Category Archives: AI News

AI companions are no longer being used only to answer questions. People are turning to them for friendship, emotional support, conversation and even romantic companionship. As these systems become more personal and available at almost any time, researchers are studying … Continue reading →

AI companion apps are becoming more advanced at simulating friendship, emotional support and romantic relationships. Unlike regular chatbots that mainly answer questions or perform tasks, these platforms let users interact with characters that can remember past conversations, develop personalities and … Continue reading →

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads to seven more markets in Asia as it continues to build its advertising business around the chatbot. The company announced on September 23 that ChatGPT Ads are now rolling out in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, … Continue reading →

Anthropic says its Claude AI models helped researchers identify a previously unknown enzyme system in the DNA of bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. The system contains DNA patterns that are similar to those found in CRISPR, the gene-editing technology widely … Continue reading →

Meta has introduced a new $1,299 virtual reality glasses device and a small AI gadget called Muse Charm as the company looks to bring its personal AI agent to more devices. The products were announced at Meta Connect 2026, where … Continue reading →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned the United Nations Security Council on September 23 that increasingly capable AI systems could pose serious risks if humans lose control over how they operate. The two executives were among … Continue reading →

Nscale, the Nvidia-backed AI cloud company preparing to go public in the US, has left much of its connection with ByteDance out of its main IPO filing. This is notable because ByteDance was Nscale’s biggest customer in 2025. According to … Continue reading →

An OpenAI AI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare statistics portal in June while searching for information about public medicine spending, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on September 24. The agent accessed both public and non-public … Continue reading →

SoftBank Group has launched more than $11 billion in new bonds as it prepares to make another $10 billion investment in OpenAI. The move adds to the Japanese technology group’s already large financial commitment to the AI company. The bond … Continue reading →

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5.5, the first model in its new Claude 5.5 series. The model is aimed at coding, AI agents and other complex tasks that require longer, multi-step work. Anthropic says Opus 5.5 can deliver performance close … Continue reading →