Sony’s table tennis robot made me think about what happens when AI gets a body
I wanted to dismiss Sony’s table tennis robot as another expensive lab flex. A machine that can rally against elite…
Chatbots are getting too emotional and customers are not happy about it
When a customer service representative says, “I totally get your frustration,” it feels natural. When a chatbot says the same…
This beanie turns your thoughts into text, and it’s the least obnoxious wearable I’ve seen in years
A new wearable device that looks like a simple beanie could soon change how people interact with computers. Developed by…
Millions of Americans are talking to AI about health, and some are dangerously skipping real doctors
Google used to be the go-to service for people who wanted to learn about their health conditions. The tide has…
Adobe Firefly can now run your entire creative workflow from a single chat
Adobe has quietly been building something big inside Firefly, its all-in-one creative AI studio. And today, the company is ready…
Microsoft no longer wants to borrow its AI, it wants to build it
Microsoft has been pushing AI on consumers whether they wanted it or not. Given the ferocity with which the company…
Claude can now autonomously handle chores on your PC without any fussy OpenClaw setup
OpenClaw took the world by storm upon its launch, demonstrating that a true personal assistant capable of executing complex commands…
Research warns AI agents can be a self-churning propaganda machine
A new study from the University of Southern California warns that AI programs can now run propaganda campaigns without human…
AI code wreaked havoc with Amazon outage, and now the company is making tight rules
Amazon has been aggressively pushing its engineers to adopt AI tools. At least 80% of its developers are expected to…
Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas
Google Search has updated Canvas inside AI Mode, a workspace powered by Gemini that already lets users draft and refine…
Gemini 3.1 Pro just got a major AI intelligence boost
Google has introduced Gemini 3.1 Pro, the latest milestone in its flagship generative AI model lineup, promising significantly improved reasoning…
ChatGPT now has a Lockdown Mode, but should you enable it?
ChatGPT has a new security feature called Lockdown Mode, but OpenAI is clear about one thing from the start: most…
You can now connect Claude with Apple Health to get insights from your fitness data
Anthropic has been working on ways to help people better understand their Apple Watch and Health data, and now that…
Even ChatGPT gets anxiety, so researchers gave it a dose of mindfulness to calm down
Researchers studying AI chatbots have found that ChatGPT can show anxiety-like behavior when it is exposed to violent or traumatic…