Perplexity launches Personal Computer, a 24/7 AI agent running on a Mac mini that reportedly saved $1.6 million in labor costs during internal testing, performing 3.25 years of work in four weeks, and is now available via waitlist as a consumer-friendly alternative to engineer-focused AI tools.
A Harvard Kennedy School researcher warns that human-like AI chatbots are fueling emotional dependency and a dangerous new economic model called 'intimacy capitalism,' where companies profit by monetizing human attachment, potentially deepening societal loneliness on a massive scale.
Google is rolling out powerful Gemini AI upgrades across Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive, letting subscribers generate full drafts, build spreadsheets from prompts, and create presentations by pulling content from Gmail, Drive, and the web.
Michael Pollan sounds the alarm on social media algorithms and AI chatbots hijacking human consciousness, warning that as 72% of teens turn to AI for companionship, people must urgently reclaim mental sovereignty through 'consciousness hygiene' practices before technology fully colonizes the inner mind.
Anthropic launches Claude Cowork, a desktop AI agent that executes real tasks like organizing files and generating reports directly on users' computers, requiring step-by-step approval before acting and storing all data locally for privacy.
OpenAI indefinitely delays ChatGPT's 'adult mode' feature, originally teased in October, citing the need for stronger age verification and youth protection systems before it can responsibly launch.
Google rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all U.S. users, a powerful new Search feature that lets people build real-time prototypes, interactive tools, and custom dashboards directly within Search using live web data and conversational follow-ups.
A powerful new open-source CLI tool called Google Workspace CLI (gws) unifies Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Chat, and Admin into a single command-line interface, packed with 100+ AI agent skills and MCP server support for seamless integration with clients like Claude Desktop and Gemini CLI.
A new 5xP Framework is revolutionizing AI coding by organizing project context into five structured Markdown components — Product, Platform, Process, Profile, and Principle — enabling AI agents to build production-grade software while developers spend just 20% of their time on context setup.
A powerful new GitHub plugin, hyperspell-openclaw, now bridges Hyperspell's AI memory system with the OpenClaw platform, enabling seamless integration with Notion, Slack, Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Calendar to keep AI agents automatically informed and context-aware.