AI bots are a hit across the hotel biz, and if they feel creepy, you’re not alone: Study
If you have ever tried to book a hotel online and found yourself unsettled by the AI chatbot trying to…
Pope says AI must be disarmed and shouldn’t dominate humanity. We’re going the opposite way.
Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum novarum. The…
I built an offline Grammarly alternative and turned it into a Mac app without any coding
I wrote this entire article while seated on an airplane experiencing unusually high turbulence. The software I used to spell-check…
Microsoft will let you uninstall Copilot app as Windows 11 clean-up moves ahead
Microsoft appears to be softening its aggressive AI push in Windows 11 by making it easier for users and organizations…
You can now send Codex tasks from your phone even when your Mac is locked
OpenAI’s Codex app for Mac just got a major upgrade, and it’s the kind that makes you feel like you’re…
AI chatbots are lying to you, and it was embarrassingly easy to make them do it
A BBC journalist recently performed a silly experiment to prove a very serious point. In just 20 minutes, he manipulated…
Meta built a Reddit rival out of Facebook Groups
Meta has quietly launched Forum, a Facebook Groups app that pulls community answers into a cleaner standalone space. The app…
Spotify’s new AI app can generate daily briefings and personalized podcasts for you
A month ago, Spotify let you build a podcast playlist with just a prompt. Now it wants to skip the…
AI may have just won a literary prize. My heart weeps seeing it poison our love for books.
I had a hard time processing this news. As someone who has been deeply in love with stories since childhood…
AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats and appear more human than us. I am spooked now
AI can pass the Turing Test in live chats, and the latest result lands with a chill. In a UC…
Google I/O 2026: What to expect from Gemini, Android 17, and more
Google is preparing to kick off its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2026, and this year’s event is shaping up…
Experts are worried that smarter AI gets, the dumber we might become
AI can now answer questions so quickly that the search itself can feel optional. That convenience worries the Royal Observatory…
ChatGPT will now dole out finance tips if you connect your bank account. I won’t.
ChatGPT already knows a lot about you. OpenAI now wants to add your finances to that list. The company has…
Tarot card readers are using ChatGPT for divinations, I am utterly surprised at this AI pivot
AI has already moved into some of the most emotionally fragile parts of life, from eulogies to dead-person chatbots that…
Google Gemini can turn your pile of handwritten notes into a full study guide in seconds
Every student who takes handwritten notes faces the same problem come exam season. You have done all the hard work,…