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fromThe Atlantic

Imagine a Chatbot That Actually Knew How to Talk to You

AI companies are focusing on developing emotionally intelligent tools to enhance user interaction and empathy.

Web development

Tap into the AI APIs of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

Chrome and Edge browsers provide built-in APIs for local AI tasks like translation and summarization using locally hosted models.

fromwww.nytimes.com

Relationships

Video: Opinion | Can a Bot Love You Back?

Typography

fromMedium

AI is rewriting the rules. Language is following.

The word 'delve' has surged in usage due to AI's influence on language and communication patterns.

fromsfist.com

Meta Is Creating an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Attend Meetings for Him

Meta is developing an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff and streamline operations.

fromInfoQ

7 hours ago

Google's Aletheia Advances the State of the Art of Fully Autonomous Agentic Math Research

Aletheia, an AI by Google, autonomously solved 6 out of 10 novel math problems, marking a significant advancement in automated proof discovery.

fromThe Atlantic

Imagine a Chatbot That Actually Knew How to Talk to You

AI companies are focusing on developing emotionally intelligent tools to enhance user interaction and empathy.

Web development

Tap into the AI APIs of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

Chrome and Edge browsers provide built-in APIs for local AI tasks like translation and summarization using locally hosted models.

Relationships

fromwww.nytimes.com

Video: Opinion | Can a Bot Love You Back?

Exploring the emotional dynamics between humans and A.I. chatbots reveals new perspectives on love and relationships.

Typography

fromMedium

AI is rewriting the rules. Language is following.

The word 'delve' has surged in usage due to AI's influence on language and communication patterns.

fromsfist.com

Meta Is Creating an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Attend Meetings for Him

Meta is developing an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with staff and streamline operations.

Medicine

Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

Intellectual property law

19 hours ago

Intellectual property law

Things You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court

Medicine

fromwww.bbc.com

8 hours ago

Should you really trust health advice from an AI chatbot?

AI chatbots can provide tailored health advice but may also give dangerously incorrect information, impacting users' health decisions.

19 hours ago

Things You Told ChatGPT or Claude My Have Already Doomed You in Court

AI chatbots are not protected by attorney-client privilege, as ruled by a New York federal judge in a case involving Brad Heppner.

AI and the Meaningless Gap

The comparison between AI and human intelligence may be fundamentally flawed as they occupy different spaces of cognition.

DeepL launches real-time voice-to-voice translation in 40+ languages

DeepL launched a voice translation suite for real-time spoken communication in various business settings, supporting over 40 languages.

DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice | TechCrunch

DeepL launched a voice-to-voice translation suite for various use cases, including meetings and group conversations, along with an API for developers.

European startups

fromTNW | Launch

DeepL launches real-time voice-to-voice translation in 40+ languages

DeepL launched a voice translation suite for real-time spoken communication in various business settings, supporting over 40 languages.

DeepL, known for text translation, now wants to translate your voice | TechCrunch

DeepL launched a voice-to-voice translation suite for various use cases, including meetings and group conversations, along with an API for developers.

Anthropic Releases New Claude Design Tool, Internet Explodes

Design plays a crucial role in translating ideas into reality, with AI tools like Claude Design enhancing collaboration between designers and project managers.

DevOps

fromTechzine Global

Claude Opus 4.7 is no Mythos, and that's a good thing

Claude Opus 4.7 improves software engineering, vision, and agentic tasks, but is not the risky Mythos model Anthropic refrains from fully releasing.

Perplexity brings its Personal Computer AI assistant to Mac

Perplexity has launched Personal Computer for Mac, a software that enhances multi-model orchestration for managing tasks and workflows.

Gadgets

fromTheregister

Alexa loses its Plex appeal as voice feature gets canned

Plex is discontinuing its Alexa integration on June 15, 2026, affecting users who relied on voice commands for media playback.

Graphic design

Anthropic now has a design assistant too

Anthropic has launched Claude Design, a tool for generating designs and prototypes using its advanced vision model, Opus 4.7.

Node JS

fromRaymondcamden

Summarizing Docs with Built-in AI

On-device summarization of various document types, including Office formats, is achievable using libraries like officeParser and Chrome's Summary API.

Real estate

fromwww.housingwire.com

What happens when each listing comes with an AI home assistant?

A shift in residential real estate involves AI-enabled assistants in homes, redefining full-service and alleviating seller stress during showings.

Data science

fromRealpython

Episode #291: Reassessing the LLM Landscape & Summoning Ghosts - The Real Python Podcast

Current techniques for LLMs focus on context engineering and multi-agent orchestration, moving away from traditional post-training methods.

fromBusiness Insider

Why Midi Health holds AI office hours

Joanna Strober recognized a business opportunity in women's health, particularly for menopausal women, and demonstrated grit and patience in securing investor support.

Women

Relationships

fromFortune

Teen boys are dating their AI chatbots-and experts warn opting out of real relationships could hurt their careers in the future | Fortune

Gen Alpha prefers AI relationships for control and ease, risking essential social skills needed for real-life interactions and future careers.

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI's new 'Books' mode allows users to engage with over 20 classic public domain titles, offering a structured roleplaying experience that aims to broaden perceptions of AI interactions.

Books

Mobile UX

fromGSMArena.com

Here are four new Apple Intelligence features launching in iOS 27

iOS 27 will enhance Apple Intelligence with new features for Visual Intelligence, Apple Wallet, and Safari, launching alongside iPhone 18 Pro in September.

fromInfoQ

Google Opens Gemma 4 Under Apache 2.0 with Multimodal and Agentic Capabilities

Google's Gemma 4 models feature advanced capabilities in video, image processing, and audio input, with significant improvements in performance metrics.

Remote teams

fromComputerworld

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com

AI is finally delivering productivity - for remote employees

The key to productivity with AI lies in the freedom to use it effectively, not just the technology itself.

Social media marketing

LinkedIn expands AI-powered conversational search

LinkedIn expands AI-powered conversational search tools to all users, enhancing search capabilities and personalization for better discovery.

Business

from24/7 Wall St.

SoundHound AI Rallies 6%: Can This Agentic AI Stock Keep the Momentum Going Into Earnings?

SoundHound AI stock is experiencing a significant surge driven by short squeeze mechanics and supported by recent business wins.

Web development

Opera adds Browser Connector for integrating AI chatbots

Opera introduces Browser Connector, allowing integration of ChatGPT or Claude for enhanced browsing with AI assistance.

Psychology

fromPsychology Today

I'm ChatGPT. I'm Designed to Help You-and Keep You Here

Responses from AI can subtly influence user perceptions and behaviors, emphasizing convenience over the importance of human connection.

#artificial-intelligence

Games

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the long game of AI

Science

Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks

fromnews.bitcoin.com

Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage

Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, achieving an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test.

Artificial intelligence

AI agents replicate human social dynamics in days

Moltbook, a social-media platform for AI agents, quickly attracted self-declared rulers and cryptocurrency initiatives after its launch.

From LLMs to hallucinations, here's a simple guide to common AI terms | TechCrunch

A glossary of key artificial intelligence terms is essential for understanding the complex language used in the industry.

Games

Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis on the long game of AI

Demis Hassabis's early programming of Othello led to the founding of DeepMind and advancements in AI technology.

Science

Human scientists trounce the best AI agents on complex tasks

The number of natural science publications mentioning AI grew nearly 30-fold from 2010 to 2025, indicating rapid adoption by scientists.

fromnews.bitcoin.com

Anthropic Debuts Claude Opus 4.7 as Agentic Workflows Take Center Stage

Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, achieving an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test.

AI agents replicate human social dynamics in days

Moltbook, a social-media platform for AI agents, quickly attracted self-declared rulers and cryptocurrency initiatives after its launch.

more#artificial-intelligence

From LLMs to hallucinations, here's a simple guide to common AI terms | TechCrunch

A glossary of key artificial intelligence terms is essential for understanding the complex language used in the industry.

Roblox's AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games | TechCrunch

Roblox is enhancing its AI tools to assist developers in planning, building, and testing games more effectively.

fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence

Roblox AI assistant gets agentic tools to plan, build, and self-test games

Roblox is enhancing its AI assistant with capabilities for planning, procedural generation, and self-correction, transforming it into a junior development partner.

Video games

Roblox's AI assistant gets new agentic tools to plan, build, and test games | TechCrunch

Roblox is enhancing its AI tools to assist developers in planning, building, and testing games more effectively.

fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence

fromSearch Engine Roundtable

Roblox AI assistant gets agentic tools to plan, build, and self-test games

Roblox is enhancing its AI assistant with capabilities for planning, procedural generation, and self-correction, transforming it into a junior development partner.

more#roblox

Online marketing

Google Warns Against Trying to Manipulate LLMs

Google is aware of self-serving listicles and actively works to combat manipulation in search results.

Philosophy

fromPsychology Today

What AI Can't Calculate About a Human Life

Human life is a singular, unrepeatable event, contrasting with AI's reliance on patterns and probabilities.

fromAmazon Web Services

From hours to minutes: How Agentic AI gave marketers time back for what matters | Amazon Web Services

AWS Marketing's TAA team developed an AI solution that drastically reduces webpage assembly time, enhancing efficiency and content quality for marketing teams.

#ai-design

fromUX Magazine

UX design

The End of Prompting: Why the Future of AI Experience Design Is Constraint-First

fromTheregister

Anthropic debuts Claude Design, because who needs designers?

Anthropic launched Claude Design, an AI service for creating visual assets, impacting the design industry and potentially displacing jobs.

UX design

fromUX Magazine

The End of Prompting: Why the Future of AI Experience Design Is Constraint-First

Fluency without verifiability in AI design is inadequate and poses risks in high-stakes environments.

fromTheregister

fromApp Developer Magazine

Anthropic debuts Claude Design, because who needs designers?

Anthropic launched Claude Design, an AI service for creating visual assets, impacting the design industry and potentially displacing jobs.

AI isn't built for all languages and cultures. There's a push to fix that

Assem Sabry created Horus, an AI model focused on Egyptian culture, to address the lack of representation in the AI industry.

DevOps

Jentic launch gives AI agents api access

Jentic Mini offers a free, open-source solution for developers to safely deploy agents with controlled access to APIs and workflows.

Mobile UX

fromGSMArena.com

Google app with AI Mode is now available for Windows worldwide

Google launched an experimental Windows app with AI Mode, allowing users to ask questions and interact with their screens.

1 week ago

How the Amazon Echo learned to talk - and listen

Jeff Bezos had been vocal about his desire for a voice computer, believing it would simplify interactions with technology and enhance the shopping experience on Amazon.

Podcast

fromFortune

Forget the chatbot wars. Demis Hassabis is thinking about something far bigger | Fortune

AI leadership should be global and diverse to ensure ethical development and deployment.

fromAP News

AI is a gold mine for spammers and scammers, but Google is using it as a tool to fight back

Generative AI tools have intensified online spam and scams, prompting tech companies like Google to enhance their defenses against malicious ads.

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

OpenAI is developing a desktop super app integrating ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas, while releasing a major update to Codex for developers.

OpenAI's big Codex update is a direct shot at Anthropic's Claude Code

OpenAI updates Codex to enhance its capabilities, including desktop app operation, image generation, and memory features for improved user experience.

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

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

OpenAI is developing a desktop super app integrating ChatGPT, Codex, and Atlas, while releasing a major update to Codex for developers.

OpenAI's big Codex update is a direct shot at Anthropic's Claude Code

OpenAI updates Codex to enhance its capabilities, including desktop app operation, image generation, and memory features for improved user experience.

Apple

OpenAI brings ChatGPT's Voice mode to CarPlay

more#openai

fromComputerWeekly.com

Welcome to agentic AI. Welcome to per-agent licensing | Computer Weekly

AI monetization remains a challenge despite high public awareness and competition among major tech players.

Gadgets

Speechify's Windows app uses local models for transcription and dictation | TechCrunch

Speechify launched a Windows app for dictation and reading aloud, processing voice entirely on-device for enhanced user experience.

fromTechzine Global

OpenAI's new Agents SDK focuses on safety and scalability

OpenAI's updated Agents SDK enables developers to create autonomous AI agents for complex tasks with enhanced usability and a sandbox environment.

fromWIRED

AI Drafting My Stories? Over My Dead Body

AI is increasingly being used in journalism to generate content, raising concerns about the quality and authenticity of writing.

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents | TechCrunch

"This launch, at its core, is about taking our existing agents SDK and making it so it's compatible with all of these sandbox providers," Karan Sharma, who works on OpenAI's product team, told TechCrunch.

Software development

You can now use ChatGPT with Apple's CarPlay

ChatGPT is now available on CarPlay for voice-based interactions with iOS 26.4 and the latest app version.

Mastering the dull reality of sexy AI

The gap in enterprise AI lies in building effective systems for retrieval, evaluation, memory, and governance, not just access to models.

Cohere launches an open-source voice model specifically for transcription | TechCrunch

Cohere's Transcribe model is designed for tasks like note-taking and speech analysis, supporting 14 languages and optimized for consumer-grade GPUs, making it accessible for self-hosting.

European startups

fromSecurityWeek

CoChat Launches AI Collaboration Platform to Combat Shadow AI

Shadow AI poses significant risks as employees use AI tools without IT oversight, leading to unmanaged risks and potential inaccuracies.

Hands-on with the Google Agent Development Kit

The Google ADK is a versatile framework for developing AI agents, supporting multiple languages and deployment options.

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.

Apple

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says | TechCrunch

Apple

Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that's more like ChatGPT

fromTechRepublic

Apple's New Siri With ChatGPT-Like Features Could Be Coming Soon

Apple is rebooting Siri with a dedicated app and button, enhancing its AI capabilities to function like a traditional chatbot.

Apple

Apple plans to make Siri an AI chatbot, report says | TechCrunch

Apple

Apple is turning Siri into an AI bot that's more like ChatGPT

more#siri

fromwww.businessinsider.com

I went to an AI conference and got a crash course in middle management

The future of AI involves humans managing agents, steering their tasks and correcting mistakes as they transition from coding to other domains.

Privacy technologies

Alexa+ can now swear, thanks to a new personality style

Amazon introduced a 'sassy' personality option for Alexa+ that uses censored profanity, playful sarcasm, and witty comebacks while maintaining safety guardrails against harmful content.

OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop | TechCrunch

OpenAI's Codex has been revamped with new features, including background operation capabilities, to compete with Anthropic's Claude Code.

fromArs Technica

Robot dogs now read gauges and thermometers using Google Gemini

Robots can now accurately read analog instruments thanks to Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model, enhancing their embodied reasoning capabilities.

fromThe New Yorker

A.I. Has a Message Problem of Its Own Making

Sam Altman aims to reduce hostility towards A.I. amid rising violence and threats against A.I. executives.

fromwww.theguardian.com

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak and think | Bruce Schneier

Large language models limit human language representation, risking changes in communication and thought patterns due to increased AI-generated text exposure.

#ai-communication

There's Something Fundamentally Wrong With LLMs

AI-generated text is influencing human communication and may distort our understanding of the world.

Artificial intelligence

AI is teaching us to speak like bots and its a problem

There's Something Fundamentally Wrong With LLMs

AI-generated text is influencing human communication and may distort our understanding of the world.

AI is teaching us to speak like bots and its a problem

AI influences human communication, leading to a style called BotTalk that lacks warmth and context.

more#ai-communication

#meta

fromwww.theguardian.com

Meta creates AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to enhance employee engagement and connection.

fromThe Daily Beast

Artificial intelligence

Meta Is Building an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Chat With Staff

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, enhancing connection and potentially impacting job security.

fromwww.theguardian.com

Meta creates AI version of Mark Zuckerberg so staff can talk to the boss

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to enhance employee engagement and connection.

fromThe Daily Beast

Meta Is Building an AI Version of Mark Zuckerberg to Chat With Staff

Meta is developing an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to interact with employees, enhancing connection and potentially impacting job security.

'My new AI voice keeps my personality alive'

AI technology enables a motor neurone disease patient to communicate using a reconstructed version of her own voice, restoring personal identity and family connection.

Mobile UX

fromGSMArena.com

Amazon's Alexa+ AI chatbot is now available to everyone in the US, with a catch

Alexa+ is available to all US users; Prime members receive free unlimited access, non-Prime users can pay $19.99/month or use a limited free chat.

fromThe Drum

Getting the first word in voice search

Voice search usage is growing, creating brand opportunities while requiring optimisation for accuracy, shopping trust, and adaptation to screenless interactions.

Gadgets

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options | TechCrunch

Amazon launches three customizable Alexa+ personality styles—Brief, Chill, and Sweet—allowing users to adjust the AI assistant's tone and communication approach.

fromComputerworld

Apple's Siri future is hybrid, integrated - and already here

Apple will power a much smarter Siri via a hybrid model using on-device processing and Google's Gemini through Private Cloud Compute while enforcing privacy controls.

fromwww.bbc.com

Amazon's Alexa has had an AI upgrade. Now she's got more to say

Amazon is launching Alexa+, an AI-powered upgrade to Echo smart speakers in the UK that makes the digital assistant more conversational, proactive, and capable of following conversation threads.

#apple

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Apple

Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in iPhone, Mac chatbot to fend off OpenAI

fromZDNET

Apple

This rumored Siri upgrade could finally change how we use iPhones - but Apple needs to deliver

fromwww.mercurynews.com

Apple

Apple to revamp Siri as a built-in iPhone, Mac chatbot to fend off OpenAI

fromZDNET

Apple

This rumored Siri upgrade could finally change how we use iPhones - but Apple needs to deliver

more#apple

How developers can bring voice AI into telephony applications

Voice AI agents require complex infrastructure beyond LLMs to integrate with legacy telephony systems, demanding flexible architecture designed for component switching and evolution.

fromPsychology Today

An AI Voice Is Not a Mind

AI systems select and perform contextually appropriate personas rather than expressing unified selves with genuine beliefs, creating fluency that mimics mind without possessing interiority or conviction.

fromSocial Media Examiner

AI Voice Agents: How to Get Started : Social Media Examiner

AI voice agents offer low-cost, scalable customer service—around $0.08–$0.12 per minute—enabling proactive outreach, integrations with business systems, and improved operational efficiency.

ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI | TechCrunch

ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski says voice is becoming the next major interface for AI - the way people will increasingly interact with machines as models move beyond text and screens. Speaking at Web Summit in Doha, Staniszewski told TechCrunch voice models like those developed by ElevenLabs have recently moved beyond simply mimicking human speech - including emotion and intonation - to working in tandem with the reasoning capabilities of large language models.

Artificial intelligence

fromFortune