AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps

You may have noticed a drop of AI in your weather app recently. As companies race to infuse artificial intelligence into every product, the wave has come for the humble weather app. The Weather Company, operator of the Weather Channel, today released a revamped version of its Storm Radar app, featuring an AI-powered Weather Assistant … Read more

OpenAI Enters Its Focus Era by Killing Sora

OpenAI said Tuesday it would discontinue Sora, its AI video app, roughly six months after launch. The company also said it would shutter the Sora API that allowed developers and Hollywood studios to access the text-to-video model. The move shows how the ChatGPT-maker is trying to focus its efforts ahead of a planned IPO. OpenAI’s … Read more

I Tried DoorDash’s Tasks App and Saw the Bleak Future of AI Gig Work

The flash from my iPhone camera illuminates my dirty socks and underwear as I hold each item up for the video recording to capture clearly. As I load my smelly clothes into the washer, I tremble a bit each time the phone beeps loudly, detecting that my hands may be out of frame. Gotta see … Read more

I Learned More Than I Thought I Would From Using Food-Tracking Apps

I do my Best to eat well and stay in shape. But as a mom of three, it’s often tough to remember what I’ve eaten today, or even how much water I’ve taken in. Thankfully, a new slate of food-tracking apps—often powered by computer vision and artificial intelligence—has arrived to fill in the blank spaces … Read more

Google Maps Gets Chatty With a New Gemini-Powered Interface

There’s a new button in Google Maps: “Ask Maps.” Google started rolling out this new generative AI feature today, a conversational, in-app tool that combines data from Maps with a user experience similar to the company’s Gemini chatbot. It’s designed to answer questions about locations and schedule routes in the navigation app. This is part … Read more

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Google rolled out Multiple new AI features today for its core Workspace products: Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. These apps now include additional tools powered by Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. The features range from generating entire rough drafts in your Docs to finding information tucked away in the recesses of your Drive. This Google … Read more

Inside the New York City Date Night for AI Lovers

If you’re the type of person who cares about Valentine’s Day, not having someone to spend it with can be a bummer. While dating apps have been yielding diminishing returns for singles for years now, more people are finding companionship with AI partners. But where do you take your AI lover for a night on … Read more