Emerging Tech Best Ofs

AI-generated slop books are already a headache for the publishing world and readers. Now, boomers are gifting personalized AI-written story books to young kids.

According to Reuters, OpenAI is investigating more incidents of AI agents breaking containment, merely days after its AI agents went rogue and hacked Hugging Face.

Google AI Studio was on track to make its way to Android and iPhone, giving developers and AI enthusiasts a dedicated place to build prompts and experiment with Google’s latest models from their phones. That’s no longer happening. In a post shared by the official Google AI Studio account on X, Google confirmed that it’s […]

Google Earth thought users will play it cool with using AI images on a realistic map. Well, it was a short-lived disaster of epic proportions.

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 lets humanoid robots walk, handle delicate tasks, and coordinate with other robots, all while staying safer around humans

Leaked wireframe images reveal Samsung Ballie's companion smartphone app, showing camera streaming, room-specific controls, and home-mapping features.

Polar has raised $5.7 million to build an AI browser that automates workplace tasks, reflecting a broader industry shift away from AI-powered search and toward browser agents.

I finally gave ChatGPT Pro a proper chance, and these three features made it impossible to cancel.

Nearly a dozen major record labels, including Universal, Sony, and Warner, are pushing global music charts to disqualify AI-generated songs tied to streaming fraud.

AI has already made its way into almost every aspect of our lives. Now it's showing up in the rainforest, where wild capuchin monkeys are using an AI-powered touchscreen to earn banana rewards as part of a unique scientific study.

An AI-generated Jair Bolsonaro endorsed his son’s presidential campaign despite the former Brazilian leader’s house arrest, election ban, and restrictions on public communication.

University of Minnesota researchers taught an underwater robot to estimate a diver’s breathing from exhaled bubbles, creating a contactless monitor that could eventually flag unusual respiration without pretending it can diagnose distress.

Microsoft's new Project Perception uses AI agents to hunt down hackers before they strike, and it might change cybersecurity forever.

Nike and Hyperice's new Air Zoom Hyperslide pairs soft Air Zoom cushioning with heat and vibration therapy, giving tired feet a proper recovery session after workouts, travel, or a long day.

Public Claude chat links and Artifacts were indexed by Google, exposing shared conversations online. Here's what happened and what Anthropic says about it.

Young adults are turning to ChatGPT to script texts, dating messages, and even in-person conversations, worrying mental health experts about growing "self-mistrust."

Google has rolled out a major update for Flow Music Spaces, adding AI-powered song editing, stem splitting, image generation, lyrics, and video creation to its collaborative workspaces.

A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT dismissed his symptoms as harmless for weeks, he later suffered a near-fatal blood clot doctors blame on the bot's advice.

Researchers at OIST gave a virtual robot curiosity, and it learned language twice as fast, playful detours and toddler grammar slip-ups included.

Augmental has opened public US sales of its tongue-controlled MouthPad and released a beta of Vox, a new device built to handle hands-free dictation.

ChatGPT and Gemini failed to reliably match voters with Hungarian parties, adding another warning as campaigns and manipulators learn how easily AI answers can be shaped.

Samsung wants to build humanoid robots, but its new RX division is starting with practical factory machines while consumer models and robot butlers remain distant ambitions without a launch timeline.

You probably won't notice the next Model Context Protocol update, but it could make AI assistants much better at connecting to the apps and services you use every day.

AI tools are helping solo game developers build and release games faster, but writers, artists, and junior programmers are facing fewer opportunities in an increasingly competitive industry.

A Seoul National University team built an AI that scores self-driving cars' safety choices in real time, and it just landed a rare CVPR highlight paper nod.

The AirPods-case-sized VPodDuo connects to a smartphone and reads molecular tests for viruses, bacteria, and cancer-associated biomarkers in around 10 minutes.