Artificial Intelligence
…ArXiv will ban researchers who upload papers full of AI slop Jay Peters May 15 OpenAI keeps shuffling its executives in bid to win AI agent battle Hayden Field May 15 Nilay…
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Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare
…There’s a chance that truly useful AI agents, like the ones Google is testing with Gemini, can go click around for you and get the job done automatically. But chat ain…
Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all
…When it was released last year, my colleague Allison Johnson described it as a more “youthful direction” for Android, “full of springy animations, bold fonts, and vibrant color absolutely everywhere.” Now, that…
Alexa is moving into Amazon․com
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM-powered AI assistant directly into the company’s shopping experience. Beginning today, when you type a query into Amazon, you’ll…
‘Solve all diseases,’ you say?
…announcing forty bajillion other AI agents and features. The problem is that these statements travel far and have a wide-ranging impact. For the majority of us, AI health has been, thus…
Online Shopping
…It’s part of a larger push by retailers into AI-powered agentic shopping — that’s now causing headaches for humans. Brands are upset that 'Buy For Me' is featuring their products…
Cybersecurity
…The AI-powered compliance startup is no longer listed on YC’s directory after an anonymous report alleged Delve “fakes compliance” and leaked audit reports, as reported by TechCrunch . Delve responded by…
The future of border security isn’t at the border at all
…who told me he had been a Border Patrol agent for decades. Now he was on the other side, trying to sell AI software to his former employer. Throughout the expo floor…
Virtual Reality
…Utah The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026 If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can ‘It’s in the air’: Apple TV’s hottest new…
What’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PCs?
…Nvidia isn’t a gaming company anymore, so if it’s launching new Arm-powered processors then you can bet they’ll be focused on powering local AI agents, too. I’m…