Perplexity’s AI answering engine is not coming to Snapchat, after all
Snapchat has walked away from its Perplexity AI search plan, raising fresh questions about how much AI users actually want inside social apps.
Even brief AI use could hurt your ability to think, a new study finds
A new study from researchers at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Oxford, and UCLA found that even brief AI use can hurt your ability to problem-solve once the tool is taken away.
Character.AI is being sued for allegedly letting a chatbot play doctor in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has sued Character.AI after investigators say a chatbot falsely claimed to be a licensed psychiatrist and offered medical guidance to users.
LG’s next-gen Tandem OLED display tech is fixing some long-standing consumer problems
LG Display's third-gen Tandem OLED doubles panel lifespan, cuts power consumption by 18%, and hits 1,200 nits peak brightness.
You can now trust Perplexity with medical tips, or at least a tad more than ChatGPT or Gemini
Perplexity launches Premium Health Sources, bringing trusted medical journals and clinical data into AI responses to improve accuracy and credibility.
Amazon’s Alexa+ just moved into your Bose speaker, if you’re willing to pay the rent
Amazon's Alexa+ has officially landed on Bose speakers in the U.S., making Bose the first non-Amazon hardware brand to carry the AI assistant.
Harvard launched an open-source wallet that stores biometric data on your phone instead of servers
arvard's open-source Keyring wallet stores biometric identity data on your phone instead of corporate servers, letting you verify who you are online without exposing your personal information.
Think music is the worst hit by slop? AI has deeply polluted podcasts, as well
A wave of AI-generated podcasts is moving fast through audio platforms, and a Bloomberg report says nearly 39% of new podcast feeds created over roughly nine days may have been machine-made.
AI-fueled health policies are depriving the needy in one of the world’s poorest countries
An investigation found Kenya’s AI-driven health insurance system is overestimating poor households’ incomes, forcing many into higher premiums they cannot afford.
The legendary Oak Ridge lab just developed a portable device that detects GPS-spoofing live
GPS spoofing lets criminals steal trucks, hijack shipments, and divert dangerous cargo, all while everything looks normal. A new detector from Oak Ridge National Lab is the first to catch it in real time.
Space data centers sound like a pipe dream. What if we put them on lamp posts?
A UK firm has signed a deal with Nigeria's Katsina State to deploy 50,000 solar-powered smart lamp posts that collectively function as a distributed AI data center, without using electricity from the grid.
Microsoft built an AI agent for laywers in Word. Let’s hope it doesn’t go berserk.
A new AI legal assistant is coming to Word as lawyers and courts continue to learn how costly fake chatbot citations can be.
ChatGPT just landed ads, Now, Google won’t rule out ads in Gemini app, of course.
Ads have started appearing inside ChatGPT, and Google is already leaving room for Gemini to follow. The chatbot ad era may be closer than users expected.
VR headsets can make you a better dancer, if you can look past gaming and streaming
Cornell’s DanXeReflect tool turns dance videos into interactive 3D avatars, offering performers a more immersive way to review movement, rehearse changes, and leave feedback.
AI nailed emergency diagnoses better than doctors in Harvard trials
A Harvard trial found OpenAI’s o1 model beat doctors at emergency triage diagnoses, showcasing AI’s promise as a second-opinion tool in hospitals.
1X shows off Neo humanoid robot helping humans make more of its kind
1X is moving toward scaled humanoid robot production, and its latest demo shows Neo already playing a role on the factory floor.
Amazon’s new AI shopping podcasts are going off the rails
Amazon’s AI-powered shopping feature now creates audio product summaries with interactive hosts, and early examples show how quickly useful summaries can turn into awkward infomercials.
Indoor solar panels to power your gadgets? A team just proved it can be done safely
Researchers have developed lead-free indoor solar panels that convert artificial light into electricity with record-breaking efficiency.
You can now protect your ChatGPT account with a special USB-key
OpenAI's new Advanced Account Security lets you ditch passwords entirely and lock your ChatGPT account with a physical USB key — and it's available right now.
It seems the future of Vision Pro headset has been sealed at Apple
Apple has quietly walked away from the Vision Pro, disbanding its internal team and shelving future models — marking a costly end to the company's most ambitious and least successful product in years.
KitKat has a special chocolate wrapper that cuts off your phone from the outside world
KitKat has unveiled a chocolate wrapper that doubles as a Faraday cage, blocking all phone signals the moment your device slides inside.
Snapchat’s new ad format makes AI chatbots sound like salespeople
Snapchat’s AI Sponsored Snaps may look like a new ad format, but they also show how quickly chatbots are moving from answering complaints to chasing sales.
This tiny brain implant could treat depression at home
Motif Neurotech just got FDA approval to trial a tiny brain implant for treating depression, and the whole thing can be implanted in just 20 minutes.
Spotify apparently has no solid plan to label AI-generated music
Spotify has half a billion listeners, a recommendation engine that knows your mood better than your therapist — and apparently, no real plan to tell you if what you're hearing was made by a human or a chatbot on a Tuesday afternoon.
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Glasses have leaked, and the looks don’t impress
Android Headlines published the first real images of Samsung's Galaxy Glasses, featuring plain matte-black frames running Android XR with Gemini AI and a 12MP Sony camera.
Controversial AI software is now helping find corrupt and slacking officers
The Met Police used controversial Palantir AI software to scan internal data, flagging hundreds of officers over suspected corruption, misconduct, attendance breaches, and undeclared links.
Forget smartwatches, your clothes could soon track your health
A new smart fabric powered by your phone has the potential to quietly replace wearable health trackers as we know them.
The days of ugly solar panels could finally be over. Say hello to artsy colorful tiles!
Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute have developed ShadeCut, a technology that applies patterned colored films to solar panels to mimic roof tiles, masonry, or custom designs.
Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.
esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.
Musk’s SpaceX eyes GPU manufacturing as Nvidia’s supply becomes a headache
SpaceX wants to make its own GPUs, but building chips is no walk in the park. Here's what we know so far.
Autonomous cars were supposed to free us from traffic hell. Research says otherwise
Research suggests self-driving cars could make traffic significantly worse, not better, and the evidence on the streets is already starting to back that up.
This smart pillow ensures you never sleep through an emergency alarm, or even a phone call
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have developed a vibrating smart pillow sleeve that alerts deaf users to fires, burglar alarms, and phone calls at night
ChatGPT workspace agents turn AI into a team member
OpenAI introduces workspace agents in ChatGPT, allowing teams to automate workflows, run tasks in the background, and turn AI into a collaborative work assistant.
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is here, and it’s way more than an upgrade
ChatGPT Images 2.0 brings smarter, more accurate image generation with better text handling and consistency, pushing AI visuals closer to real-world usability.
Robots just ran the Beijing half-marathon faster than the world record holder
A robot built by Honor just ran a Beijing half-marathon in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, beating the human world record of 57 minutes.
As if the plate wasn’t already full, AI is about to worsen the global e-waste crisis
AI growth could add up to 5 million metric tons of e-waste by 2030, as rapid hardware upgrades and data center expansion increase environmental impact.
This AI lets self-driving cars “remember” past drives to plan safer routes
A new planning method called KEPT lets self-driving cars compare what they are seeing now with similar past traffic situation to lower prediction error and fewer potential collisions.
Google’s Gemini just gatecrashed Apple’s Mac party, and it beat Siri to the door
Google launched a free native Gemini app for macOS 15+ on April 15, 2026, with a keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), screen-sharing AI assistance, and image and video generation.