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Mistral's chatbot Le Chat takes on ChatGPT with major upgrade
Mistral's chatbot Le Chat takes on ChatGPT with major upgrade
Mistral adds deep research, voice and image editing to its AI chatbot Le Chat.
July 19, 2025
Library cuts across Massachusetts deepen digital divide
Library cuts across Massachusetts deepen digital divide
Online tools, literacy classes and research databases are vanishing from local libraries.
July 19, 2025
Google expands AI tools in Search with new subscriber perks
Google expands AI tools in Search with new subscriber perks
Search just became more proactive as Google’s AI features expand, including free phone call automation and subscriber-only deep research abilities.
July 18, 2025
Generative AI now powers 20% of new Steam games
Generative AI now powers 20% of new Steam games
Developers are increasingly turning to generative AI in game production, but many Steam users are pushing back.
July 18, 2025
How cultural heritage can go green through digital preservation
How cultural heritage can go green through digital preservation
And instead of focusing only on preservation, cultural heritage organisations in Europe are urged to adopt eco-conscious digital strategies and regenerative practices.
July 18, 2025
AI brings new life to martial arts cinema legends
AI brings new life to martial arts cinema legends
A new wave of AI-powered restoration is set to revive the golden age of kung fu cinema, sparking debate over whether technology can preserve the soul of these legendary films.
July 18, 2025
OpenAI releases ChatGPT agent with task automation tools
OpenAI releases ChatGPT agent with task automation tools
Latest ChatGPT agent from OpenAI combines research and automation tools, allowing users to generate presentations, analyse competitors, and plan tasks using natural language prompts.
July 18, 2025
Perplexity AI overtakes ChatGPT on India's App Store
Perplexity AI overtakes ChatGPT on India's App Store
Following Airtel’s promotional deal, Perplexity AI now ranks as the top AI app in India, offering features like GPT-4.1 access, image generation, and file analysis.
July 18, 2025
Stay True To The Act campaign defends music rights
Stay True To The Act campaign defends music rights
Artists say AI firms must reveal training data sources.
July 18, 2025
Hackers hide malware using DNS TXT records
Hackers hide malware using DNS TXT records
New research reveals that attackers are hiding both malware and AI prompt injection attacks in DNS records, exploiting a system that is often trusted but rarely monitored by organisations.
July 18, 2025
Pennsylvania criminalises malicious deepfakes under new digital forgery law
Pennsylvania criminalises malicious deepfakes under new digital forgery law
Non-consensual AI impersonation now triggers misdemeanour charges, while financial and political deepfake abuse becomes a felony offence.
July 17, 2025
OpenAI and Shopify explore product sales via ChatGPT
OpenAI and Shopify explore product sales via ChatGPT
New features could let users shop inside ChatGPT, with OpenAI earning a cut from merchant sales.
July 17, 2025