OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web

OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new “thinking capabilities,” allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT Images 2.0 can now create more “sophisticated” images, with improvements to its ability to follow instructions, preserve […]

Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare
Ordering with the Starbucks ChatGPT app was a true coffee nightmare

Venti iced coffee, light skim milk. That’s what I get at Starbucks. It is what I have gotten at Starbucks every time I’ve been to Starbucks for as long as I can remember, other than a brief love affair with the caffe misto a few years ago. In person, my brain barely needs to activate […]

Gemini Live gets a minimalist app redesign that lets you do more

Google has redesigned Gemini Live with a cleaner interface, making AI conversations more seamless and easier to access within the main app.

AI did what? Gemini, Val Kilmer, Claude Mythos and more of the week’s most surprising developments

Have you been paying attention to the latest AI news? Take our quiz, then catch up on AI bringing Val Kilmer back, Gemini mastering human writing and more.

App host Vercel says it was hacked and customer data stolen

Vercel blamed its breach on an earlier hack at Context AI, which allowed hackers to hijack a Vercel employee’s account to steal customer data.

OpenAI’s existential questions

On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss OpenAI’s latest acquisitions and whether they address “two big existential problems” for the company.

I tried a new ChatGPT tool to help me find a better wedding venue — and I’m very glad it isn’t planning my big day

I just used AI to help plan my wedding — and there’s one important thing ChatGPT still can’t do.

OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving
OpenAI’s former Sora boss is leaving

Last month, OpenAI gave up on its Sora video generation tool, and on Friday, the Sora team’s leader, Bill Peebles, announced that he is leaving the company. OpenAI has been shifting its priorities as part of an effort to avoid “side quests,” and Peebles’ departure is just one of many recent changes as the company […]