ChatGPT

OpenAI has added new search tools to ChatGPT, including an ad-free shopping feature that detects buying intent. With real-time search topping 1 billion queries, the move ramps up pressure on Google. Other updates include improved citations, autocomplete, trending searches, and WhatsApp integration.

OpenAI is pleading for its users to stop saying please and thank you to ChatGPT, as these pleasantries cost the company ten of million of dollars every year.

A viral trend turning people into AI-generated action figures is capturing attention—but also raising alarms. Artists warn the tech threatens creative work, while explicit deepfakes continue to disrupt schools, politics, and public figures.

OpenAI is developing its own social media platform that integrates ChatGPT’s image generation with a social feed, aiming to compete with X and Meta. The project is still in early stages, with prototypes already being tested internally.

A Hong Kong philosopher has taken the world by storm by writing a book critiquing Elon Musk and Donald Trump of using Utopian promises and hollow rhetoric.

Alibaba’s Quark jumped to the top of China’s AI app rankings in March, surpassing rivals like Doubao and DeepSeek. As tech firms rapidly upgrade their AI tools, the real question is: can Quark stay ahead, or will it be the next to fall behind?

Tinder has launched The Game Game, a new AI-powered, voice-based feature for US iOS users, aimed at helping users practice flirting and conversation. Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o, it reflects Tinder’s push to integrate AI into dating. A global rollout has yet to be announced.

AI image generators are causing concerns in the animation industry, with some fearing they could replace traditional animators, including at Studio Ghibli. Despite the rise of AI, Goro Miyazaki believes the emotional depth and authenticity of Ghibli’s hand-drawn style cannot be replicated by machines.

The evolution of ChatGPT's capabilities has ushered in a new era of AI-generated art, but it has also highlighted how the Japanese copyright framework has screwed over some of its most beloved artists in the name of AI.

ChatGPT’s ban came just weeks after the renowned white-hat hacker announced plans to scale back his AI security testing. This timing raises questions about the broader implications for ethical hacking and AI system oversight.