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This app will sit in your Google Meet call so you don't have to
MeetTwins sends an AI avatar to your video meetings, answers pre-approved questions on your behalf, and emails you a summary after. Here is what it does, and what it definitely cannot fix.
The Better AI Behaves, the Worse It Writes
Researchers have found a sharp tension at the heart of AI language tools: the better you control what a chatbot says, the more likely it is to start talking gibberish. Here's what that means for the apps you use every day.
Meta's Muse Charm Is Basically a Tamagotchi for Your AI Agent
A keychain-sized gadget with a tiny screen and a talking avatar could be the cheapest bet Meta has ever made on AI hardware, and it might actually work.
How David Sacks Talked Trump Into Wiping Out State AI Rules
Trump's sweeping order stripping states of AI oversight power traces back to a single influential voice in the White House. Here's what that means for anyone who uses an AI tool.
Drowning in AI Hype and Doom? Here Is How to Actually Make Sense of It
Between staff resignations warning of extinction and stock prices hitting record highs, it's genuinely hard to know what to think about AI. A few solid books help more than another news cycle.
KDE Turns 30 and Someone Wants to Build AI Into the Desktop Itself
A proposal at this weekend's KDE conference in Austria imagines a desktop that learns who you are and rebuilds itself around you. Not everyone will love that idea.
Why AI Agents Guzzle So Much More Power Than a Simple Chatbot
AI is shifting from quick questions and answers to agents that run for hours on their own. That shift explains the data-centre building boom, and a growing energy bill.
AI-generated songs and chatbot 'ghosts' are changing how we grieve
After Dolly Parton's death, a viral AI country song raised a bigger question: when artificial intelligence can imitate the dead, what does mourning actually look like?
The AI apocalypse panic is real, but is it pointed at the right problems?
A former Anthropic researcher's dire warning sent politicians scrambling. A Guardian reporter explains why you should be sceptical about who is actually driving the alarm.
AI is already changing cricket. A robot bowling the perfect doosra is still a long way off
From scouting reports to pitch analysis, artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping the sport. But it is helping humans do their jobs better, not replacing them.
Snap's New AI Assistant Wants to Plan Your Day Before You Ask
Specs Intelligence connects to your Gmail and Slack calendar, then surfaces reminders and nudges without waiting for you to type a thing.
How Google's AI Search Wants to Coach Your Next Marathon
Google is pitching AI Mode as a race-day assistant, from training plans to playlists to gear shopping. Here is what it actually does.
Apple's Siri AI: Every New Thing It Can Do in iOS 27
Apple's long-struggling voice assistant gets a new name, a new app, and a serious upgrade. Here is what changes for iPhone owners, and which phones actually get the full package.
Instacart's new AI assistant Clementine turns a recipe idea into a ready-to-buy cart
Ask it for a week of budget lunches, snap a photo of a handwritten list, and Clementine does the rest. Instacart's shopping assistant is live now in the US and Canada.
Roland's New AI Tool Writes You a Melody, But You Still Have to Do the Work
Melody Flip generates musical loops inside your recording software. It won't write your next hit for you, but it might unstick your brain.