Alexa+ is now available nationwide, with a free text-based version for non-Prime members to try

Amazon’s next-generation AI assistant is now available to everyone in the US for $20 per month, or for free if you’re a Prime member. Amazon has also introduced a try-before-you-buy free tier for [...]

Sick of seeing AI images everywhere online? DuckDuckGo will let you filter out the slop from your search results

Popular privacy-first search engine DuckDuckGo is adding a filter to remove AI-generated images from your search results. [...]

ChatGPT and Claude are entering the U.S. government. Should we be concerned?

Here's what's at stake as the federal government opens its doors for generative artificial intelligence [...]

Google should be worried – ChatGPT users now send 2.5 billion prompts a day, here’s how that compares

People are using ChatGPT more than ever, with 2.5 billion daily prompts hitting the AI chatbot. [...]

Congress Isn't Stepping Up to Regulate AI. Where Does That Leave Us Now?

Lawmakers declined to stop states from regulating artificial intelligence, but the debate over rules for AI is just beginning. [...]

‘Many people don’t feel comfortable opening up to family or friends’: OpenAI’s new Applications chief makes a bold mission statement that’s both revealing and scary

OpenAIs new top exec lays out scary vision for the future where people get support from AI instead of humans. [...]

Trump's AI Priorities Need to Hit These 5 Marks. I'm Not Holding My Breath

Commentary: Artificial intelligence is shaping the future. But we need to start preparing now to ensure it's a better one. [...]

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X2 Plus chip at CES

CES tends to bring a wave of news from chipmakers, and Qualcomm has used this year's event to announce the Snapdragon X2 Plus laptop processor. This is a more modest version of the flagship Snapd [...]

Apple's 'tabletop robot' companion rumored for 2027 launch

Apple is still hard at work on becoming a relevant player in AI. The latest missive from Mark Gurman at Bloomberg suggests that Apple is shifting its artificial intelligence goals to center on new dev [...]