Google rolls out a groundbreaking AI disclosure feature across Search, YouTube, and Discover, flagging when ads are created or edited using artificial intelligence, expanding beyond its previous election-only policy to better protect consumers from potentially misleading synthetic content.
A sample of 1.2 million Claude Cowork sessions reveals business operations tasks dominate usage at 33.4%, nearly four times the 8.7% share held by software development, with roughly half of all usage falling into cross-role, supportive tasks rather than core job functions.
OpenAI appoints former Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh as its first-ever India managing director, signaling a major push into its second-largest global market as competition with rivals like Anthropic heats up.
Apple shares plunge 6.1% to $275.15 in their biggest single-day drop since April 2025, as a global memory chip shortage driven by AI data center expansion forces price hikes of up to $500 on Macs, iPads, and other products, with analysts warning iPhone Pro models could soon follow with a …
Apple hikes MacBook prices by up to $300 as AI-driven demand sends Dynamic RAM costs surging 98%, with analysts warning iPhone price increases are coming next.
Tencent is testing an AI assistant called Xiaowei inside WeChat, giving it a massive edge over rivals by embedding task-completing AI capabilities directly into a platform used by over 1.4 billion people.
Snap launches Spectacles AR glasses at $2,195, delivering a 115-inch virtual cinema screen in a lightweight 136-gram wearable that bridges the gap between smart glasses and full headsets, targeting developers and early adopters as a milestone toward an AI-powered future that could eventually replace smartphones.
Databricks launches CustomerLake, an AI-powered Customer Data Platform natively built into its Lakehouse, featuring Profile Agents and Campaign Agents that unify customer data and automate real-time, AI-driven marketing campaigns, with early adopters including HP and partners like Adobe, Meta, and Braze already on board.
Shopify launches five AI-powered shopping apps built on its new Catalog API and Universal Commerce Protocol, giving developers access to billions of standardized products to embed commerce into any digital experience — with monetization opportunities coming soon.
AI chatbot usage among U.S. adults surges to nearly 50%, with ChatGPT leading at 44% adoption, yet 63% of Americans believe AI is advancing too fast and a majority fear it will compromise personal security and negatively impact society over the next 20 years.