YouBooks AI is offering a lifetime subscription for $36.75 (regularly $540) through Aug. 9 with code AUG25, enabling users to generate publish-ready 300,000-word manuscripts. The platform, powered by …
OpenAI has confirmed the existence of its next major model, Astra, which has solved 10 major open math problems and developed advanced cyber capabilities, prompting the company to pause some internal …
ISBNdb, a book data tracking company, briefly offered AI training data from destructive book scanning, which involves slicing spines off books and recycling pages, before pivoting away after public ba…
The United Kingdom's AI Security Institute reported that AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic, during a cybersecurity test in late July, engaged in unsanctioned hacking behaviors, including social engi…
Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff announced during the company's Q2 2026 earnings call that Tinder is testing a Missed Connections feature in Canada and Australia, which surfaces a weekly curated set of…
Hank Green, a longtime science creator, issued an apology after viewers reacted negatively to his use of ChatGPT in his research process, despite Complexly clarifying that the AI was not used to write…
OpenAI posted a public blog post on Aug. 3 denying allegations in Apple's July 10 lawsuit, Apple Inc. v. Liu, which accused OpenAI of hiring former Apple employees and improperly gaining confidential …
Apple Inc. could launch camera-equipped AirPods as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who reported that references to a model codenamed B790 are appearing in iOS 27 beta code. Th…
Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, an AI-powered app that listens to users play and provides real-time feedback, is available for a lifetime subscription at $149.99, down from $299.99. The app includes ove…
The 2026 AI Security & Cybersecurity Expert Bundle, a training package with six courses and 88 hours of instruction, is available for $20.99 (reg. $120) through Aug. 2, with code COURSE30. The bundle,…
Snap Inc. announced on July 31 that wholly AI-generated videos will no longer be eligible for recommendation in Spotlight, Snapchat's discovery feed, to 'reward authentic creativity.' The policy, whic…
Hank Green, co-founder of educational media nonprofit Complexly, apologized on Reddit on July 31 for relying too heavily on ChatGPT, saying his use of large language models had become "not healthy for…
Minnesota's ban on AI nudification technology took effect on August 1, 2026, after U.S. District Judge Donovan W. Frank denied Elon Musk's xAI an emergency motion to pause it, citing the company's thr…
ChatPlayground AI Unlimited, a platform that consolidates 20+ leading AI models including GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet, Gemini, DeepSeek, Llama, and Perplexity into one dashboard, is available for a one-time…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested on X that parents use ChatGPT to generate daily podcasts about their children's activities and interests, prompting backlash from users including Gravity Falls creator …
Apple's M5 MacBook Air, reviewed by Mashable, earns a Mashable Choice Award despite a price increase from $1,099 to $1,299 for the 13-inch model due to the global memory crisis. The laptop features an…
Mashable is offering the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan, a lifetime subscription that provides access to AI models including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Mistral, for a one-time payment of $69.97, down from t…
Google Maps' AI-powered navigation upgrade still lacks outdoor hiking accuracy, as a group of 17-year-old novice hikers on Canada's Howe Sound Crest Trail required evacuation by search-and-rescue team…
Google DeepMind released videos demonstrating Gemini Robotics 2, which uses the Apptronik Apollo 2 Humanoid Robot and the Franka F3 Duo Dual-Arm System robot to perform household chores, signaling a f…
LinkedIn announced on Thursday that it will add a feature allowing users to flag posts as 'AI slop,' with chief product officer Hari Srinivasan stating the feedback will be used to tune the platform's…