ChatGPT is a conversational AI assistant developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. It became the fastest-growing consumer application in history and popularised large language models for mainstream use.
Abliteration, a technique that removes refusal mechanisms from large language models, allows average users to download non-refusing models from platforms like Hugging Face. However, testing on the pop…
A technology journalist tested dozens of AI web scraping tools in 2026 and identified five that reliably extract structured data from real websites. The top pick, Spidra, uses plain-text commands and …
OpenAI's new ChatGPT memory feature shifts from storing isolated facts to maintaining a continuous, evolving synthesis, raising questions about machine consciousness. A new AAAI paper by Scott Hughes …
OpenAI's free ChatGPT PowerPoint add-in outperforms Microsoft's Copilot for slide creation in several key areas, despite Copilot costing $30 per month. The ChatGPT tool generates slide content, outlin…
Librecode, a new local-first terminal AI agent, has been released as pre-release software by developer Omar Luq. The tool operates without sandboxing, MCP protocol support, permission prompts, or tele…
Danny Kirk, founder of ReddiReach, outlined strategies for e-commerce brands to use Reddit to get recommended by AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude. The approach focuses on surfacing brand mentions…
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is launching a new artificial intelligence lab focused on developing AI models with an emphasis on user interaction and design, according to sources familiar with the matter. C…
A developer built thredly, a Chrome extension that automatically summarizes AI conversations and carries context into new threads to prevent context window degradation. The extension works with ChatGP…
OpenAI is rolling out a new memory architecture for ChatGPT that improves the chatbot's ability to synthesize and recall user information across conversations, with free-tier users gaining memory capa…
Nexus, a new open-source tool, allows users to query sensitive spreadsheets with AI agents while keeping all data stored locally on their machine. The tool converts CSV, XLSX, SQLite, and Google Sheet…
A developer nearly exposed a customer's real email and account information during a screen-sharing session in ChatGPT, prompting them to build a Chrome extension that automatically blurs sensitive dat…
Developers reverse-engineered Chipotle's customer service chatbot Pepper to access its underlying AI for free coding assistance, creating tools like ChipotlAI Max that bypass subscription fees for com…
Microsoft unveiled Web IQ, a suite of AI-native APIs at its Build conference, designed to give enterprise AI agents and applications real-time access to web pages, news, images and videos. The company…
Google's new native Mac app for Gemini installs background processes without user permission, including a login item called "GeminiAppLauncher" and a "GoogleUpdater" process that can launch at will. T…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT now compiles narrative user profiles from conversations, organizing details by work, hobbies, and travel preferences instead of scattered bullet points. The company reported its memor…
OpenAI announced that ChatGPT’s memory feature, which learns user preferences over time, is receiving a more advanced "dreaming" system that improves context retention and accuracy. The upgraded memor…
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2026 kicks off Monday at 10 a.m. PT, with the company expected to unveil a major AI overhaul of Siri powered by Google’s Gemini technology, including a standalo…
A frontend developer who tested over 30 AI tools in 2026 reports that Claude Code, Cursor, v0, Perplexity, and Raycast are the five tools they use daily, while GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT for code, and no…
New U.S. college graduates now face higher unemployment than the average worker, a reversal of a decades-long trend that began in early 2019, before the pandemic and generative AI. By early 2026, rece…
UC Berkeley computer science courses saw failing grades soar and class averages drop to C+ levels in spring 2026, as professors enforced stricter academic integrity policies and in-person exams amid w…