Google's new Windows app is yet another way to access Gemini

Google has introduced a new app for Windows desktops and, unsurprisingly, it puts AI front at center. If you aren't a big fan of Google's Gemini chatbot, then skip on past this download. For [...]

Claude beat human researchers on an alignment task, and then the results vanished in production

In a controlled experiment, nine autonomous Claude instances dramatically outperformed human researchers on an open alignment problem. But when Anthropic tried to transfer the winning method to its ow [...]

Amazon's budget-friendly answer to the Frame TV will start shipping on April 22

When Amazon introduced the Ember Artline TVs in January, it didn’t have a specific date of availability to share. Now, the company is ready to supply the details: Pre-orders open today, and units sh [...]

7-Eleven is planning to close 645 stores across North America this fiscal year

The Japan-based parent of the convenience chain projects it will open only 205 locations in the same period, far fewer than the stores being shuttered [...]

Snap is laying off 16 percent of its workforce, blames AI

Snap is laying off around 1,000 staff, amounting to 16 percent of its workforce, which it will seemingly replace with AI. The cuts were announced in a company-wide memo from CEO Evan Spiegel, who adde [...]

Opera adds Browser Connector for integrating AI chatbots

Opera is offering a new choice for looping in an AI assistant during browsing. Today, the company introduced Browser Connector, which allows Opera One and Opera GX users to integrate either ChatGPT or [...]

OpenAI's latest Codex update builds the groundwork for its upcoming super app

Last month, following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI confirmed it was working on a desktop super app that would combine ChatGPT, its Codex coding agent and Atlas web browser into one c [...]

Google Chrome makes it easier to wrangle different tabs in AI Mode

Love 'em or hate 'em, no modern browser is complete without robust tab support, and so too would it seem Google's AI Mode. Starting today, the company is rolling out an update to users [...]

Perplexity brings its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac

Perplexity has just released Personal Computer. The software, which is available starting today for Mac, builds on the multi-model orchestration capabilities the company debuted with Perplexity Comput [...]