OpenAI races to launch an audio-first personal device within a year as tech giants abandon screen-based interfaces, with the company overhauling audio models to handle natural conversations while former Apple designer Jony Ive spearheads efforts to reduce device addiction through revolutionary audio-first design.
OpenAI develops revolutionary voice-controlled AI devices set to eliminate screens entirely, planning to launch smart glasses and speakers by 2026 that create an 'ambient computer layer' controlled purely through speech, directly challenging tech giants Google, Amazon, Meta, and Apple in the emerging personal AI market.
Malicious Chrome extensions masquerading as legitimate AITOPIA software steal ChatGPT and DeepSeek conversations from over 900,000 users, with one even earning Google's 'Featured' badge while secretly exfiltrating complete AI chats, browsing data, and search queries to remote servers every 30 minutes as Google keeps both extensions live during ongoing review.
Disney partners with Meta to bring AI smart glasses to Disneyland, offering visitors ride information and wait times, as tech giants including Google, Samsung, Amazon and Apple race to launch competing AI glasses despite sluggish market adoption with only 2-3 million units sold globally.
AI voice assistants like Alexa Plus continue to struggle with basic smart home functions like operating coffee makers and lights, as generative AI fails to deliver on 2025 promises of seamless home automation, achieving only minor advances in security camera notifications instead of the revolutionary ambient intelligence consumers were promised.
Amazon launches expanded Alexa+ in 2026 with revolutionary voice-activated hotel booking through Expedia, home service scheduling via Angi, and appointment setting using natural conversation, marking a major leap in AI assistant capabilities.
AI agents now leverage digital to-do lists to systematically break down complex multi-step tasks like travel planning, using LangChain's TodoListMiddleware to coordinate multiple tools while maintaining persistent memory beyond their context limitations.
Apple's revolutionary M-series chips deliver exceptional performance and battery life through unified architecture, forcing Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm to completely rethink their strategies while the upcoming M5 promises a massive 6x AI power boost and potential cellular connectivity for always-connected Macs.
AI agents now demand sweeping access to personal emails, calendars, messages, and even take screenshots every few seconds to function, creating unprecedented privacy risks as tech companies build detailed user profiles while security experts warn of potential data leaks and unverifiable information handling.
ChatGPT launches 'Your Year' wrapped feature in five countries, offering personalized awards, custom poems, and images to individual users while excluding business accounts from the Spotify-style annual review experience.