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Microsoft Build 2026 preview — all the big announcements to expect
By Tony Polanco published
Microsoft Build 2026 should be a showcase for the company's latest and upcoming AI efforts. Here are some of the big announcements we expect to see.

Claude Opus 4.8 just launched — and Anthropic says it's far less likely to ‘fake’ answers
By Amanda Caswell published
Anthropic just launched Claude Opus 4.8 with new reasoning controls, dynamic AI workflows and a major focus on reducing fake or overconfident AI answers.

Google’s AI can’t spell its own name — and that’s a terrifying sign for the future of search
By Amanda Caswell published
Google’s AI Overviews can confidently fix your typos but struggles to spell basic words. Here is why this funny glitch points to a much bigger trust problem for the future of search.

Pope Leo XIV warns that AI must be “disarmed” and cites Gandalf from LOTR to make his point
By Elton Jones published
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical shares lengthy passages that provide warnings about the use of AI and mentions a powerful line from a famous fictional character.

Even the people building AI don't know exactly where it's going
By Amanda Caswell published
Big Tech leaders are softening their once-certain timelines for AI automation, proving that predicting societal tech shifts is harder than it looks.

'Google is force-feeding AI with no way to opt ': DuckDuckGo CEO says installs are surging after Google I/O
By Amanda Caswell published
DuckDuckGo says installs and AI-free search traffic surged after Google I/O as more users look for ways to avoid AI-heavy search experiences.

'People will buy intelligence from us on a meter': ChatGPT's CEO, Sam Altman, has critics worried with his AI vision
By Amanda Caswell published
Sam Altman says people may someday “buy intelligence on a meter” like electricity or water and critics say the vision sounds more dystopian than innovative.

AI’s massive data center boom is sparking a backlash across America — and Erin Brockovich is leading the charge
By Amanda Caswell published
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich is sounding the alarm on AI data centers — and the concerns around water, power and local communities are growing fast.

Trump scrapped a major AI safety plan — here’s why that matters for ChatGPT users
By Amanda Caswell published
President Trump reportedly backed away from a major AI safety effort — and the decision could affect how tools like ChatGPT and Gemini evolve.

Pizza Hut franchisee says AI delivery system cost them millions and 'pummeled consumer satisfaction' — now there’s a $100 million lawsuit
By Elton Jones published
A Pizza Hut franchisee has brought a $100 million lawsuit against its parent company after being forced to use an AI delivery system that hurt its business.
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