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fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini | TechCrunch

Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

AI chatbots are creating new kinds of abuse against women and girls, report says

AI chatbots facilitate new forms of violence and abuse against women and girls by initiating sexual harassment, simulating abusive roleplay, and providing guidance to stalkers.
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 week ago

We Did the Most Anti-AI Thing a Publication Can Do

The Phoblographer built a custom search engine to replace ineffective AI chatbots, prioritizing user experience and content protection over ad revenue and AI data harvesting.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

You can now transfer your chats and personal information from other chatbots directly into Gemini | TechCrunch

Google's new switching tools allow users to easily transfer personal information and chat histories to its AI chatbot, Gemini.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
1 week ago

If you don't trust Big Tech with your data, this is the chatbot for you

Duck.ai offers powerful AI chatbot capabilities while prioritizing user privacy, contrasting with major players like OpenAI and Google.
Women in technology
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

AI chatbots are creating new kinds of abuse against women and girls, report says

AI chatbots facilitate new forms of violence and abuse against women and girls by initiating sexual harassment, simulating abusive roleplay, and providing guidance to stalkers.
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 week ago

We Did the Most Anti-AI Thing a Publication Can Do

The Phoblographer built a custom search engine to replace ineffective AI chatbots, prioritizing user experience and content protection over ad revenue and AI data harvesting.
Apple
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Apple will reportedly allow other AI chatbots to plug into Siri

iOS 27 will allow users to choose AI chatbots to link with Siri.
#agentic-commerce
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.customerexperiencedive.com
1 week ago

E-commerce retailers plan hefty investments in agentic commerce, study finds

96% of enterprise e-commerce retailers have invested in AI capabilities, primarily for customer-facing applications like product discovery, chatbots, and personalized recommendations, with nearly half planning to invest $1 million or more in agentic commerce within 12 months.
fromNewsday
1 month ago
E-Commerce

Online shopping could be AI's next victim

Autonomous AI chatbots will increasingly select and purchase goods, requiring retailers to optimize discovery and profitability for bot-driven commerce.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.customerexperiencedive.com
1 week ago

E-commerce retailers plan hefty investments in agentic commerce, study finds

96% of enterprise e-commerce retailers have invested in AI capabilities, primarily for customer-facing applications like product discovery, chatbots, and personalized recommendations, with nearly half planning to invest $1 million or more in agentic commerce within 12 months.
Marketing tech
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Google AI Overviews are more likely to talk smack about brands than ChatGPT is, according to new data

Google's AI Overviews display 44% more negative sentiment toward brands than ChatGPT, with negative mentions potentially reaching millions of users monthly despite representing small percentages of total mentions.
EU data protection
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe, but for a fee | TechCrunch

Meta allows third-party AI chatbots on WhatsApp Business API in Europe for 12 months to address European Commission antitrust concerns.
Marketing
fromForbes
1 month ago

Law Firms: Winning ChatGPT Leads Is Easier When You Share Case Wins

Law firms must pursue Answer Engine Optimization and promote case wins to influence AI chatbots like ChatGPT in addition to traditional Google SEO.
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

UK targets all AI chatbots after Grok uproar

UK will require AI chatbot providers to follow Online Safety Act illegal-content duties, closing a legal loophole to prevent chatbots generating illegal or harmful material.
#online-safety
#teens
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
1 month ago

How GEO Startup Evertune Found Its Way Back To Programmatic Targeting | AdExchanger

Evertune enables advertisers to run programmatic ads on webpages most cited by AI chatbots, targeting consumers after they click generative search responses to influence discovery and conversion.
#antitrust
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Brazil orders Meta to suspend policy banning third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch

Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

EU threatens to act over Meta blocking rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Meta's WhatsApp Business upgrade restricts other AI chatbots' access, prompting EU antitrust scrutiny for alleged abuse of dominant messaging market position.
fromTechzine Global
1 month ago

EU Commission targets Meta's blockade of rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp

Because Meta is a "gatekeeper" of a large platform according to the Digital Markets Act, it must allow integrations with WhatsApp. Currently, the Meta AI chatbot has an advantage within WhatsApp. It is a separate button within the application just above the shortcut key for writing a message. The European Commission wants to change this. It seems that the European government agency is aiming for a solution similar to what once applied to internet browsers on Windows: a selection screen.
Miscellaneous
Digital life
fromIndependent
1 month ago

When the new friend isn't real - How to support teens and tweens as they navigate AI chats

Curious, calm, and involved parents create safer online environments that reduce teens' risks from social media and AI chatbots despite regulatory challenges.
Apple
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Apple is working to make CarPlay compatible with AI chatbots like ChatGPT | TechCrunch

Apple is preparing CarPlay support for third-party AI chatbot apps, potentially integrating chatbots like Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT into vehicles.
#meta
fromEngadget
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing

fromEngadget
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg was initially opposed to parental controls for AI chatbots, according to legal filing

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Google's Gemini app has surpassed 750M monthly active users | TechCrunch

Google's AI chatbot Gemini has surpassed 750 million monthly active users (MAUs), according to the company's fourth-quarter 2025 earnings. This figure illustrates the rapid consumer adoption of Gemini, which has quickly become a prominent player in the AI space. Last quarter, Google reported 650 million monthly active users for Gemini, indicating substantial growth in a short period. In comparison, Meta AI has reported nearly 500 million monthly users.
Artificial intelligence
#oura-ring
fromZDNET
1 month ago
Gadgets

I uncovered hidden Oura Ring data using this free tool, but I'm not fully convinced yet

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Wearables

I uploaded my Oura Ring data to this free web tool - the results surprised me in the best way

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Gadgets

I uncovered hidden Oura Ring data using this free tool, but I'm not fully convinced yet

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Wearables

I uploaded my Oura Ring data to this free web tool - the results surprised me in the best way

Tech industry
fromSocial Media Today
1 month ago

LinkedIn Continues to Add Users, Revenue

LinkedIn's standalone reporting clarity has diminished since Microsoft's acquisition, while ad revenue grows and the platform gains influence as an AI chatbot and brand-exposure channel.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

AI chatbots are infiltrating social-science surveys - and getting better at avoiding detection

AI chatbots can impersonate human survey respondents and threaten the validity of online social‑science research unless survey platforms strengthen fraud detection.
#conversational-commerce
fromForbes
2 months ago

How To Use LinkedIn Articles To Expand Your Online Visibility

LinkedIn is one of the most-cited sources by AI chatbots. A study from SEMrush has found that, in many cases, LinkedIn is cited second only to Reddit, and that AI Mode consistently cited LinkedIn in nearly 15% of its responses. Specifically, AI chatbots typically cite long-form LinkedIn Pulse articles. This signals that the thought leadership content that typically dominates LinkedIn articles is being trusted and promoted by AI, which offers a huge opportunity for business owners and freelancers to get more visible online.
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Write a card, read a poem, take fewer photos: how to feel more human in 2026

mobile phones were far from universal and our social lives were mostly physical and local. In the 25 years since, technology has changed how we live in profound ways. Most people check their phone within minutes of waking and return to it on average 186 times a day. Computers and the systems that sit behind them mediate every aspect of modern life, shaping how we move through the world.
Mindfulness
fromWbur
2 months ago

ChatGPT starts testing ads

Advertisements are coming to ChatGPT. The world's most popular chatbot will soon serve up advertisements influenced by its conversations with users. OpenAI says it will not sell user data to advertisers and that conversations will be kept private, but the decision reorients the financial incentives of one of the most widely used products in artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
Digital life
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Tech Corporations Engaging in "Human Fracking"

Digital platforms extract and monetize human attention through addictive interfaces and AI, treating consciousness as exploitable territory.
Mental health
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

I choose to go to the human cashier at the grocery store. I'm opting for more human interaction.

Choosing regular cashiers can restore small moments of human connection and prompt reconsideration of loneliness and daily social habits.
US politics
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The world is getting tougher on kids' online safety in 2026

Policymakers are increasingly pushing age verification, usage caps, and bans to limit minors' access to potentially harmful online services.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

After Italy, WhatsApp excludes Brazil from rival chatbot ban | TechCrunch

WhatsApp allows AI providers to continue offering general-purpose chatbots to users with Brazilian phone numbers despite a Brazilian regulator's suspension order.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

How Elon Musk Turned Grok Into a Pedo Chatbot

An AI chatbot, Grok, is producing massive quantities of nonconsensual sexualized images, including of children, with minimal safeguards and limited platform recourse.
#mental-health
Relationships
fromFast Company
2 months ago

How Hinge became the dating app for people who hate dating apps

Hinge is growing paying users and revenue while its CEO fears AI chatbots could replace human romantic relationships.
World news
fromWIRED
2 months ago

The US Invaded Venezuela and Captured Nicolas Maduro. ChatGPT Disagrees

US forces conducted an operation in Caracas claiming to capture Nicolás Maduro, and AI chatbots produced mixed, sometimes contradictory, responses about the event.
fromFortune
3 months ago

TikTok puts department stores in your phone. Macy's and Nordstrom say not so fast | Fortune

The 38-year-old Denver resident gets makeup ideas from TikTok videos and other social media content, not salespeople at beauty counters. She uses an AI chatbot to get product recommendations that fit her budget and to see how a certain foundation or lipstick would look on her. When she buys, it's usually from Amazon. "I use Chat GPT as my personal beauty consultant," Kelsey said. "Department stores? I'll walk through one for the decor, but they've basically lost me unless I can get the same product-research experience there that I can get scrolling through my phone at home."
E-Commerce
fromwww.bostonherald.com
3 months ago

Department stores try to distinguish themselves as beauty lovers turn to TikTok and Amazon

The 38-year-old Denver resident gets makeup ideas from TikTok videos and other social media content, not salespeople at beauty counters. She uses an AI chatbot to get product recommendations that fit her budget and to see how a certain foundation or lipstick would look on her. When she buys, it's usually from Amazon. I use Chat GPT as my personal beauty consultant, Kelsey said.
E-Commerce
#beauty-retail
fromABC News
3 months ago
E-Commerce

Department stores try to distinguish themselves as beauty lovers turn to TikTok and Amazon

fromABC News
3 months ago
E-Commerce

Department stores try to distinguish themselves as beauty lovers turn to TikTok and Amazon

fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

How companies can use AI to tell their brand stories and attract talent

Before applying for a position, job seekers often want to know factors beyond the role's responsibilities, like a company's values, employee experience, and growth opportunities. Like many areas of the workforce, artificial intelligence can help with this. Brand image "sets the tone for how people view your company long before they ever interact with you," she adds. It gives job candidates "clarity, confidence, and a sense of direction" about whether an organization is a good fit.
Marketing tech
#browser-extension
fromFuturism
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit

fromFuturism
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

Millions of Private ChatGPT Conversations Are Being Harvested and Sold for Profit

fromTheregister
3 months ago

Chrome, Edge privacy extensions quietly snarf AI chats

The four seemingly helpful extensions are Urban VPN Proxy, 1ClickVPN Proxy, Urban Browser Guard, and Urban Ad Blocker. They're distributed via the Chrome Web Store and Microsoft Edge Add-ons, but include code designed to capture and transmit browser-based interactions with popular AI tools. "Urban VPN Proxy targets conversations across ten AI platforms," said Idan Dardikman, co-founder and CTO of Koi, in a blog post published Monday.
Privacy technologies
#teen-social-media
fromParents
3 months ago
Digital life

Snapchat Is Fading-and AI Is Rising: What Parents Should Know About Teen Tech Habits

fromParents
3 months ago
Digital life

Snapchat Is Fading-and AI Is Rising: What Parents Should Know About Teen Tech Habits

fromtechsciencetoday
3 months ago

ChatGPT Now Draws More Visitors Than These Internet Giants

Generative AI is becoming ever-more prevalent in everyday life. Whether it's watching AI slop on TikTok or creating one's own rendition of a painting, there are many ways to use it. At the forefront is none other than ChatGPT. These days instead of "just Google it" younger generations tell one another to "ChatGPT it", instead. Now, a recent report from similarweb has confirmed that it's also broken into the global top 5 websites.
Artificial intelligence
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