Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare
Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare

Venti iced coffee, light skim milk. That’s what I get at Starbucks. It is what I have gotten at Starbucks every time I’ve been to Starbucks for as long as I can remember, other than a brief love affair with the caffe misto a few years ago. In person, my brain barely needs to activate […]

AI Dungeon maker Latitude unveils Voyage, a platform for creating AI-powered RPGs

Latitude’s new AI-native platform, Voyage, aims to help gamers create their very own role-playing game.

An Economist Lectures The Fed On AI And The Future Of Knowledge Work

Economist Scott Cunningham showed the Fed how AI agents can replicate studies for $11—and why the same tools could erode the expertise that makes research worth reading.

Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit

Bond wants you to get off the couch and get back into the real world, its creator says. The new platform’s AI system is designed to motivate users to do things away from the app.

YouTube expands its AI likeness detection technology to celebrities

YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection tool to celebrities, giving talent and their reps a way to find and remove deepfakes.

4 Things To Know About Apple Glasses

Apple’s passive, iPhone-tethered smart glasses use acetate frames, emphasizing style, sustainability, and hands-free interface.

John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI

Less than a year ago, Apple made headlines for a lack of AI announcements at its annual WWDC event. Ten months later, the company has announced that hardware executive John Ternus will succeed longtime CEO Tim Cook as chief executive – and the official release doesn’t mention AI once. Ternus, currently Apple’s SVP of hardware […]

What Facing Down A Lion Can Teach You About The AI Age

AI is making life easier but less alive. Why removing friction may be eroding courage, presence, and the very experiences that make us feel so human.

GRAI believes AI can make music more social, not replace artists

AI music startup GRAI says fans want to remix tracks, not generate songs from scratch.

Yelp is making its AI chatbot way more useful
Yelp is making its AI chatbot way more useful

Yelp is giving its chatbot assistant a major upgrade, turning the platform into something closer to a digital concierge with a suite of new features designed for “getting things done.” The move, one of several AI-focused updates in recent months, is part of a broader industry push to make AI more relevant and practically useful […]