… Despite the visual retreat, Microsoft continues to describe Windows 11 as an OS built around AI, and it still pushes AI and cloud‑powered tools in apps like Photos, Paint, Clipchamp, and others. …
… Microsoft's guidance for law and other regulated industries also explains that Copilot is meant to support professionals, not to take over their judgment. In other words, the company recommends that organizations retain human control rather than relinquish decision-making to generative AI. …
… Earlier this month, Cisco eliminated nearly 4,000 positions, noting that it was investing in its staff's "use of AI across the company." Amazon laid off 16,000 people in January, mere months after a 14,000-person reduction in fall 2025. Pinterest laid off 15% of its staff amid a broader AI push. …
… There are clearly many web users who do not want AI-generated responses pushed into every query, even as Google and other platforms bet heavily on AI agents. …
Details about Samsung's first smart glasses have leaked, and they sound a lot like a wearable you already know. Internally codenamed "Jinju," the Galaxy Glasses are expected to ship later this year amid Samsung's broader AI hardware push. …
… That said, Android Studio remains the primary environment for larger projects that require extensive testing, optimization, and complex features. AI Studio won't be replacing it anytime soon.
… Going forward, Gemini is said to have tighter protections around acting like an intimate companion, claiming to be human, or using language that could push users to develop emotional dependence on the chatbot. …
… Some users have already reported that "-AI" only occasionally succeeds in removing AI overviews. If Google refuses to allow itself to be used for non-AI purposes, it could push more users toward alternatives. …
… The other side of Microsoft's AI push is in the Edge browser, which is getting an AI "copilot." You'll be able to pop open a side panel on any webpage or document, use the ChatGPT-powered cloud to produce content summaries, and even generate new text right on the spot. …
… AI is the most powerful technology force of our time. Learning from data, AI supercomputers can write software no human can. Amazingly, AI software can perceive its environment, infer the best plan, and act intelligently. …