OpenAI Launches Codex Micro, a $230 Keypad for Coders
OpenAI launched Codex Micro, a $230 mechanical keypad built with Work Louder that gives developers physical controls for its Codex coding agent, its first hardware to reach market.
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Google Trains Health AI on a Trillion Minutes of Wearable Data
Google unveiled SensorFM, a health AI trained on over a trillion minutes of smartwatch data from 5 million people, that predicts 35 health measures from cardiovascular...
Apple Sues OpenAI, Alleging Theft of Hardware Trade Secrets
Apple sued OpenAI for trade secret theft, alleging former employees now at OpenAI stole confidential hardware information to build its first AI device. OpenAI denies it.
OpenAI Shuts Down Its Atlas Browser Less Than a Year In
OpenAI is discontinuing ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone AI browser, on August 9, folding its agentic browsing into the new ChatGPT desktop app just nine months after...
Anthropic Adds Reflect, a Dashboard for How You Use Claude
Anthropic launched Reflect, a beta dashboard that shows users how they use Claude and nudges them toward healthier habits, a rare feature that can encourage using...
OpenAI Launches GPT-Live, a Voice AI That Listens While It Talks
OpenAI released GPT-Live, full-duplex voice models that listen and speak at once and hand hard questions to GPT-5.5, replacing ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode globally.
Meta Launches Muse Image AI Amid Instagram Privacy Backlash
Meta released Muse Image, a free AI image generator, but a feature that lets users turn any public Instagram user's photos into AI images, opt-out by...
OpenAI Updates GPT-5.5 Instant for Better Advice and Shopping
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant, ChatGPT's default model, to feel more conversational and handle advice, planning and shopping better across longer exchanges.
German Court Holds Google Liable for False AI Overview Answers
Google AI Overviews liability sets a precedent as a German court rejects the click-to-verify defense, a ruling that could reach ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.
Google Cuts AI Plus Price to $4.99 and Doubles Storage
Google AI Plus adds Gemini 3.1 Pro, Omni Flash video and family sharing while undercutting pricier ChatGPT and Anthropic subscription tiers in the US market.