… For now, Dreambeans is available only in the United States for Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and older. Users who meet these criteria can download the app and sign in with a personal Google account, while others can join a waitlist.
… This should mean Google won't use your photos, emails, or calendar events for AI training—something that has sparked controversy in the past. You should know, though, that your chat records with AI assistants are not truly private . …
… The company also says that Search profiles do not change how traditional web search rankings work, and that they mainly influence visibility in Discover. …
… You can join the waitlist if it's not yet visible for you. Disclosure: Ziff Davis, ExtremeTech's parent company, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis's copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
… Reports already created through Deep Research will remain available through chat history for personal and family users. …
OpenAI has added animated "AI pets" to Codex , its Windows and macOS coding app , giving developers a new way to see when an AI agent is running. The pets sit in a small floating overlay and react in real time as Codex processes prompts, runs tasks, or waits for user input. …
… Bradley Heppner the former chair of bankrupt financial services company GWG Holdings , Heppner's chatlogs with the Claude chatbot were used against him. …
… Agencies now run "AI‑engine optimization" campaigns that aim to shape AI answers rather than just classic search rankings, as many people have switched to AI chatbots for solutions rather than traditional search. …
Apple has granted access to its long-awaited Siri AI with the iOS 27 public beta , which is available to any user with an iPhone 11 or newer. …
… Originality.ai and Pangram, two AI checkers, both say that more than 50% of longer English-language posts on LinkedIn use AI in one way or another, and around 41% of posts longer than 250 words are fully AI‑generated. …