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Microsoft has launched new features for its AI “Copilot Mode” in Edge, following a raft of recent new offerings from competing browsers. First announced in July, Copilot Mode brings a chat interface to each Edge tab where users can ask questions, search, or enter URLs directly. The mode can also analyze content across all open …
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OpenAI today said that it has acquired Software Applications Incorporated and its AI app, Sky. Software Applications Incorporated and Sky were created by a team of former Apple employees known for their work on Apple’s Shortcuts feature and the Workflow app that preceded it. Ari Weinstein and Conrad Kramer, two of the founders of Software …
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Anthropic today said it is updating the Claude chatbot with a new memory feature, which will put Claude on par with ChatGPT. With memory enabled, Claude will be able to recall past conversations. Anthropic first added memory to Claude earlier this year, but with the initial implementation, Claude would only recall details when specifically asked. …
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Apple is one of several tech companies that will contribute to the construction of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom, reports CNN. Construction began on the ballroom this week, and the White House’s east wing was partially torn down. Trump claims that the ballroom will cost $350 million, and that it will be privately funded …
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Earlier this month, IKEA debuted a tiny NFC-enabled bed that’s meant to help smartphone users cut down on nighttime usage. The small “Phone Sleep Collection” is modeled after an actual IKEA bed, and it uses the IKEA app to monitor scroll-free sleep time. Users who hit seven hours of scroll-free time for a week straight …
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AT&T today launched a new ad campaign that goes after T-Mobile, calling out the “litany of misleading and deceiving claims in T-Mobile’s marketing.” AT&T’s new ad features actor Luke Wilson, with Wilson calling T-Mobile the “master of breaking promises.” AT&T points out that the BBB’s National Advertising Review Board has recommended T-Mobile change its advertising …
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Apple said today that it might be “forced” to disable a key anti-ad tracking feature in the European Union, reports DPA International. “Intense lobbying efforts in Germany, Italy and other countries in Europe may force us to withdraw this feature to the detriment of European consumers,” Apple said in a statement to DPA. Apple is …
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