Most people use Google’s AI research assistant for work or study. But its real power emerges when you feed it the messy, personal data of everyday life. Here are four unconventional use cases that actually work.
A new study reveals the massive energy trade-off for advanced AI reasoning. Some models used over 7,600 watt-hours for tasks that took 50 watt-hours without reasoning enabled. This highlights a growing tension between AI capability and its environmental impact.
According to CNBC, Amazon made major moves this week from its AWS re:Invent conference to testing 30-minute grocery delivery. The news comes as the company’s stock lags behind its “Magnificent Seven” peers, up only 4.6% this year. Investors are watching to see if these developments can fuel a turnar
A new Postal spin-off game has been canceled almost immediately after its reveal. The publisher, Running With Scissors, shelved Postal: Bullet Paradise due to intense fan backlash over allegations that the game used AI-generated assets.
According to a new report, OpenAI is in a precarious financial position, committed to spending over a trillion dollars while losing staggering sums. User growth for ChatGPT is stalling just as Google’s Gemini AI is surging ahead.
A new report highlights that the biggest barrier to AI isn’t the algorithms, but outdated business processes. To move beyond pilots, companies must fundamentally redesign how work gets done, blending human oversight with AI automation.
Meta is now licensing news content from major outlets like CNN and Fox News for its AI chatbot. This comes on the same day The New York Times sued AI startup Perplexity, highlighting the industry’s content wars.
Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI PCs have captured less than 10% of the market, a clear commercial flop. The initiative, however, succeeded in pushing the industry toward better hardware standards and fixing Windows on Arm.
Apple is losing two more senior executives in 2026. General Counsel Kate Adams and VP for Environment Lisa Jackson are retiring, continuing a trend of high-level departures.
Meta is centralizing support for Facebook and Instagram and testing an AI assistant for help. The move comes as users increasingly sue the company over accounts disabled by automated systems.
