Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants
‘I thought it was satire’: Sam Altman mocks Anthropic’s latest AI ad that’s getting widely blasted for being ‘dystopian marketing slop’
Anthropic has a new ‘hard questions’ ad for Claude and AI Reactions to the short clip have been mixed OpenAI boss Sam Altman says the ad feels like satire Anthropic has a new ad out for its Claude AI chatbot, and it ties into its Hard Questions project — an…
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I tested Meta’s new AI image generator against ChatGPT and Nano Banana 2 using the same 5 prompts — and the winner surprised me
Meta has released a new AI image model, one clearly designed to compete with ChatGPT and Google Gemini’s Nano Banana 2. Meta AI has to not only convince people that AI can make the images they want, but that it will make images that are worth switching AI chatbots for.…
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I cover AI for a living — these are the 5 things I’d check before buying an AI PC during Amazon Prime Day
The AI PC market has become incredibly confusing. Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Apple and laptop makers are all selling ‘AI PCs’, but do you really know what you’re actually getting? And do you really need an ‘AI PC’ anyway? Meanwhile, Microsoft appears to be expanding some Copilot+ features beyond dedicated…
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‘Most likely, you won’t see it on a Leica M camera’: Leica hints that generative AI tools like Gemini Omni are at odds with its photography heritage, but says they ‘make perfect sense’ for phones like the Xiaomi 17T Pro
These days, it’s not uncommon for phones to share two big selling points: a partnership with a trusted photography brand and flashy AI features. The Xiaomi 17T Pro, launched this week in Vienna, is no different, boasting Leica-tuned cameras and fresh new AI skills from Google‘s text-to-video tool, Gemini Omni.…
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Google I/O 2026 made one thing clear — Gemini is becoming impossible to avoid
Google used I/O 2026 to unveil a sweeping expansion of Gemini. Gemini is expanding across Search, Android, shopping, productivity, and AI agents. New features like Gemini Spark, Omni, and AI-powered Search show Google pushing hard toward always-on AI assistants. Google spent years insisting AI would quietly improve its products in…
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‘Learn to read the room’: ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the latest commencement speaker to get booed for mentioning AI
Eric Schmidt is the latest AI advocate to get booed by students The University of Arizona class of 2026 weren’t impressed by his AI remarks There’s been a growing backlash to the tech from graduates Less than a week after University of Florida students booed real estate executive Gloria Caulfield…
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