Google’s Nano Banana AI image model goes Pro and is free to try
Google's Nano Banana AI image model goes Pro and is free to try Nano Banana Pro can blend up to 14 images into a single output. | Image: Google Google just took the wraps off Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), its improved image generation and editing model built on Gemini 3 Pro that […]
Nvidia says its AI GPUs are sold out, grows data center by $10B in a single quarter
Nvidia says its AI GPUs are sold out, grows data center by $10B in a single quarter Nvidia just sold more AI chips than it’s ever sold before, blowing past its estimates in its Q3 2026 earnings. Not only did it pull in a record $57 billion in revenue – and roughly $4,000 of pure […]
Google’s new Scholar Labs search uses AI to find relevant studies
Google's new Scholar Labs search uses AI to find relevant studies Google has announced it’s testing a new AI-powered search tool, Scholar Labs, that’s designed to answer detailed research questions. But its demonstration highlighted a bigger question about finding “good” science studies. How much will scientists trust a tool that forgoes typical ways of gauging […]
This viral AI pen didn’t help me cheat
This viral AI pen didn't help me cheat This “AI scanner pen” promised answers to test questions. A college student recently told me about the latest tech designed to help students cheat – and it wasn’t ChatGPT. It was an actual, physical gadget marketed in YouTube ads as the workaround to physical, hardcopy tests, which […]
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see
TikTok is letting users control how much AI content they see AI content is controlled alongside specific topic areas. TikTok is testing a new control that will let users manage how much AI-generated content appears in their video feed on the app. To help make the filter more effective, the app will also soon start […]
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws After years of staring down the world’s biggest tech companies and setting the bar for tough regulation worldwide, Europe has blinked. Under intense pressure from industry and the US government, Brussels is stripping protections from its flagship General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — including simplifying […]
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion
AI, my unexpected daily travel companion There’s gold at the end of those AI travel queries. | Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge I was starting to doubt it would ever happen, but I finally found a regular, helpful use for AI: vanlife travel planner. I’m not a student and I don’t code. I […]
Cloudflare explains Tuesday’s outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT
Cloudflare explains Tuesday's outage that temporarily took down ChatGPT A blog post published Tuesday night by Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince has details on what caused its “worst outage since 2019,” pinning the issue to a problem in the Bot Management system that is supposed to control which automated crawlers are allowed to scan […]
A massive Cloudflare outage brought down X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector
A massive Cloudflare outage brought down X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and internet content delivery services for many companies around the globe, is recovering after a major outage that took down sites across the web. Users weren’t able to access X, ChatGPT, and even the outage-tracking site […]
Microsoft is turning Windows into an ‘agentic OS,’ starting with the taskbar
Microsoft is turning Windows into an 'agentic OS,' starting with the taskbar Microsoft is trying to transform Windows into a “canvas for AI,” with new AI agents integrated into the Windows 11 taskbar. These new taskbar capabilities are designed to make AI agents feel like an assistant in Windows that can go off and control […]