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Chrome now lets you turn AI prompts into repeatable ‘Skills’
Google is launching a new Chrome workflow feature that allows you to reuse your favorite Gemini commands across multiple web pages. Any AI prompts can now be saved as "Skills" in the Chrome desktop br
DaVinci Resolve adds new photo editing tools to take on Lightroom and Photoshop
DaVinci Resolve 21âs updates include support for RAW files from Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm cameras. | Image: Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Design announced an update to its powerful multipurpos
Has Googleâs AI watermarking system been reverse-engineered?
A software developer claims to have reverse-engineered Google DeepMind's SynthID system, showing how AI watermarks can be stripped from generated images or manually inserted into other works. A claim
The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones
This is todayâs edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whatâs going on in the world of technology. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these ch
Coming soon: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now
Each year we compile our 10 Breakthrough Technologies list, featuring our educated predictions for which technologies will have the biggest impact on how we live and work. This year, however, we had a
Why opinion on AI is so divided
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. In an industry that doesnât stand still, Stanfordâs AI Index,
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If youâre following AI news, youâre probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI canât even read a clock. The 2026 AI Index from Stanford Universityâs Instit
Meta spins up AI version of Mark Zuckerberg to engage with employees
The Meta chief is personally involved in training and testing his animated AI.
To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem Iâve faced as a college instructor.
Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
Anthropic and OpenAI are clashing over a proposed Illinois law that would let AI labs largely off the hook for mass deaths and financial disasters.
Silicon Valley Is Spending Millions to Stop One of Its Own
Alex Bores, a former Palantir employee, helped pass one of the countryâs toughest AI laws. Now Silicon Valleyâs biggest names are trying to stop his rise to Congress.
Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.
AI Agents Are Coming for Your Dating Life
The developers of Pixel Societies are using AI agents to simulate social interactions. It's an attempt optimize the process of choosing new colleagues, friends, and even romantic partners.
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Allbirds had a hit a decade ago with its Wool Runner shoes, but after a $4 billion IPO in 2021, the business never turned a profit, and sales dropped nearly 50 percent between 2022 and 2025. The compa
Walmart is updating its 4K streaming box with Gemini and Matter support
The Onn 4K Proâs remote looks identical to its predecessor but can now be located using your voice. | Image: Walmart It hasn't been officially announced, but Walmart's website now has a listing (you
Adobe embraces conversational AI editing, marking a âfundamental shiftâ in creative work
You donât need to understand any fancy editing terms â just describe what changes you want to make. | Image: Adobe Adobe is fully embracing AI tools that enable creators to edit their work using des
The Download: NASAâs nuclear spacecraft and unveiling our AI 10
This is todayâs edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of whatâs going on in the world of technology. NASA is building the first nuclear reactor-powered interplanet
Building trust in the AI era with privacy-led UX
The practice of privacy-led user experience (UX) is a design philosophy that treats transparency around data collection and usage as an integral part of the customer relationship. An undertapped oppor
Allbirds abandons clothes, pivots to "AI compute infrastructure"
Desperate stock-boosting move recalls 2017's "Long Island Blockchain" frenzy.
Americans ask AI for health care. Hospitals think the answer is more chatbots.
Do you trust AI chatbots for health advice? What about one in your patient portal?
UK gov's Mythos AI tests help separate cybersecurity threat from hype
New model is the first AI system to complete a difficult multistep infiltration challenge.
Google introduces "Skills" in Chrome to make Gemini prompts instantly reusable
You can save custom prompts you find useful or grab a premade Skill from Google's library.
Allbirds Is Pivoting to AI Compute. Sure, Why Not
Once a $4 billion apparel juggernaut, Allbirds will rebrand as NewBird AI, a âGPU-as-a-Serviceâ company. Hey, if you can't beat âem, join âem.
AI Slop Is Making the Internet Fake-Happy
A new study examines the impact of the rise of AI-generated websites on the internetâand found some surprising results.
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude imagesâand the problem shows no signs of going away.
In the Wake of Anthropicâs Mythos, OpenAI Has a New Cybersecurity Modelâand Strategy
OpenAI says its safeguards âsufficiently reduce cyber riskâ for now, while GPT-5.4-Cyber is a new cybersecurity-focused model.
How to Use Google Chromeâs New AI-Powered âSkillsâ
The premade Skills available through the Gemini sidebar in Chrome include ways to maximize protein in recipes or summarize YouTube videos.
Prefill Is Compute-Bound. Decode Is Memory-Bound. Why Your GPU Shouldnât Do Both.
Inside disaggregated LLM inference â the architecture shift behind 2-4x cost reduction that most ML teams haven't adopted yet. The post Prefill Is Compute-Bound. Decode Is Memory-Bound. Why Your GPU S
RAG Isnât Enough â I Built the Missing Context Layer That Makes LLM Systems Work
Most RAG tutorials focus on retrieval or prompting. The real problem starts when context grows. This article shows a full context engineering system built in pure Python that controls memory, compress