Google pulls the plug on Project Mariner, the AI agent that browsed the web like a human
Google has shut down Project Mariner, the autonomous web browsing agent it debuted at I/O last year. The tool, which…
Google is working on a “24/7 personal agent” that sounds a lot like its answer to OpenClaw
Google doesn’t have a fully autonomous AI agent yet, but it’s working on one. According to Business Insider, which reviewed…
Online ads are snitching more about your private life than you bargained for, finds research
You might think the ads you scroll past every day are just background noise. But a new research suggests they’re…
Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?
SpaceX has its own ambitious plans for AI data centers in space, while Microsoft has explored the idea by sinking…
Think vibe-coding will turn you into a rich entrepreneur? You might want to read the risk brief
If you’ve been dreaming of building your own app without writing a single line of code, vibe coding probably sounds…
We built AI to save us from email, and it somehow made email even more soul-sucking
Writing an email is already one of the more lifeless parts of modern work, so of course the tech industry…
Google Meet’s AI note-taker just got a whole lot better and less overwhelming
Google Meet‘s “Take notes for me,” which the company announced back in 2024, is already a lifesaver for anyone who…
Oxford study says a chummy AI friend will lie and feed into your false beliefs
Making AI feel more human could be creating a bigger problem than expected. A new study from the Oxford Internet…
ChatGPT is going to stop talking about goblins and gremlins as it sheds”nerdy” persona
If you’ve been chatting with ChatGPT lately and noticed it dropping oddly specific references to goblins, gremlins, ogres, or trolls,…
Claude just got a scam detector, and it could save you from a costly mistake
Thanks to AI’s content generation capabilities, scams are getting harder to detect. According to Malwarebytes’ research, 66% of people say…
AI is coming to Linux, but not in the obnoxious way that will grind your gear
Canonical is finally having the ‘talk’ about AI, confirming that Ubuntu is getting ready for AI features. But the company’s…
Adobe Firefly AI is now live publicly, hoping you’ll take to an AI and get work done
Adobe just opened up the public beta for Firefly AI Assistant. It is a conversational AI agent that sits across…
I never thought AI would add typos – but it kind of makes sense
A new AI tool is flipping one of the oldest rules of digital communication on its head: perfect grammar is…
The best trick AI can pull is disappear into my gadgets instead of turning into a product
My wife recently woke up from a nightmare where AI had taken over human bodies. The likely culprit was less…