Google’s Gemini Turns Pixel 8 Pro Into a True AI Phone
If you’re the proud owner of a Google Pixel 8 Pro—or are soon to be one this holiday season—you’re about to be the latest guinea pig for the company’s big…
Microsoft’s AI Narration App Expands to Android for Blind Users
Photo: OpturaDesign (Shutterstock) Microsoft launched the Seeing AI app on Android devices Monday, expanding the free app that narrates the world to millions more blind and low-vision users. Seeing AI…
12 of the Weirdest X-Plane Designs
The X-56APhoto: NASA Photo / Jim Ross The X-56A, Multi-Utility Technology Testbed, also known as the MUTT, was a spunky uncrewed aircraft used to test the flexibility of wings and…
Sam Altman’s Return, the Mysterious Q, and More of the Top AI News of the Week
Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images) There’s been a lot of talk about AGI lately—artificial general intelligence—the much-coveted AI development goal that every company in Silicon Valley is currently racing to…
Amazon’s New AI Image Generator Creates an ‘Invisible Watermark’ on Every Deepfake
How hard is it to check whether an image is an AI deepfake or not? Well, Amazon claims it has some sort of answer with its own watermarking system for…
AI Turned These Memes Into Videos and It’s the Worst Thing I’ve Ever Seen
Gif: Runway Last week, Stability AI announced a new tool called Stable Video Diffusion, a model that turns images into AI-generated videos. It was only a matter of minutes before…
Amazon’s ‘Q’ Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
Amazon is throwing its e-commerce bulk into the AI game like an enormous capybara stampeding into the outside lane of the ongoing AI rat race. The company finally shared details…
Sports Illustrated Allegedly Dupes Readers With Fake AI-Created Writers
Update 5:46 PM: Sports Illustrated sent us the following statement. Today, an article was published alleging that Sports Illustrated published AI-generated articles. According to our initial investigation, this is not…
Both Cruise Co-founders Jump Ship After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard
Both co-founders of Cruise have resigned from the company, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary. Chief Product Officer Daniel Kan resigned on Monday, according to…
Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt Resigns After Vehicles Deemed Public Safety Hazard
The co-founder of Cruise, Kyle Vogt, resigned from his duties as CEO, CTO, and President on Sunday night, following a month of turbulence for General Motors’ self-driving car subsidiary. Vogt…