Artificial Intelligence
Simply put: No field in computing is as hot or heavily hyped right now as artificial intelligence. Once a science fiction dream, A.I. is now a big part of our everyday lives; whether it’s commonplace tech like fraud prevention systems, online recommendations, or the speech recognition tools driving smart assistants — all the way through to innovative new technologies like self-driving cars and autonomous delivery robots. Want to know why A.I. matters? In need of a primer on the difference between deep learning and reinforcement learning? Scared at the possibility of machine superintelligence? Helpfully, we’ve rounded up all our news, guides, and assorted other A.I. coverage in one central location.
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Microsoft Copilot just made browser switching a thing of the past
Microsoft is updating Copilot on Windows with a built-in side-pane browser, allowing users to open links, research across tabs, and summarize information without leaving the app.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
