AI Music, Filter Spam, and More in AI Policy Change
Spotify announced on Thursday a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and…