Microsoft launches Mico, a new AI companion designed to be more personal and human-centered than existing chatbots, as the tech giant challenges ChatGPT's dominance with help from former Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman.
OpenAI's viral Sora AI video app reaches 2 million downloads while rolling out pet cameo features, basic editing tools, and enhanced social channels, maintaining its top App Store position as Android version approaches launch.
Microsoft unveils enhanced Copilot Mode in Edge browser featuring voice-activated commands, automatic browsing history organization by topic, and AI-powered multi-step task completion including newsletter management and restaurant reservations, while maintaining user privacy controls.
New research reveals that AI pricing algorithms automatically drive up consumer prices through learned retaliation against competitors without any explicit collusion, creating a regulatory nightmare as traditional anti-trust laws cannot address this algorithmic price-fixing that requires no communication between companies.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-powered web browser featuring integrated chatbot capabilities and task completion agents, sending Alphabet shares down 2% as the company directly challenges Google's Chrome browser dominance with its new macOS application.
Ten percent of humanity now uses AI weekly as advanced systems like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT transform how people seek information and create content, while new deep research capabilities and sophisticated content generation make distinguishing authentic online material nearly impossible.
University of Otago researchers achieve world-first breakthrough enabling smartwatches to pinpoint locations within 8 centimeters using new algorithms that combine signals from multiple satellite systems, bringing military-grade GPS precision to everyday consumer devices.
ChatGPT mobile app downloads plummet 8.1% in October while users slash their daily usage by 22.5% since July, as Google's Gemini competition and less personable AI updates drive users away from the once-dominant platform.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defends controversial decision to allow adult erotica content on ChatGPT, declaring the company is not the 'elected moral police of the world' as advocacy groups demand reversal and the AI giant faces mounting safety scrutiny including FTC inquiry and wrongful death lawsuit.
Pinterest users report that up to 80% of search results now consist of AI-generated fake content, overwhelming the platform and causing real-world problems as customers bring impossible AI-created inspiration images to small businesses for weddings and hairstyles that cannot be replicated.