A humanoid robot climbed a volcano, with some very human help
A humanoid robot named Pemba has reached the summit of Ecuador’s Chimborazo volcano, a 20,341-foot peak that gives the whole…
NotebookLM can now write code, build spreadsheets, and find sources for you
Google has upgraded NotebookLM with a new reasoning engine, expanded file output options, and a more flexible research workflow, giving…
Google AI Plus drops to $4.99 a month and doubles your storage
Google is cutting the price of its AI Plus subscription from $7.99 to $4.99 per month and doubling the storage…
I asked ChatGPT to restore an image. It produced a naked man with a fish head
In 2024, back when the AI image fever was catching on, Google released the Pixel Studio app. It was meant…
The hidden labor of modern tech support is turning us all into unpaid employees
I recently tried to cancel an order from a popular food delivery app and somehow ended up playing a tiny,…
Turns out, teaching games like Battleship can make small AI models a whole lot smarter
Small AI models just got a surprising boost from a very old game. MIT researchers used a Battleship-style setup to…
ChatGPT is getting better at memorizing your life so your chats don’t sound strange
ChatGPT has long had the ability to remember things about you between conversations, but keeping those memories accurate over time…
Google will comb through your Gmail inbox if you ask it while working in Drive
Google is expanding the reach of Gemini inside Workspace by allowing users to pull Gmail conversations directly into Ask Gemini…
HP and Ferrari made a dreamy red laptop, and I can’t stop ogling at it
HP has just collaborated with Ferrari to make a special edition laptop that borrows from the car maker’s racing DNA.…
Google wants your app code so badly, it’s willing to pay for it
Google has been quietly reaching out to Android developers with an offer to buy access to their code. As reported…
You can literally save the planet by being less polite to AI bots like ChatGPT and Gemini
Here is something that will make you think twice before typing a long, detailed prompt to ChatGPT or Gemini. Every…
Google wants to kill your expensive voice transcription subscription
If you have been paying for a voice transcription app, you might want to hold off on renewing that subscription.…
Photoshop is being eaten by the prompt box
Coming back from a recent trip, I found myself sorting through a pile of photos that needed a little cleanup.…
As AI spills everywhere with quick answers, research finds that the internet’s soul is dying
A new collaborative study by UC Riverside computer and social scientists has found that as people increasingly rely on AI…
AI models have a religion favoritism problem, and new research exposes it
A new research consortium has found something worth paying attention to: when you ask AI about grief, love, loss, or…