Every app on my phone has decided I need AI, and none of them bothered to ask

Every app wants to become an AI app, even when users keep dismissing the invitation. Somehow, software that promises to understand us still can’t remember when we’ve said no.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     4 days ago

Google’s AI just recreated the best goal ever by Pele that was never actually filmed

Google used live stadium capture, and combined it with archival material to bring Pele's legendary goal to life. The Veo video engine, Gemini Omni, and Nano Banana Pro AI tools tagged alongside in the journey to revive a lost marvel.

Computing     Nadeem Sarwar     4 days ago

OpenAI patches ChatGPT desktop after user backlash over its recent redesign

OpenAI fixed its confusing ChatGPT redesign, restoring conversation history, syncing chats across devices, and simplifying mode switching for users everywhere.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     4 days ago

Anti-surveillance clothing is getting cheaper, but don’t expect an invisibility cloak

Anti-surveillance clothing is becoming affordable enough for ordinary wardrobes, but its patterns only confuse certain computer vision systems. For now, it works better as a privacy statement than reliable protection.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     5 days ago

Google’s next Gemini upgrade might not arrive as soon as expected

Google has reportedly delayed Gemini 3.5 Pro after the AI model failed to meet internal coding goals, raising concerns about its pace in the AI race.

Computing     Moinak Pal     5 days ago

New open-weight AI from China is toppling the best of OpenAI and Claude Fable

Moonshot’s 2.8-trillion-parameter Kimi K3 comes close to Fable 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol in several benchmarks, while remaining open weight.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     5 days ago

Gemini could finally let you choose how friendly it sounds

Google is testing voice customization for Gemini, letting users adjust energy, warmth, formality and speaking speed for a more personalized AI assistant.

Computing     Moinak Pal     5 days ago

ChatGPT will now remind teens to take breaks and give parents more controls

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT's teen safety features with age prediction, break reminders, and stronger parental controls, while defending why teens deserve AI access at all.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     5 days ago

ChatGPT’s new search tool saves you from digging through old chats, files, and images

No more digging through months of ChatGPT history, this new sidebar search finds chats, files, and images in seconds, with filters to narrow results.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     5 days ago

You can now edit videos in Google Vids by simply describing the changes

Google has added Gemini Omni and personal avatars to Vids, giving paid users new ways to create, edit, and present videos without traditional editing tools.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     5 days ago

NotebookLM just got a new name and a serious upgrade for Google AI Pro subscribers

Google has rechristened NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook, and the rebrand comes with an expansion of the upgrades that debuted on the Ultra tier last month.

Computing     Pranob Mehrotra     5 days ago

Meta AI will bring parents into the loop when teens mention self-harm

Meta is adding parental alerts and human review to sensitive AI conversations involving teens who may be at risk of self-harm.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     5 days ago

Personal Intelligence in Search now connects to Google Calendar

Google AI Mode now connects with Calendar, letting Search create events and deliver responses tailored to your schedule and availability.

Computing     Moinak Pal     5 days ago

OpenAI made a tiny $230 keyboard that lets you turn up an AI’s brainpower

OpenAI and Work Louder built a $230 mini keyboard that gives Codex users physical shortcuts, live agent status lights, and a dial for adjusting how hard the AI thinks.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     5 days ago

Google rejects alarming report that says its Search AI tools are unsafe for kids

Google disputes a child-safety assessment of AI Overviews and AI Mode, arguing that its testing was unrealistic. The report documents troubling responses and questions whether parents have enough control over Search.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     6 days ago

This AI doesn’t just translate languages, it invents brand-new ones

Forget Google Translate, this AI tool invents languages nobody has ever spoken, sounds, grammar, and all.

Computing     Rachit Agarwal     6 days ago

Hate editing videos? This new AI app turns your camera roll into ready-to-post reels

Reelful is an AI app that builds finished reels from your photos and clips, complete with voiceovers, captions, and music.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     6 days ago

South Korea wants to give every citizen free, unlimited access to its own AI chatbot

South Korea plans to give every citizen free, unlimited access to a domestically powered AI chatbot, with a September beta and a separate agent designed to help people navigate government services.

Computing     Paulo Vargas     6 days ago

China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu emerging as partners

Apple Intelligence has secured regulatory clearance in China, opening a launch path for locally adapted AI features powered partly by Alibaba’s Qwen and Baidu technology.

Computing     Vikhyaat Vivek     6 days ago

Refusing Samsung Health AI training will not wipe your health history after all

Samsung says refusing AI training in Samsung Health will only delete data collected for AI development, leaving existing health records untouched.

Computing     Sudhanshu Kumar Mangalam     6 days ago

Made by Google August 2026: Everything we expect from the Pixel 11 launch event

Made by Google 2026 is August 12 in New York. Leaks point to a Tensor G6-powered Pixel 11 lineup, Gemini Intelligence, and the new Pixel Watch 5.

Computing     Shikhar Mehrotra     July 14

OpenAI’s first hardware product sounds more like a companion than a speaker

OpenAI is reportedly developing a screen-free AI smart speaker that acts as a human-like companion, combining ChatGPT, advanced sensors, and a proactive AI assistant in its first consumer hardware product.

Computing     Varun Mirchandani     July 14

Spotify’s new conversational AI can play tracks you request and answer your music questions

Spotify is rolling out a conversational AI feature that can play requested tracks, answer music questions, and refine selections through follow-up prompts.

Computing     S. Kumar Manglam     July 14

Gemini can make sense of the world around you, but don’t let it observe your children just yet

Researchers tested Gemini 2.5 Pro on parent-child interaction videos and found AI is reliable at observation but falls short when making expert-level judgments about child communication.

Computing     Manisha Priyadarshini     July 14

I let Gemini take care of my houseplants, and they’ve never looked better

I used to lose more plants than I kept alive. Then I started asking Gemini for help, and my indoor jungle finally began to thrive.

Computing     Shimul Sood     July 14

I underestimated this NotebookLM feature until it completely changed how I study

A looming exam finally convinced me to try NotebookLM's Mind Maps. Now, it's the first feature I use whenever I start a new notebook.

Computing     Shimul Sood     July 14

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