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Microsoft Launches Copilot Tasks Research Preview
Microsoft announced a major step for assistants. The new feature is called Copilot Tasks. The tool moves Copilot from chat to action. It runs multi-step…
Mobile Game Installs Drop but Spending Climbs in 2025
Mobile game downloads decreased in 2025, though the amount spent by players increased sufficiently to…
Instagram Will Tell Parents When a Teen Searches for Suicide or Self Harm
Instagram will soon notify parents when a teen repeatedly searches for terms linked to suicide…
Nvidia posts $68.1B quarter as AI boom accelerates Q4 growth
NVIDIA marked a record quarter with revenue of 68.1 billion. This is a 73 percent…
Samsung Reinvents AI on Galaxy S26 With Triple Assistants
Samsung has launched a new flagship phone that runs three different AI assistants. The device…
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Wikipedia Turns 25 With a Yearlong Push to Defend Free Knowledge
Wikipedia turned 25 on January 15, 2026. The Wikimedia Foundation also commemorated…
ChatGPT Go Arrives at $8 With Higher Limits and GPT-5.2 Access
OpenAI has added a lower-cost subscription tier and has said it will…
YouTube Changes Ad Rules for Dramatized Sensitive Topics
YouTube has revised its advertiser-friendly content policy to permit additional videos on…
Microsoft Axes Subscriptions, Replaces Them With AI Skilling Hub
Microsoft is closing its employee library and ending many news and report…
New OLED Output Raises Big Questions About Apple MacBook Pro Timeline
A new report says Samsung Display has begun producing OLED panels that…
Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Nvidia AI Chips Bound for China
The White House announced a new tariff that places a 25 percent…
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Translate to Rival Google Translate
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Translate, a standalone web tool that focuses on…
Google Updates Veo 3.1 With Portrait References and 4K Output
Google has updated its Veo video model to version 3.1. The update…
Spotify Raises US Premium Price to $12.99 Starting Next Cycle
Spotify has raised its monthly charges in the United States on its…
Gemini Personal Intelligence Beta Taps Your Google Data for Answers
Google is launching a beta called Personal Intelligence inside the Gemini app.…