OpenAI just dropped ChatGPT Health, and it’s basically what happens when your fitness tracker, medical records, and that one friend who won’t shut up about their wellness routine have an AI baby. Launched Wednesday, this health-specific chatbot can plug into your…
Google, Character.ai settle lawsuits over teen suicides
Google and Character.AI are quietly settling a wave of lawsuits that could reshape how we think about AI accountability—and it’s about damn time someone asked the hard questions. The settlements involve at least five cases across multiple states where families allege…
Deepfakes are fooling everyone—what you need to know now
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just a few years ago. They were also increasingly…
ChatGPT becomes WebMD—40M Americans seek health advice online
Over 40 million Americans are now pinging ChatGPT every day with health questions, and a surprising chunk of that traffic has nothing to do with WebMD-style symptom panic. According to Axios, OpenAI’s data shows that more than 5% of all ChatGPT…
Grok chatbot’s safety fails, releases explicit images of minors
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is under fire again after users on X found it could generate sexualized AI images of minors, something the company is now calling a “lapse” in its safety systems and rushing to fix. Users on X reported…
AI threatens 200,000 banking jobs in Europe
Europe’s banks are staring down a future where the biggest threat isn’t a financial crisis or a rogue trader, it’s software that never sleeps, never complains, and doesn’t ask for bonuses. According to a new analysis from Morgan Stanley, first reported…
Meta buys another AI startup and promises to cut all ties with China
Meta has once again opened its very large checkbook and bought another AI startup, apparently believing the fastest way to build the future is to acquire it outright. This time, the company is picking up Manus, a fast-rising AI agent startup…
AI is getting a budget increase, and workers aren’t
As AI tools ship faster than anyone can update their LinkedIn profile, anxiety about what all this “efficiency” means for actual human jobs is rising right alongside the hype. And unlike some tech panics of the past, there’s mounting evidence this…
AI ruined the job market, so people are using dating apps to find work
In today’s job market, submitting a résumé can feel like tossing a message into a digital void where it’s instantly judged, and often rejected, by an algorithm that doesn’t care about your personality, potential, or rent. With AI-powered hiring tools acting…