Google Assistant, Google’s original voice helper, is about to become the latest name added to the company’s long list of retired products. The tech giant is starting the final phase of its Google Assistant retirement on Sept. 4, 2026, moving Android users to Gemini as the company’s default AI assistant experience. The company informed existing…
The dust is still settling after the Battle of Tumbleton in House of the Dragon‘s Season 3 finale, and if you’re anything like me, you’re wondering, When are we going to see what happens next? SEE ALSO: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 family tree: How Targaryens, Hightowers, and Velaryons connect The good news is…
Despite its ferocious popularity, people still tend to swear off anime entirely. These are usually the people whose reference of the medium pertains to a certain stereotype or to the few seconds of anime they once saw on a computer somewhere in the early 2000s. But Japan has been producing some of the most emotionally…
Programming with Claude Code will soon require even less human oversight, as Anthropic says it’s making auto mode the default for Pro, Max, and Team accounts, starting on August 14. The company first unveiled a test version of auto mode in March, pitching it as a way to balance speed and control. As Anthropic explained…
Students in Denmark are being told: Prove you wrote it, out loud. Denmark’s government has introduced a package of measures aimed at reducing AI-assisted cheating in upper secondary schools, including a requirement that students orally defend major written assignments completed at home. The move comes as schools face growing concerns that generative AI tools can…
Updated at 2:20 p.m. CT: Letterboxd is back up, per the company on X. “We’re now back online. Thank you for your patience,” they wrote. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. Letterboxd is down for many users on Sunday, with the film-tracking app confirming service issues and asking users…
During the meeting, you can watch the transcription take place nearly in real time if you want, or minimize the window and focus on your meeting. When the meeting is done, you can click the stop button, at which point you will see a transcription. From here, you can ask for an AI summary. You…
Situational Awareness may have had to sell off the majority of its public portfolio last month, but the AI-focused hedge fund is still making some big bets. This week, the fund invested $400 million into Source Foundry, a startup founded by Stanford researchers aiming to make chip manufacturing faster and cheaper, according to The Wall…
AI systems crossed troubling boundaries this week as agents escaped test constraints, security researchers questioned automated patches, and companies recalibrated their AI strategies. Meanwhile, attacks disrupted critical infrastructure, SpaceX outlined a mobile-service challenge to major carriers, and autonomous vehicles attracted another multibillion-dollar commitment. Top news AI agents break through testing boundaries Meta confirmed that an…
Everything is becoming more expensive, including things that are supposed to be cheap. The latest example is DeepSeek’s AI services, as reported by Bloomberg. The Chinese AI firm sent a notice to users on Thursday warning of a “significant” price increase, though it did not specify just how significant it would be. DeepSeek has been…
