ChatGPT introduces parental controls
OpenAI has launched parental controls for ChatGPT, giving families tools to link accounts, manage teen settings, and get notified in serious situations.
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Calibre 8.11.1 adds optional Ask AI tab and bug fixes
Calibre 8.11.1 is here with an optional AI tab for the e-book viewer, better preferences tooltips, and fixes for highlights, conversions, and Windows builds.
Comcast turns to AI for smarter broadband and faster storm recovery
Comcast is pairing AI amplifiers at the network edge with outage recovery systems that promise smarter connectivity and quicker storm restoration.
AARP and OpenAI team up to help older adults fight scams with AI
AARP and OpenAI are joining forces to help older adults fight scams with AI, offering training, resources, and scam-spotting guidance through the OpenAI Academy.
Hitachi launches NVIDIA-powered AI factory to push physical AI across industries
Hitachi is partnering with NVIDIA to launch a global NVIDIA-powered AI Factory built on Blackwell GPUs. The goal is to drive physical AI for real-world industries, but the real test will be execution.
Macs are becoming the go-to choice for enterprise AI workloads
Macs are moving beyond their developer roots. A new MacStadium survey of CIOs shows Apple hardware is now central to enterprise AI workloads, cloud usage, and IT strategies.
Microsoft launches reimagined Marketplace with AI apps and agents
Microsoft has launched a new Marketplace unifying Azure Marketplace and AppSource. It offers thousands of cloud solutions plus over 3,000 AI apps and agents.
ChatGPT Pulse wants to be the proactive AI assistant you didn’t know you needed
ChatGPT Pulse takes AI beyond chat by delivering proactive daily updates from your chats and apps, though it’s limited to Pro users for now.
OpenAI launches GDPval to measure AI performance on real-world economic tasks
OpenAI has launched GDPval, a new benchmark that evaluates AI models on real-world tasks across 44 occupations. Early results show models like GPT-5 and Claude Opus 4.1 competing with industry experts.
Women Applying AI (WAAI) wants to put biological females at the forefront of artificial intelligence
Women Applying AI has launched in Boston during AI Week, aiming to put biological women at the forefront of artificial intelligence adoption and leadership.
Cloudflare launches Content Signals Policy to fight AI crawlers and scrapers
Cloudflare is giving publishers and site owners a way to declare preferences on how AI companies use their content, expanding robots.txt with new policy language.
Google Mixboard beta uses AI to turn text prompts into visual boards
Google Labs has introduced Mixboard, an AI-powered concept board for brainstorming with text and images. Available now in beta.