Everyday AI · Page 3
the assistants, apps and tricks changing how ordinary people work, learn and live
The Assistant Wars Broke Cover: Six Stories in Seven Days
Last week AI2Day ran six pieces on consumer AI assistants, up from one the week before. Three separate outlets carried it, so this is not one newsroom fixating on Siri.
UC Berkeley Professor Used AI to Edit Her Op-Ed Blasting Students' Maths Skills
Zvezdelina Stankova wrote that some of her students were years behind on basic maths. Then came the awkward disclosure.
Google Adds a Student Hub to Gemini Just in Time for Back-to-School
Flashcards, practice quizzes, deep research reports, and a free year of Google's top AI plan for eligible US students. Here is what is actually on offer.
AI Was Meant to Win Us Over. New Data Shows It's Doing the Opposite.
From Pew Research surveys to Republican Party memos, the signals are stacking up: public trust in AI is falling, not rising, and the industry is finally starting to say so out loud.
Google Loads Search and Gemini With AI Study Tools, From 3D DNA Models to Custom Quizzes
New features let students generate interactive simulations, practice tests, and research reports directly inside Google Search and the Gemini app, as Google pushes to become the go-to study assistant for learners.
Meta Brings Its AI Chatbot to the Mac With Screen Sharing and Business Tools
The new Meta AI desktop app lets you share your screen with the chatbot and connect it to your Instagram, Facebook, and Google Workspace accounts.
Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Is Coming to Your Fire TV for Free, No Subscription Needed
Amazon is pushing its upgraded AI assistant to millions of Fire TV devices automatically. Here is what changes, what stays the same, and whether you can opt out.
Firefox regala al suo Assistente AI l'accesso al web in tempo reale e una memoria della cronologia di navigazione
La funzione Smart Window di Mozilla, con consenso esplicito, può ora cercare il web in tempo reale e aiutarti a ritrovare le pagine visitate in precedenza, senza conservare dati per impostazione predefinita.
Google's Pet Memory AI Can't Tell One Cat From Another
A two-week real-world test found Google's new feature for identifying individual pets on Nest cameras keeps calling every cat by the same name, with consequences that go beyond the comical.
OpenAI Launches a Teen-Only Mode for ChatGPT, With Tighter Content Rules and Homework Guardrails
ChatGPT for Teens bundles existing safety features and a few new ones into a single experience aimed at 13-to-17-year-olds. Here is what changes, and what stays the same.
Dickovers, baggravation, botiquette: the new words we need to describe daily life with tech
A tech writer just gave a name to those infuriating pop-ups blocking the page you wanted to read. Turns out, naming the annoyance is only the beginning.
Apple's AirPods May Soon Have Cameras Built In. Here's What That Means for You.
A video buried inside Apple's latest software update shows AirPods identifying a book cover using AI. If the leak is real, your earbuds could soon act as a second pair of eyes.
A $899 AI Litter Box Couldn't Tell Two Very Different Cats Apart
Whisker's Litter-Robot 5 Pro promises AI health tracking and facial recognition for your cats. After six months of testing, the facial recognition failed, the waste sensor misfired, and one cat mysteriously lost two pounds overnight.
Firefox for iPhone Now Has a Built-In Ad Blocker. Here Is What It Actually Blocks
Mozilla has quietly started adding an optional ad blocker to Firefox on iOS. It is convenient and free, but it leaves some notable gaps, including ads served by Google and Bing.
Microsoft is killing its Excel Copilot formula after less than a year
The COPILOT() function, which let users call Microsoft's AI assistant directly from a spreadsheet cell, will stop working on 14 September 2026. The side pane is what Microsoft wants you to use instead.