Everyday AI · Page 14
the assistants, apps and tricks changing how ordinary people work, learn and live
Broadway's New AI Thriller Has a Knockout Cast and a Three-Year-Old Argument
John David Washington stars in Disruption, a slick off-Broadway play about Big Tech and your personal data. The acting is terrific. The ideas, sadly, are not keeping pace with the headlines.
Fender's CEO Said Cover Songs Are 'Analog AI'. Guitar Players Are Not Happy.
Edward 'Bud' Cole compared learning cover songs and jamming with bandmates to how AI trains on data. The backlash was swift, and the timing could not be worse for the guitar brand.
Hank Green apologises for using ChatGPT to help write his YouTube scripts
The popular science communicator says he got caught up in the dopamine hit of doing more with AI, and admits he lost track of how much the technology shaped his own words.
Is 'Rubberz' an AI song? The evidence against Fenix Flexin is piling up
A rapper's unlikely synth-pop hit has experts pointing to glitchy drums, impossible vocal range, and lyrics that read like a chatbot wrote them on a deadline.
Sam Altman Pitched an AI Podcast for the School Run. The Internet Said: Just Talk to Your Kids
OpenAI's CEO shared a vision of AI-generated morning briefings for families. A seven-word reply from a cartoon creator did more damage than any op-ed could.
The AI Sob Stories Flooding X Are a Business. Here Is Who Is Getting Paid.
Fake first-person melodramas, written by AI and posted for clicks, are earning their creators hundreds of dollars a fortnight through X's own payment programme. The platform is struggling to stop it.
An AI App Wants to Plan Your Anniversary So Your Boyfriend Doesn't Have To
Orchid's viral promo showed an AI doing relationship labour for a checked-out partner. Therapists say that's not a fix. It's a delay.
Apple Plans Paid Tiers for Heavy AI Users as Siri Overhaul Nears
Tim Cook confirmed Apple is working on ways for users to pay for more AI usage on top of their existing subscriptions, ahead of a major Siri relaunch this autumn.
Friend 2.0 Gets a Voice and a $249 Price Tag. But What Does It Actually Do?
The AI necklace designed to fight loneliness just added a built-in speaker and more than doubled its price. Its creator says it might be a confidant or a god. He's less certain about everything else.
Friend Is Back at Nearly Double the Price, Now With a Speaker
The AI companion pendant that papered New York City's subway with ads has relaunched as 'Friend 2.0', same concept, new voice feature, and a price tag that jumped from $129 to $249.
Friend AI Pendant Gets a Voice: Version 2 Can Now Speak Out Loud
The controversial AI companion necklace has a new speaker, a higher price tag, and a founder who admits the whole thing is 'inherently egomaniacal.'
Mark Zuckerberg Wants Meta's AI Agents to Work for Everyone, Not Just Coders
On Meta's Q2 2026 earnings call, Zuckerberg sketched out a vision of personal AI assistants that handle your health, finances and relationships. The product doesn't exist yet, but the infrastructure bill is already enormous.
Google DeepMind's Lyria 3.5 lands in Flow Music, promising better vocals and lyrics
The new model targets richer melodies, cleaner pronunciation, and more control over tempo and track length.
Martha Stewart co-founded an AI app that manages your home for you
Hint launches as a free iPhone app that builds a profile of your house from public records, tracks maintenance tasks, and answers questions about your insurance and energy bills.
Pangram raises $9 million to catch AI-written text and images before they fool you
A New York startup says its detector is over 99% accurate at spotting AI-generated writing. Substack already uses it. Here's what that means for everyday readers.