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A new collaborative study by UC Riverside computer and social scientists has found that as people increasingly rely on AI for answers, the internet risks losing the very thing that made it interesting in the first place: human emotion, lived experience, and messy, opinionated thinking. The study compared how AI systems like ChatGPT and Gemini respond to subjective questions versus traditional web searches. The researchers asked both AI and web search engines opinion-heavy questions, such as whether governments should ban fossil-fuel cars or whether the US healthcare system needs reform, and analyzed the reasoning behind each response. Is AI actually…
BYD just delivered another blow to Tesla. The company’s new self-driving package just dropped with a price tag that basically embarrasses Tesla’s driver-assistance service. The Chinese EV giant announced a new service package dubbed God’s Eye, with chairman Wang Chuanfu claiming BYD’s first goal is to achieve “zero traffic accidents.” In a recent press conference, he announced that BYD will fully cover compensation and repairs for accidents that happen while drivers are using its City Navigation function, without affecting the user’s insurance premiums the following year. BYD is confident in its self-driving tech BYD’s new coverage applies to its God’s…
Microsoft is giving Copilot a quiet but meaningful redesign, and this time the focus is not just on making it more powerful. It is about making it feel like something that naturally belongs in your workflow. Across Microsoft 365, Copilot is being reshaped to reduce visual noise and increase usefulness. Instead of constantly demanding attention, it is being designed to sit in the background when needed and step forward only when it actually helps. That shift might sound subtle, but in day-to-day work, it changes how often you feel interrupted versus supported. A cleaner Copilot that adapts to your intent…
Slate Auto’s minimalist electric truck gets closer to finally rolling out on the roads. The startup has confirmed that preorders are opening on June 24, 2026, for $300. The EV maker has also been taking refundable $50 reservations, and its latest emails to prospective buyers encourage them to reserve now to secure a delivery window before people who wait for the preorder phase. We have the preorder dates, just not the actual pricing Slate had previously grabbed headlines by saying the base version of its EV could start at under $20,000 after a $7,500 federal tax credit. However, the federal…
In this week’s episode of The Game Informer Show, special guest Luis Gutierrez (IGN, GameSpot, Polygon) joins us to share Summer Game Fest predictions (watch with us next Friday) before diving into our recent game reviews of 007 First Light and Mina the Hollower. The crew then discusses developer HoYoverse’s take on the cozy life-simulation genre with Petit Planet, and finally, what’s new with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The Game Informer Show is a weekly podcast covering the video game industry. Join us every Friday for chats about video game reviews, news, and exclusive reveals alongside Game Informer staff…
Shift is offering to clean homes for free, but there is one important condition. The company will record those chores to build training data for future home robots. The New York-based startup is currently offering free cleaning services, in which a vetted operator visits a home and wears a camera-equipped device while performing routine household work. The footage can then help AI systems understand how people clean homes outside controlled lab settings. Your messy home is valuable AI training data AI companies have already used text, images, and videos from the internet to train software models. But robots need a…
HBO has never been shy about building suspense, so it came as a surprise when the final trailer for House of the Dragon season 3 casually revealed one of its biggest moments up front. The outcome of the much-anticipated Battle of the Gullet, the centerpiece naval clash that opens the season, is effectively out in the open. Rhaenyra Targaryen wins the battle and takes over King’s Landing. For fans of George R.R. Martin’s source material, Fire and Blood, this was inevitable. For everyone else, it is a bittersweet spoiler they might have preferred to discover on screen themselves, though the…
One of my favorite things about macOS is its support for Menu Bar apps. These apps are small, live in your Menu Bar, and help you perform tasks without launching a full-blown app. Since there’s only a limited number of Menu Bar apps you can install, before it becomes a cluttered mess, I treat it is a prime real estate. Every app wants to park itself up there, but only a few actually earn their spot. After years of installing and uninstalling apps, I have settled on five that I genuinely use every day. There are a few more apps…
After falling in love with Inscryption and, subsequently, Balatro, I’ve enjoyed experiencing how developers experiment with well-established card games by introducing new mechanics and, in the case of Black Jacket, a story. As a soul navigating the afterlife, you progress through Blackjack battle after Blackjack battle, getting your score as close to 21 without going over. As the hands progress, you wager more, with the first player to run out of coins losing. But it’s far from just regular Blackjack, as cards can carry certain effects, like allowing you to peek at your top cards and rearrange them or outright…
Copilot Health is now in preview, and Microsoft’s ambition for it is clear, an AI assistant that knows your health history, understands your fitness data, and can help you make sense of your medical records, all in one place. Copilot Health is a dedicated space within the Copilot chatbot at copilot.microsoft.com/health where you can get answers to your health-related questions. You have questions. Copilot Health has clarity. Copilot Health is a new safe and secure place where you can ask health questions, connect the dots between your wearable data and health records, and get personalized insights.Now available in preview for…