Google’s new Pixel 10 ads made me go ‘wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?’
Google's new Pixel 10 ads made me go 'wait, WHAT are they trying to sell?' Ever watch a TV ad and wonder “How did this get approved?” Today, Google has not one but two new ad spots for its six-month-old Pixel 10 phones, and… let’s just say they may not come across as intended. First, […]
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says ‘I think we’ve achieved AGI’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says 'I think we've achieved AGI' On a Monday episode of the Lex Fridman podcast, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a hot-button statement: “I think we’ve achieved AGI.” AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a vaguely-defined term that has incited a lot of discussion by tech CEOs, tech workers, and the […]
Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me Today, I’m talking with Shishir Mehrotra, who is CEO of Superhuman — that’s the company formerly known as Grammarly, which is still its flagship product. Shishir also used to be the chief product officer at YouTube, and he’s on the board of directors at Spotify. […]
AI influencer awards season is upon us
AI influencer awards season is upon us First came the AI beauty pageant. Then the AI music contests. Now, there is an award for AI Personality of the Year – perhaps the inevitable next step for the AI influencer economy as it transforms from quirky novelty into a serious and lucrative industry. The contest, a […]
Musk says he’s building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas
Musk says he's building Terafab chip plant in Austin, Texas Grok, how do you make chips? | Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Elon Musk announced plans to build a Terafab plant in Austin, Texas, that will be jointly run by Tesla and SpaceX. The goal is to eventually build chips at scale for robotics, […]
Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive
Gemini task automation is slow, clunky, and super impressive An AI assistant that can actually get things done. I’ve been testing out Gemini’s new task automation on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra, which for the first time lets Gemini take the wheel and use apps for you. It’s limited to a […]
Amazon is making an Alexa phone
Amazon is making an Alexa phone Over ten years after shelving the Fire Phone, Amazon is reportedly planning to launch another smartphone, this time focused on Alexa. According to Reuters, the phone, which is code-named “Transformer,” will center around Amazon’s AI assistant, but Alexa won’t “necessarily be the primary operating system of the phone.” “Transformer” […]
Why people really hate AI
Why people really hate AI There’s a big, and increasing, disconnect in culture right now when it comes to artificial intelligence. Companies of all shapes and sizes are hunting for places to deploy AI and can’t stop talking about how this new technology will change everything. But when you ask people about AI, the consistent […]
OpenAI is planning a desktop ‘superapp’
OpenAI is planning a desktop 'superapp' OpenAI is working on a desktop “superapp” that merges its ChatGPT app, the Codex AI coding app, and its AI-powered Atlas browser into one app, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company is making the change as part of an effort to simplify its various product efforts, according to […]
A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta
A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta For almost two hours last week, Meta employees had unauthorized access to company and user data thanks to an AI agent that gave an employee inaccurate technical advice, as previously reported by The Information. Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton said in a statement to The […]