Zest Maps Is the AI-Powered ‘Spiritual Successor to Foursquare’
…The app’s AI tools analyze your dining history and tailor a map of nearby recommendations with photos and descriptions of each spot’s vibe. Zest also aggregates this user data to…
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The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race
…or previously unknown—vulnerability that they had developed using AI tools to bypass two-factor authentication on an open-source system administration platform. Google quickly notified the developer, and they issued a…
Some Asexuals Are Using AI Companions for Intimacy Without the Sex
…elaborate fantasies with SpicyChat, a relationship role-playing platform. Sometimes inputting 3,000-word mini essays into the program, Kor and the AI spun narratives featuring a rotating cast of suitors often…
Meta’s New AI Asked for My Raw Health Data—and Gave Me Terrible Advice
…says Monica Agrawal, an assistant professor at Duke University and cofounder of Layer Health, an AI platform for hospitals to examine medical charts. “The more information you give it, the more context…
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
…I would like to control every platform you use for coding, which is now mostly AI, to do vulnerability testing and cybersecurity checks at the point that it happens. I think we…
Oura’s New Ring 5 Is Smaller and Lighter—and Adds an AI Health Coach
…Oura is positioning the Ring 5 as a proactive health platform, much like how Google is positioning its AI Health Coach at the center of the redesigned Google Health app. Central to…
Greg Brockman Officially Takes Control of OpenAI’s Products in Latest Shake-Up
…OpenAI says it’s folding ChatGPT, its AI coding agent Codex, and its developer-facing API into one core product team. The company says that Codex is increasingly powering its consumer and…
Has Microsoft Lost Its Mojo (Again)?
…Windows is an open platform on open hardware where people can build anything. Microsoft wants Scout to be adopted by productivity workers and even consumers. AI agents make mistakes and have hallucinations…
A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
…claim that “AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.” Build American AI is trying to combat negative narratives about the technology by working with influencers on the platforms where Americans increasingly…
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
CEO and founder Gary Chen, who has worked on wearable devices for companies like Oppo, OnePlus, and HTC, says his company’s glasses are focused on travelers, with AI features that act…