OpenAI’s GPT-5.4 is here, and this time it actually looks like a real upgrade
OpenAI released GPT-5.4 today and for once the benchmarks back up the hype – here’s what’s new and what it costs.
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Gen Z loves AI for homework, hates it in their headphones
A new study from Wavelength by MAX surveyed more than 14,000 people and found a striking contradiction at the heart of Gen Z’s relationship with AI. The generation uses it more than anyone else, with 81 percent reporting active use, but it is also the most hostile toward it. More than a third of Gen Z say they would stop liking a song they already enjoy if they found out it was AI generated. That number drops to just 15 percent among Gen X and Baby Boomers. The divide runs deeper than age, cutting across gender, race, and music genre in ways that reveal just how complicated the AI conversation really is.
Norton brings Genie scam detector to ChatGPT
Norton has launched its Genie AI scam detector inside ChatGPT, allowing users to paste suspicious messages, emails, and links for instant safety guidance.
Google kisses Trump’s ring to protect AI data center power
Google says it will cover the electricity costs of its growing data center empire as AI drives huge energy demand. The pledge aligns with the Trump White House push to protect ratepayers from rising power costs.
OpenAI GPT-5.3 Instant makes ChatGPT feel less weird and more useful
OpenAI has released GPT-5.3 Instant, a refinement of its most-used ChatGPT model that focuses on smoother conversations, fewer unnecessary refusals, better web-synthesized answers, and improved factual accuracy. Instead of flashy new features, this update targets tone, relevance, and flow, aiming to make ChatGPT feel less awkward and more genuinely helpful in daily use.
Quest Diagnostics taps Google Gemini for new AI Companion that explains your lab results
Quest Diagnostics has launched Quest AI Companion, a Google Gemini-powered feature inside MyQuest that analyzes up to five years of lab results and helps patients better understand trends, terminology, and potential risks before speaking with their healthcare provider.
Lenovo doubles down on adaptive AI PCs and bold hardware at MWC 2026
Lenovo introduced adaptive AI PCs, modular laptop concepts, foldable gaming hardware, and the new Qira platform at MWC 2026, highlighting its mix of innovation and reliability.
U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns AI scams are getting scary good
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says AI scams are becoming harder to detect, with deepfakes and voice clones fueling fraud. Here is what to watch for and how to protect yourself.
Perplexity Computer wants to replace your AI chat window with a full-blown digital worker
Perplexity Computer moves beyond chat, coordinating multiple frontier AI models into a unified system that can execute complex workflows with minimal oversight.
Teachers Federal Credit Union takes its AI underwriting system national with Precision CUSO
Teachers Federal Credit Union is taking its internally built AI underwriting platform national through Precision CUSO. The move aims to bring automated credit decisioning, compliance controls, and scalable lending technology to credit unions across the country.
SK hynix and Sandisk want HBF to become the missing memory layer for AI inference
SK hynix and Sandisk are working to standardize HBF memory under the Open Compute Project, positioning it as a new layer between HBM and SSDs for AI inference workloads. The companies say HBF can improve scalability, power efficiency, and total cost of ownership as AI shifts from training to large-scale deployment.
Consumers don’t trust AI customer service yet
A new Pega study reveals growing skepticism around AI customer service. Most consumers say businesses have not earned their trust, prefer human support, and question how responsibly GenAI is being deployed.