What you should know about the Cancel ChatGPT trend and whether it crossed a red line

The “Cancel ChatGPT” trend is growing after OpenAI’s Pentagon deal sparked backlash over military AI and surveillance concerns.

Varun Mirchandani     March 1

Google Translate can finally decode “raining cats and dogs”

Google Translate now uses Gemini AI to decode idioms like "raining cats and dogs," offering alternative phrases and explanations on Android and iOS in the US and India.

Paulo Vargas     February 27

Microsoft’s new Copilot Tasks finally does the work for you

Microsoft's Copilot Tasks shifts AI from chat to action, silently handling everything from apartment hunting to canceling subscriptions while you focus on other things.

Paulo Vargas     February 27

Google’s Nano Banana 2 promises to end the AI text rendering problems

With improved text rendering, smarter visuals, and character consistency, Nano Banana 2 feels like a serious step forward.

Rachit Agarwal     February 27

AI could make humans less selfish, or at least fix our self-driving cars

Can AI reduce selfish behavior? Researchers tested artificial agents in a cooperation experiment and found surprising results.

Rachit Agarwal     February 26

Android 17 could turn Gemini into your personal app butler

Google just showed how Android 17 could let Gemini handle tasks across your apps. New tools arriving on Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 let AI find photos, order food, and book rides while you watch.

Paulo Vargas     February 26

Perplexity reveals Computer, and it wants AI agents to do all your work

Perplexity Computer lets Gemini, Grok, and ChatGPT 5.2 collaborate on the same task. The feature is live for Max subscribers today.

Paulo Vargas     February 26

Android adds new Gemini AI features, smarter search, and better scam protection

Android is rolling out new Gemini AI features, enhanced visual search, and stronger scam protection for Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 devices, aiming to boost productivity and user safety.

Moinak Pal     February 25

Your voice now fully controls this AI browser

Perplexity rolled out an upgraded voice mode for its Comet browser on desktop today, with iOS arriving in days, letting you fully control the browser hands free.

Paulo Vargas     February 25

Wear OS smartwatches can now deliver earthquake alerts even without a phone

Google has added standalone earthquake alerts to Wear OS, allowing smartwatches to warn users over Wi-Fi or data even when not paired to a phone.

Moinak Pal     February 24

Google’s underrated NotebookLM tool is about to solve your diary mess

A new custom banner image feature in NotebookLM may soon give diaries and research notebooks clearer structure, helping users quickly spot the right notebook instead of scrolling through walls of text.

Manisha Priyadarshini     February 24

Google’s new plan to check if your AI is actually ethical

Google DeepMind researchers propose a new way to test whether AI chatbots actually understand morality or just mimic it, moving beyond current surface-level evaluations.

Paulo Vargas     February 24

How Alison.ai is bringing objectivity to video ads before media budgets are spent

Alison.ai is pushing creative validation upstream, using computer vision and predictive scoring to help brands assess video ads earlier and improve performance before campaigns launch.

Moinak Pal     February 23

Your ChatGPT chats are more personal than you think

New OpenAI data reveals people use ChatGPT for personal expression and venting just as much as work tasks, with younger users leading the shift toward treating AI like a sounding board.

Paulo Vargas     February 23

Samsung finally lets you pick your AI assistant on Galaxy phones

Samsung is adding Perplexity as a second system-level AI agent on Galaxy phones with a dedicated "Hey Plex" wake word and side button control.

Paulo Vargas     February 23

Google Pixel 10a dashed my hopes, but I can recommend these 6 phones instead

Google has officially unveiled the Pixel 10a, its newest entry in the A-series lineup. On the surface, it looks like another compelling budget-friendly Pixel: minimalist design, fresh colours, a large battery, and Google’s well-known AI features. But dig a little deeper, and the excitement quickly fades. For many buyers, the Pixel 10a may feel like […]

Moinak Pal     February 21

OpenAI’s hardware debut may come in the form of a camera-equipped ChatGPT speaker

A new report suggest OpenAI's first hardwre product could be a speaker equipped with a camera, rather than the wearable hinted at in an earlier leak.

Pranob Mehrotra     February 20

Copilot is coming to your Windows taskbar and File Explorer

Microsoft is bringing Copilot to the Windows 11 taskbar and File Explorer. The update turns search into a reasoning engine that pulls answers from your calendar, emails, and local files without digging through folders.

Paulo Vargas     February 20

Samsung upgrades Bixby beta to challenge ChatGPT and Gemini, starting in One UI 8.5

Samsung’s new Bixby beta aims to rival ChatGPT and Gemini, but with a practical focus on Galaxy control. One UI 8.5 adds natural language settings changes, troubleshooting suggestions, and real-time web results inside Bixby.

Paulo Vargas     February 20

Gemini 3.1 Pro just got a major AI intelligence boost

Google introduces Gemini 3.1 Pro, a major upgrade with dramatically improved reasoning and problem-solving abilities, designed to deliver deeper insights across apps, workflows, and developer tools.

Moinak Pal     February 19

AI chatbots with web browsing can be abused as malware relays

Check Point Research shows browsing-enabled AI chat can act as a malware relay, moving commands and data through normal-looking traffic. Microsoft urges defense-in-depth, while defenders may need tighter policy, logging, and anomaly monitoring.

Paulo Vargas     February 19

Check your Copilot settings after this confidential email bug

Microsoft says a Copilot "work tab" bug summarized confidential emails from Sent Items and Drafts despite labels and DLP. A fix is rolling out, but scope details are missing, so admins should validate behavior now.

Paulo Vargas     February 19

Google Gemini adds Lyria 3, an AI model that can create music with words and photos

Lyria 3 can take your words, photos, and videos, and turn them into a custom 30-second track with lyrics in tow. It's free to use and available within the Gemini. tool picker.

Nadeem Sarwar     February 18

You can now use NotebookLM as your faster path from notes to slides

NotebookLM’s slide deck update adds prompt-based slide revisions and PPTX export, so you can refine a deck without rebuilding it, then move it into PowerPoint for speaker notes, templates, and final cleanup.

Paulo Vargas     February 18

Google I/O 2026 leans into AI, here’s what it means for you

Google locked in I/O 2026 for May 19 to 20 and it’s already framing the event around Gemini and AI tooling. Here’s what’s confirmed, what’s missing, and how to plan what to watch.

Paulo Vargas     February 18

You can now use Gemini without leaving your apps, thanks to split-screen multitasking

Google’s Gemini now supports split-screen multitasking on Android, allowing the AI to assist users directly inside other apps without switching screens.

Moinak Pal     February 17

Sony’s new tech can sniff out original songs in plagiarized AI-generated music

Sony has built new tech that can spot real, copyrighted songs inside AI-generated music, helping artists see how much their work influenced AI tracks and potentially get paid for it.

M. Priyadarshini     February 17

ChatGPT now has a Lockdown Mode, but should you enable it?

OpenAI’s new Lockdown Mode restricts how ChatGPT accesses the web, files, and advanced tools. While it boosts security for sensitive work, it also removes many features that everyday users rely on.

Manisha Priyadarshini     February 17

Gemini can now create audio summaries of your Google Docs

Google Docs gets Gemini-powered Audio Summaries, transforming lengthy documents into short, podcast-style recaps you can hear on the move instead of reading line by line.

Shikhar Mehrotra     February 16

I tested the most affordable Copilot+ laptop I could find, and Asus’ Vivobook 14 surprised me

The Asus Vivobook is one of the most affordable laptops with Qualcomm's Snapdragon silicon and a Copilot+ badge for AI chops. It's a utilitarian workhorse that occasionally stumbles, but gets the job done.

Nadeem Sarwar     February 15

Your Pixel is getting Android 17 again

Google has restarted the Android 17 beta rollout for Pixel phones, bringing early access to new system improvements and developer tools after a brief pause.

Moinak Pal     February 14

Google boosts Gemini 3 Deep Think AI and it’s a huge milestone for 3D printing

Gemini 3 Deep Think is focused on scientific and engineering work, and it's now now available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app.

Nadeem Sarwar     February 14

Chatbots rated more empathetic than humans in controlled tests

New research suggests AI chatbots can generate responses people rate as more empathetic than humans, raising questions about emotional intelligence in machines.

Moinak Pal     February 13