You may be familiar with Gemini as the thing that’s in every Google service you use – whether you want it or not. While it’s been a constant, sometimes unwelcome presence in Gmail for at least the past year, it’s a relatively new addition to Maps. And you know what? It’s kind of great. To […]
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the ups and downs of AI, follow Stevie Bonifield. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8AM ET. Opt in for The Stepback here. How it started Most people probably know Grammarly for its browser […]
AI-guided genomic tools helped design experimental cancer treatment for a dog, showing collaborative future medicine potential.
People are trying out rejection therapy. It is informal. Best to use AI as an advisor to get things right. I explain how. An AI Insider scoop.
Tech layoffs, especially at Oracle, reflect AI spending pressures, chaos, and deep anxiety about work.
Studies show AI companions can reduce loneliness, but experts warn about emotional dependence and risks of replacing real human connections.
In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs on her Spotify profile that did not belong there. They were songs that she had recorded, but she’d never uploaded them to Spotify, and something was off about the vocals. She quickly surmised that someone had pulled performances of the songs she posted to YouTube, created […]
It’s about to become more expensive for Claude Code subscribers to use Anthropic’s coding assistant with OpenClaw and other third-party tools.
AI startup founders Medvi, Base44 and Daymaker prove OpenAI’s one person billion dollar prediction. The new playbook has no employees.
The science of a perfect espresso. How AI can help treat heart disease. NASA’s on its way back to the Moon. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.