OpenAI says it’s disabled ad-like app promotions in ChatGPT
OpenAI says it's disabled ad-like app promotions in ChatGPT OpenAI has turned off some promotional app messages in ChatGPT after users complained that the chatbot was showing them ads. In a post on X, OpenAI’s chief research officer, Mark Chen, said that the company is working to improve the experience after showing ChatGPT users in-app […]
Square’s product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money
Square's product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money Today, I’m talking with Willem Avé, who’s head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by billionaire Jack Dorsey, of Twitter fame, more than 15 years ago, and it got big on the back of that little […]
OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next week
OpenAI's GPT-5.2 'code red' response to Google is coming next week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” situation earlier this week, pushing staff to respond quickly to increased competition from Google and Anthropic. Sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that the company is planning its first response to Gemini 3 with its […]
Meta strikes AI licensing deals with CNN, Fox News, and USA Today
Meta strikes AI licensing deals with CNN, Fox News, and USA Today On Friday, Meta announced that its AI chatbot will now respond with information from CNN, Fox News, USA Today, and People Inc.’s portfolio, as part of a new partnership with the companies. The deal comes as publishers continue to sue AI companies for […]
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back
Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back The new hub centralizes account support options. Meta on Thursday announced it is launching a new, centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, acknowledging that getting help hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. The space will bring together all […]
Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts Microsoft has been publishing data about the gender, race, and ethnic breakdown of its employees for more than a decade. Since 2019 it’s been publishing a full diversity and inclusion report annually, and at the same time made reporting on diversity a requirement for employee performance reviews. […]
Google’s AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos
Google's AI model is getting really good at spoofing phone photos These aren’t real people! | Image: Nano Banana Pro I’m starting to understand where Google’s visual AI model gets its name, because after playing around with it for a couple of days, that’s how I’d sum it up: bananas. The images it generates are […]
AI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetry
AI chatbots can be wooed into crimes with poetry It turns out my parents were wrong. Saying “please” doesn’t get you what you want-poetry does. At least, it does if you’re talking to an AI chatbot. That’s according to a new study from Italy’s Icaro Lab, an AI evaluation and safety initiative from researchers at […]
Meta could axe up to one-third of its ‘metaverse’ budget next year
Meta could axe up to one-third of its 'metaverse' budget next year Meta may slash its budget for metaverse projects by up to 30 percent next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources tell the outlet the potential cuts haven’t been finalized, but they would impact the unit that works on Meta’s Quest virtual […]
Get ready for an AI country music explosion
Get ready for an AI country music explosion When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with labels and managers, who may share those songs with […]