Google killed the Chromebook. Its replacement turns your cursor into an AI agent.

  Google killed the Chromebook. It took 15 years, but the company that invented the browser-as-operating-system has concluded that a browser is not enough. At the Android Show on Monday, Google unvei [...]

Lawsuit Claims ChatGPT Gave Drug-Taking Advice That Led to Teen's Death

The California case involving a 19-year-old's death last year specifically calls for new safeguards around AI models' discussion of drug use. [...]

Rivian's New AI Assistant Knows What You Mean, Not Just What You Say

Your Rivian can now manage your calendar, warm your passengers' seats and text your ETA -- all without even looking at the screen. [...]

Amazon’s colour Kindle Scribe notetaker finally has an Australian launch date — and it's months earlier than I expected

With prices starting from AU$699, three new Kindle Scribe digital notebooks are up for pre-order in Australia, including the long-awaited Colorsoft version. [...]

Chromebook vs. Googlebook: How I'm deciding which laptop to upgrade to next

Google is going all-in on its new product line while assuring users Chromebooks aren't being phased out. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, May 13

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for May 13. [...]

Meta employees protest new mouse-tracking software days before mass layoffs

Flyers framing the Model Capability Initiative as an ‘Employee Data Extraction Factory’ appeared in US offices on Tuesday, with a petition and a UK unionisation drive in train By Tuesday afternoon [...]

Anthropic in talks to raise $30bn at a $900bn valuation

A round at the proposed terms would push the Claude maker past OpenAI on paper, less than three months after its last record-setting raise. Anthropic is in early talks to raise at least $30bn in a new [...]

The Punisher: One Last Kill ending explained — what happens to Frank Castle, how does it set up Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and more on the Marvel TV Special's finale

You've got questions about The Punisher's Disney+ Special — and I'm here to answer them. [...]