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Good News: Your AI Assistant Isn't Your New Best Friend

Good News: Your AI Assistant Isn't Your New Best Friend

New research brings a collective sigh of relief: most people aren't falling in love with their AI chatbots. A study by OpenAI and MIT Media Lab reveals that emotional bonding with AI remains rare, even among the most dedicated users. The study tracked how people interact with ChatGPT

Claude Gets Web-Smart: Search Integration Sparks New AI Era

Claude Gets Web-Smart: Search Integration Sparks New AI Era

Anthropic just turbocharged Claude. Real-time web search that turns this AI assistant from a knowledge vault into a live intelligence hub. The rollout targets paid users in the US first, with Claude 3.7 Sonnet leading the charge. Toggle a switch in settings, and suddenly your AI assistant becomes a

OpenAI Upgrades Its Voice: New Models Promise Sharper Speech Tech

OpenAI Upgrades Its Voice: New Models Promise Sharper Speech Tech

The race for better AI speech recognition just got more interesting. OpenAI has dropped a suite of new audio models that promise to make those awkward conversations with voice assistants a thing of the past. The latest speech-to-text models, gpt-4o-transcribe and its nimbler sibling gpt-4o-mini-transcribe, are flexing some impressive metrics.

Apple's AI Reboot: Vision Pro's Rockwell Takes Over Troubled Siri

Apple's AI Reboot: Vision Pro's Rockwell Takes Over Troubled Siri

Apple is overhauling its executive ranks to salvage its floundering AI strategy, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. CEO Tim Cook has lost confidence in AI head John Giannandrea and is bringing in Vision Pro creator Mike Rockwell to lead Siri development. Rockwell will report to software chief Craig

The New Facebook: How OpenAI Stumbled Into a Billion-User Opportunity

The New Facebook: How OpenAI Stumbled Into a Billion-User Opportunity

Sam Altman never planned to run a consumer tech company. But here he sits, steering what might become the most significant tech platform since Facebook. In a wide-ranging Stratechery interview, Altman drops the researcher persona and emerges as a cunning product strategist. His vision? A suite of AI products serving

Silicon Giant Nvidia Snaps Up Synthetic Data Startup in Privacy Play

Silicon Giant Nvidia Snaps Up Synthetic Data Startup in Privacy Play

Nvidia just dropped over $320 million on fake data. The chip giant acquired Gretel, a San Diego startup that crafts artificial datasets for hungry AI models. Think of it as a gourmet chef for artificial brains. The deal adds 80 employees and a suite of data-cooking tools to Nvidia'

Nvidia's Big Bang: AI Gets Brains, Brawn, and a Desktop Home

Nvidia's Big Bang: AI Gets Brains, Brawn, and a Desktop Home

At Nvidia's GTC 2025 conference in San Jose, CEO Jensen Huang wore his trademark leather jacket to announce three industry-shaking products: a new AI chip that actually thinks, a supercomputer that fits on your desk, and turbocharged AI models that work while you sleep. 👉 First up: Blackwell Ultra.