Generative AI news and analysis on Web Pulse: 13042 curated articles tracking the latest Generative AI developments, tools, and research, updated continuously from vetted sources.
Nikko has released a web search Gemini Gem V1, an autonomous research agent designed to produce well-sourced reports by systematically searching, evaluating, and triangulating information across multiple sources. The too…
A user sent an empty message to Claude Opus 4.8 Max, and the AI model responded with a detailed critique of the message's lack of content, calling it "wearing content-clothes" with no actual substance. The June 2, 2026 e…
Google is testing a new option that allows website owners to opt their content out of appearing in the company's generative AI Search features, the company announced Wednesday. The test, launching with a small group of U…
Apple is expected to announce WatchOS 27 at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8, focusing on refinements like improved heart-rate tracking and battery life rather than a major overhaul. The update may bring the…
Google reported that search interest in "vintage" and "how to thrift" hit all-time highs in 2026, prompting the company to release five new Google Search tools to assist thrift shoppers. The features include AI Mode for …
Amgen CEO Bob Bradway, a self-described "autodidact" who spends weekends learning AI tools and has mandated AI training for his executive team, is navigating the challenge of integrating artificial intelligence into a co…
UK university leadership has not adequately registered factors driving generational hostility to AI, according to a new analysis. Among US graduates born between 1997 and 2012, AI has turned job hunting into an arms race…
Software engineers are facing a professional reckoning as AI coding agents, which improved significantly late last year, have rapidly transformed their roles and made coding more accessible to non-technical workers. The …
A developer built an AI interview coach that runs entirely in the browser with no backend, accounts, or subscriptions, requiring only a free API key. The tool conducts full mock interviews across behavioral, technical, a…
OpenAI released Sites, a feature that lets Codex publish live, interactive websites with shareable URLs directly from a coding session. The company also launched six open-source, role-specific plugins bundling apps and w…
Vox published an essay by Yuliia Volkovska arguing that AI can replicate human-made art but cannot replace it, drawing an analogy to how the camera reshaped painting. A 2023 study cited by Vox found participants rated im…
Google launched new Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console on Wednesday, providing site owners with dedicated views of their impressions within AI Overviews, AI Mode, and generative AI features in Dis…
A podcaster created an AI avatar of herself in under 15 minutes using Google Flow and the new Gemini Omni video generation model. The experiment involved scanning her face with a phone and generating a one-minute hype vi…
A developer argues that current artificial narrow intelligence (ANI) systems cannot replace human developers because they lack autonomy. While AI can generate code and answer questions, it cannot define problems, verify …
Google's AI Overviews are compressing user search behavior across all five intent types into a single, slower reading pattern, with 42-48.5% of users still on the search results page after 21 seconds compared to just 12%…
Only 22% of US marketers report having a fully integrated AI search and SEO strategy, according to a Semrush survey of 481 professionals. Internal silos across brand, SEO, and customer teams create inconsistencies that c…
Town, a startup founded by former Plaid CTO Jean-Denis Grézé and former Google AI director Tony Vincent, raised $55 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz to develop personalized AI assistants called Town…
Databricks partners including Accenture, Aimpoint Digital, and Avanade have launched cross-industry solutions powered by Databricks Genie that address universal enterprise challenges such as financial planning, legal com…
Google is testing a new control that allows website owners to opt their sites out of appearing in generative AI search features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode. The toggle, available in Search Console, will let sites…
Uber has capped employee spending on agentic AI coding tools at $1,500 per month per tool, a company spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg News. The limits, implemented in recent months, apply to software like Cursor and A…