TechCrunch

Amazon’s AI assistant comes to the web with Alexa.com

Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of a new ...
techtimes

Apple Music Is Heading to ChatGPT to Let Users Create Playlists Using AI Chatbot

Apple Music is the next app that is getting a massive ChatGPT integration, and the new experience is now under development to give users a chance to take advantage of the AI chatbot's features for the ...
Newsweek

Is Photo of Donald Trump Using a Walker Real? What to Know

A photo is circulating on social media that appears to show President Donald Trump using a walker, but it is AI-generated. The image was originally posted on X by Democratic strategist Keith Edwards, ...
The Conversation

‘Artificial intelligence’ myths have existed for centuries – from the ancient Greeks to a pope’s chatbot

It seems the AI hype has turned into an AI bubble. There have been many bubbles before, from the Tulip mania of the 17th century to the derivatives bubble of the 21st century. For many commentators, ...
Wired

iFixit Put a Chatbot Repair Expert in an App

FixBot can check on the health of your devices and talk you through necessary repairs. You can even point your phone's camera at broken gear to get started. The app, now available for both iOS and ...
Nature

AI chatbots can sway voters with remarkable ease — is it time to worry?

Artificial-intelligence chatbots can influence voters in major elections — and have a bigger effect on people’s political views than conventional campaigning and advertising. The findings showcase the ...
IGN

Where Winds Meet Players Are Using the 'Solid Snake Method' to Trick AI Chatbot NPCs Into Skipping Sidequests

Where Winds Meet players are taking a novel approach to solving riddles by… simply telling the game's AI-powered chatbot NPCs that they have solved the game's riddles. The Wuxia open-world ...
CNBC

Microsoft faces uphill climb to turn enterprise dominance into widespread AI chatbot adoption

At Microsoft's annual Ignite conference this week, IT buyers explained why Microsoft isn't seeing runaway success with its Copilot AI assistant. Microsoft started selling the commercial version of 365 ...
Variety

Brendan Fraser Says ‘The Mummy 4’ Is ‘the One I Wanted to Make’ But Never Did: ‘I’ve Been Waiting 20 Years’ and ‘It’s Time to Give the Fans What They Want’

Brendan Fraser is finally ready to talk about “The Mummy 4″ for the first time, telling the Associated Press in a new interview that he’s been waiting 20 years to be able to make “The Mummy” movie ...
WHYY

How not to be mistaken for a chatbot

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find our full episode on the psychological effects of AI ...
STAT

I spent two hours telling a chatbot about mental health problems. Its responses scared me

A version of this essay first appeared on the website of the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. With the rise of ChatGPT and social media companies like Snapchat and Instagram integrating AI chatbots into ...