Microsoft Copilot Updates Make the AI Companion Much More Personal

Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant will be asking permission to learn your pet's name, your likes and your dislikes as part of a suite of new updates. [...]

Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit

OpenAI loses bid to dismiss NYT claim that ChatGPT contributes to users’ infringement. [...]

Claude goes to college and wants to be your study buddy

Anthropic’s new Claude for education offers an AI tool for students to support learning over replacing homework. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, April 5

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for April 5. [...]

Nintendo Switch 2 preorders delayed: What the US tariffs mean for pricing and availability

Spooked by Trump's new tariffs, Nintendo is pausing console pre-orders in the US. However, the June 5 launch remains unchanged. [...]

Anthropic study finds language models often hide their reasoning process

A new Anthropic study suggests language models frequently obscure their actual decision-making process, even when they appear to explain their thinking step by step through chain-of-thought reasoning. [...]

I replaced my $3,500 Sony camera with a 200MP Android phone - and the results caught me off guard

When the Xiaomi 15 Ultra launched with its new periscope lens and stacked camera setup earlier this year, I just knew I had to get the device in hand. [...]

This Co-Op Led Internet Service Offers a New Model for Closing the Digital Divide

Striking Spectrum workers started the cooperative in 2017 and it has been fighting for equitable internet access ever since. [...]

Nvidia's bad day, Microsoft's AI plans, Amazon's TikTok play, and Intel's future: Tech news roundup

Nvidia (NVDA) fell with other Magnificent 7 stocks on Thursday as the market reacted to new tariffs — but the company also may’ve slipped because a major bank downgraded it for unrelated reasons. [...]