Author: News Room
If you have ever stared at a long list of options and felt your brain just give up, you are not alone. Researchers at Cornell University get it, and they have built a tool called Interactive Explainable Ranking (IER) that steps in right at that moment, not to decide for you, but to quietly point out when your choices do not match the values you care about. How does this tool actually work? IER doesn’t hand over decisions to AI but uses it to make sure your decisions actually make sense. Think of it like a reality check for your…
Samsung’s PenUp app is getting a useful creative upgrade for Galaxy users, especially those who use the S Pen for casual digital art. For those unaware, PenUp is Samsung’s app for sketching and coloring templates. It works with touch input, but the latest update should be most useful on Galaxy phones and tablets with S Pen support. The latest PenUp update, version 3.9.22.23, adds 53 new brushes through the “Download more brushes” option. It also adds Dual brush, a new tool that lets two strokes work together for layered effects. What new drawing tools does PenUp add? Brush controls have…
AI agents built to run everyday computer tasks have a serious context problem, according to new research from UC Riverside. The team tested 10 agents and models from major developers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Alibaba, and DeepSeek. On average, the agents took undesirable or potentially harmful actions 80% of the time and caused damage 41% of the time. These systems can open apps, click buttons, fill out forms, move through websites, and act on a computer screen with limited supervision. Their mistakes land differently from a chatbot’s bad answer because the software can actually do things. The UC Riverside findings…
A new ChatGPT privacy lawsuit claims OpenAI shared user prompts and identifying information with Google and Meta tracking tools without proper consent. The class action filed in California, according to Futurism, says data tied to ChatGPT users, including chat queries, emails, and user IDs, moved through tools such as Meta Pixel and Google Analytics. The case alleges that violated California privacy law and federal wiretap rules. The stakes are unusually personal. People use ChatGPT for work, health questions, money problems, legal help, and emotional support. The lawsuit puts those conversations at the center of a fight over how far web-tracking…
Chinese EV brands have spent years trying to win on range, charging speed, and screens. Now the fight is getting stranger, with premium SUVs showing off three-wheel driving as the next battleground. According to Car News China, BYD’s Denza B8 Flash Charge Edition, Huawei-backed Aito M9, and Li Auto L9 are all being used to show how active suspension can lift a wheel while the vehicle keeps moving at low speed. The demos look theatrical, and the intended uses are practical, including tire changes, off-road recovery, and crossing uneven ground without getting stuck. The bigger signal is hard to miss.…
Dell has introduced the new Dell 14S and Dell 16S laptops, expanding its AI-focused Copilot+ PC lineup with slimmer designs, updated Intel processors, and improved battery life. The company is positioning both laptops as premium productivity machines that combine AI features, portability, and multimedia capabilities in a thinner form factor. The new laptops are powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, going up to the Intel Core Ultra 9 386H chipset. Dell says both systems include on-device AI acceleration with up to 50 TOPS NPU performance, allowing AI-related tasks to run locally without relying entirely on cloud processing. AMD…
Smart glasses have always felt a little awkward to me. Sure, they can play music, take calls, snap photos, and even throw notifications in front of your eyes, but at the end of the day, they’re still just tiny screens sitting on your face. Now imagine removing the screen entirely. That’s exactly what this new pair of AI-powered earbuds is trying to do. Instead of showing you information, these earbuds are designed to quietly hear, see, remember, and respond to the world around you. And honestly, this might be one of the more interesting directions wearable AI has taken so…
Meta announced its Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses with a built-in in-lens display that allows users to see what the smart glasses capture, see and respond to messages, and interact with its Meta AI. While the built-in apps and features were good, the only way to unleash the potential was to allow third-party developers to build apps. And today, Meta is finally opening up the display on its Ray-Ban smart glasses to developers. What can developers build with this? Meta is letting developers build new app experiences, with support for both mobile and web-based apps. With access to the display, developers…
Meta rolled out its AI chatbot on Threads this week, and it comes with a catch you didn’t agree to. The new @meta.ai account, reported by Engadget, works a lot like Grok on X. You can tag it in a conversation, and it jumps in with answers about trending topics, live sports, entertainment, or breaking news. The bot is currently in early beta access, limited to users in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore. Its public-facing account @meta.ai is visible to everyone on the platform, but here’s the problem: you cannot block it. Why are Threads users frustrated with…
A baby seal robot for mental health care might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust is actually piloting one in its outpatient clinics, and the idea makes a lot of sense when you dig into it. It’s a PARO robot (a personal robot designed for therapeutic purposes) which looks and behaves like a baby seal. It responds to touch, sound, light, and temperature with gentle movements and soft sounds. Think of it like a therapy animal, but without the unpredictability of a real animal. You can hold it, interact with…