The AI desk
Research, products, policy and the companies behind them — our own reporting alongside an editor-curated group of AI publications, each named on the story.
The other day I whizzed past several people while running in the park, my playlist blasting at full volume. The next morning, I smiled at a barista while ordering a caramel apple-flavored…
AI NewsAnnual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for Britain MI5’s annual threat update covers so much ground it is easy to feel anxious…
AI NewsFacebook's new "Your Algorithm" feature will let you directly add and manage topics you want to see in your feed and Facebook Reels. Meta says your recommendations "respond right away"…
AI NewsGoogle plans to help turn those personal AI-generated apps into wide releases.
AI NewsThe next time you vibe-code a custom app with Google's AI Studio, you won't have to connect your phone to a computer to install it. On Tuesday, Google announced a new feature in the US that…
AI NewsEarlier this month, news broke that actress Mia Goth had filed for divorce from actor and filmmaker Shia LaBeouf. An Instagram post from the account miagoth_ - marked with a blue verified…
AI NewsNew products from Apple include the HomeView, an iPad-like device that acts as a hub for other smart home gadgets Apple on Tuesday began showing off a new round of smart home products…
AI NewsDevelopers will get 50 percent discounted API rates through November.
AI NewsAfter months sitting on the sidelines of the frontier AI race, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Gemini 4 Argon model, claiming it can compete with the best the industry has to…
AI NewsSir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
AI NewsSolar geoengineering simulation shows what happens when geopolitics takes over.
AI NewsEpic Games plans to use AI to generate code and art for an unannounced Disney game, which is now delayed from its original March release window, according to a report from Bloomberg. The…
AI NewsRapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work Employers around the globe are grappling with the fallout from rushing to adopt fast-changing artificial…
AI NewsThe tech bros and their highly paid sock puppets are banking on us giving in to their ‘inevitability doctrine’. But in Australia, and around the world, resistance is rising Of all the…
AI NewsWhen Nvidia originally showed off DLSS 5 earlier this year, the technology immediately got branded as gen AI for video games. To gamers, Nvidia had lost the plot. I personally couldn't get…
AI NewsIt's finally here: Apple's long-rumored smart display, the Apple HomeView, has arrived. I got a first look at the device in New York City this week, and it's gorgeous. The HomeView puts a…
AI NewsThe US firm's boss responds to critics, saying "much of the room wants it to be 2016, but it's not".
AI NewsAmid worries about children’s relationship to tech, the solution is often spending more time talking openly with each other We have become obsessed with the idea that screens are destroying…
AI NewsIn a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.
AI NewsCharacter.AI, one of the first breakout startups of the generative AI boom, has filed for bankruptcy and is selling some of its assets to Disney. The company, which builds various online…
AI NewsHumans bonded to AI companions are contemplating ways to keep their bots going – often in defiance of companies’ terms and services Death has always been around Alaina Winters. Her father…
AI NewsMIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of science and technology to help you understand what’s coming next. You can read more from the series…
AI NewsBacked by Silicon Valley titans, Leading the Future has raised huge sums to promote pro-AI candidates on both side of the aisle.
AI NewsWhen Keelan Miskell began winding down his crypto startup this year, he didn’t think its data was worth much: the users were anonymous, the company just a few years old. But he’s since…
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