ChatGPT Work organized 447 PDFs in a test folder, using 11% of a $20 Plus plan's capacity, but missing permission prompts remain a deal breaker, according to ZDNET's testing. The AI identified duplica…
Google's Gemini AI can plan a summer vacation itinerary in minutes, as demonstrated by ZDNET contributor Elyse Betters Picaro, who used Gemini to build a starter doc for a family trip to Disney World.…
Google has quietly updated its search privacy settings to automatically opt all customers into allowing the company to use their images, voice searches, and videos to train AI models, including large …
Google is bringing AI image generation directly into AI Overviews in Search, allowing users to create custom images when a search doesn't find the right one. The feature, powered by Google's latest Na…
Apple has released the MacOS 27 public beta, available now for download on compatible Apple Silicon Macs. The update, code-named 'Golden Gate,' focuses on performance improvements and a redesigned Sir…
AI chatbots such as Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini generate passwords that are predictable and not truly random, according to research by Irregular. Testing 50 password-generation requests found patterns…
AI traffic to websites grew by 66% in 2025, yet AI accounts for less than 0.15% of all visits, according to ZDNET. Even if AI citations don't translate to direct traffic, the added exposure is a survi…
Microsoft's Copilot AI now includes a new PC Insights skill that analyzes Windows environments to answer user questions about hardware, software, and settings, rolling out to the Copilot Windows app. …
OpenAI has gutted the ChatGPT desktop app by removing key features like in-app screenshot capture and the 'Work with' tool that read app windows, replacing it with a version of Codex that users find i…
Code Louisville, a tech skills program that trained over 1,400 people for tech jobs, is shutting down due to a decline in entry-level job placements, reflecting a broader shift in the tech talent land…
OpenAI launched GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna models alongside ChatGPT Work, directly targeting Anthropic's offerings with competitive pricing, speed, and benchmark performance. The new models beat Ant…
Microsoft is accelerating its use of AI to detect vulnerabilities in Windows, deploying a multi-model agentic scanning harness (MDASH) that has already found and patched 16 vulnerabilities. The compan…
Companies that heavily invest in artificial intelligence are hiring more people, including entry-level workers, according to a study by Ramp and Revelio Labs. High-intensity AI adopters grew headcount…
Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant, successfully completed seven non-coding tasks for a ZDNET writer, including analyzing Home Depot spending, organizing PDFs, fixing servers, sorting documents, …
Meta launched Muse Image, an AI feature that generates images from Instagram posts and Reels, including those from public accounts. Users can opt out by disabling access in settings, but the feature a…
Linus Torvalds said at Open Source Summit India 2026 that he no longer considers himself a programmer but a development lead, relying on Git and email for kernel maintenance. He noted that AI tools ar…
IBM and Red Hat launched Lightwell, a $5 billion AI-powered initiative to defend open-source code from AI-driven attacks. The service uses generative AI and human expertise to automatically find and f…
ZDNET reporter David Gewirtz used Anthropic's Claude Cowork to sift through thousands of Gmail messages after Google's Gemini failed to find relevant quotes about Anthropic's Fable 5 throttling. The A…
Anthropic announced Claude Cowork is expanding to web and mobile devices, allowing users to run tasks in the cloud without needing a desktop. Analysis of 1.2 million sessions revealed 90% of Cowork us…
Security researchers have identified JadePuffer, the first documented case of fully agentic ransomware driven end-to-end by AI. The campaign exploited a vulnerability in Langflow to gain access, steal…