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Google Veo 3 Now Available on Vertex AI With $300 Cloud Trial Access
Google has introduced access to its Veo 3 video generation model via Vertex AI, an offering within the broader Google Cloud service. The model can create short videos using user prompts and is part of...
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Web Search Promotes Stronger Understanding Than ChatGPT in Knowledge Tasks,...
As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in how people access information, new research from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School suggests that large language models (LLMs)...
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Android 16 Introduces New Protections Against Suspicious Mobile Networks
Google’s latest Android release is bringing a new line of defense for mobile users concerned about hidden surveillance threats. As part of Android 16, the company has added a notification system that...
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Language Is Changing Again, and This Time, It's Machines We're Imitating
Something curious is happening on university podiums and conference stages. The words academics choose while speaking have started to shift, not in the usual, gradual way languages evolve, but...
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These Are The Features That Make Americans Most Frustrated With Texting From...
Whether you use an Android or an iPhone device, chances are you’ve experienced the frustration of trying to text from an Android to an iOS system. When you text an iPhone while using an Android system,...
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Things I Do Not Like About Most Popular WYSIWYG Editors
This post is part of a paid collaboration, supported by sponsorship from a partner.Why do many developers still dislike popular WYSIWYG editors in 2025? From poor responsiveness to limited...
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Activists Question Google’s Commitment to AI Oversight Following Gemini 2.5...
Outside Google DeepMind’s London office, a group of protesters staged something unusual, a public courtroom scene with a gavel, a jury, and a symbolic trial. This wasn’t just theater. The group behind...
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Proton Is Taking Apple to Court Over How the App Store Works
Proton, the Swiss company behind the privacy-focused email service Proton Mail, is suing Apple in a U.S. court. The core of the case? Apple’s grip on how apps are distributed and how payments are...
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UK Regulator Looks to Tighten Grip on Illegal Content and Child Safety Online
Ofcom is back in the spotlight, this time asking tech platforms to go further in limiting how harmful content spreads online. A consultation opened this week lays out the regulator’s next move under...
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New Study Shows How Search Queries Reflect Personal Biases and Limit Exposure...
When people go online looking for information, they often end up circling back to what they already believe. A new research project has shown that this tendency isn’t just about what’s on the internet,...
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When AI and Human Say the Same Thing, People Still Feel the Human More
A new series of behavioral studies sheds light on a growing question in the age of artificial intelligence, that is, can machines truly offer the kind of emotional support people value from other...
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Most Consumers Trust Traditional Ads Over Influencer Posts, Survey Finds
A new study shows that people trust influencer promotions less than standard advertising, even though influencers are everywhere. The research comes from the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the...
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What Modern Parents Regret About Today’s Digital World for Their Kids
Sometimes you can’t help but wonder if life would’ve been simpler for kids without all this technology floating around them. It’s not that parents hate all of it, some of it’s useful, but you know,...
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Google’s Data Center Power Use Doubles in Four Years, Reaching 30.8 Million...
Over just four years, Google’s electricity use for its data centers has more than doubled. The company’s latest environmentalreport shows that by 2024, these centers consumed nearly 31 million (or 30.8...
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From Text to Talk: Meta Brings Voice Calling to Enterprises and Teases Future...
Meta is bringing new voice calling options to businesses on WhatsApp while continuing to explore how artificial intelligence can help with product recommendations and customer interactions.Voice Calls...
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Cloudflare Unveils New Way for Websites to Control and Earn from AI Crawlers
Cloudflare is giving websites a new tool to take back some control as artificial intelligence companies continue to gather info and scrape huge amounts of online content. The new system helps site...
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AI Now Helping Employees Decode Bosses, Set Goals, and Stay Sane, New Survey...
Far from just a time-saver, AI is slipping into the background of daily work life, advising, organizing, and even calming nerves before tough conversations.A surprising number of full-time employees...
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Court Slams Google Over Hidden Android Tracking, Orders $314.6 Million Payout
A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million after finding that it collected user data from Android phones without proper consent. The case, filed back in 2019, argued that Google tracked...
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Racist AI Videos Created With Google’s Veo 3 Spread on TikTok
Short AI-generated clips made with Google’s Veo 3 are circulating widely on TikTok, racking up millions of views despite clearly violating platform rules. These videos, discovered by the nonprofit...
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Personal AI: How OpenAI Employees Turn to ChatGPT for Small, Daily Decisions
At OpenAI, the people building ChatGPT are also finding unexpected ways to use it in their own lives. From organizing morning routines to preparing for conversations, the chatbot has gradually become a...
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Fake Apps, AI Scams Drive 151% Android Malware Spike, Smishing Grows 692%,...
Android users are facing a sharp increase in mobile threats this year. Malwarebytes reports a 151% spike in Android malware since January, pointing to a wave of organized and persistent cyberattacks...
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The Business of You: How Digital Platforms Turn Your Life into Ad Revenue
You wake up in the morning and, first thing, you open your weather app. You close that pesky ad that opens first and check the forecast. You like your weather app, which shows hourly weather forecasts...
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TV shrinks, podcasts grow, print fades: What the numbers say about US media use
If 2024 was the year of AI mania and platform upheaval, 2025 is shaping up as a year of realignment - especially in how Americans consume media. The sixth edition of Attest’sUS Media Consumption...
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Where Social Media Engagement Is Moving in 2025, and What’s Driving It
Social media in 2025 looks different. The tools may be familiar, but the rules for engagement, visibility, and results have shifted. Buffer’s year-long dataset, pulled from millions of posts, offers a...
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AI Cuts Work Time by More Than Half Across Most Tasks, Survey Finds
A new dataset shows that U.S. workers using generative AI tools can complete core job tasks in a fraction of the time. Based on a national survey of 4,278 adults, conducted in late 2024 by researchers...
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