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Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei (REUTERS / Reuters)We see a lot of doom and gloom about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, particularly centered on how it could creat

XX is rolling out an update to its in-app photo editor that gives users the ability to edit photos with xAI's Grok, blur faces and overlay text on images. The new editing features, in particular the a

IntelIntel has announced that it will help Elon Musk design and build his proposed Terafab in Austin, Texas, a joint venture between Musk's companies like SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to manufacture the chip

Spotify Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language,

Toonstar animation (Toonstar)HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn the

AnthropicWhile the US and Anthropic are in the midst of a major dispute, the UK is trying to sway the San Francisco-based AI company to expand its presence on English soil. According to a report from

Rockstar GamesTake-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. "​​It’s tr

The Gemma 4 family consists of four open-weight models covering everything from smartphones to workstations. (Google)When Google released Gemini 3 Pro at the end of last year, it was a significant ste

GoogleGoogle's $20 per month AI Pro plan, which includes Gemini, Veo and Nano Banana, got a big storage boost and some other new perks. Users of the plan (also available for $200 per year) will see th

REUTERS / REUTERSWe're sliding into developer conference season and one of the biggest events on the upcoming calendar is Google I/O. This year's edition is taking place on May 19 and 20. As usual, th

Skills in Chrome allow you to save and quickly access your favorite Gemini prompts. (Google)Gemini in Chrome is about to get a small but handy upgrade. Starting today, Google is rolling out a feature

The ChatGPT icon, as seen on iPhone 12 running iOS. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget)OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a startup that offers AI-powered financial planning tools. As first reported by TechC

A closeup of the Gemini app icon on iPhone. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget)Over the past couple of years, Google has found ways to stuff Gemini in nearly every app and service it offers. Whether it's Gm

Reuters / ReutersPicture this: You're a senior Meta employee looking for feedback from the CEO. But, instead of hearing from the real Mark Zuckerberg, you get a response from a Zuckerberg AI character

Anna Moneymaker via Getty ImagesA 20-year-old man was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's house, The New York Times r