Google shuts down Project Mariner
Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing…
Google has pulled the plug on Project Mariner, an experimental feature designed to perform tasks for you across the web, as reported earlier by Wired’s Maxwell Zeff. The Project Mariner landing…
…Competition OpenAI is also rumored to be working on an AI device through its collaboration with former Apple designer Jony Ive. OpenAI's device will be powered by ChatGPT, and it could…
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…He previously worked at The Verge and Rest of World, and has written for Wired, The Awl and MIT’s Technology Review. He can be reached at russell.brandom@techcrunch.com or…
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Apple has quietly shipped a pretty complete on-device AI stack into macOS, with these features first getting API access in MacOS 26. There are multiple components in the foundation model, but the skills it shipped with a…
…on personal computers and complete work tasks for users. OpenAI ended up acquiring the project and hiring the creator behind it. OpenAI and Anthropic have made significant improvements in model reliability in…
…OpenAI's Jony Ive-Designed Device Delayed to 2027 OpenAI's first Jony Ive-designed hardware device won't ship to customers until next year, new court filings show (via Wired). The…
…But the company must first win over customers who generally favor AI models from competitors such as OpenAI and Anthropic. SpaceX described its traditional space launch and satellite business as playing a…
…He has written for a wide range of publications, including Wired magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Ars Technica, The Wire China, and NOVA Next, where he was founding editor. De Chant is also…
…Now what? Tubi is the first streaming video service with a ChatGPT app OpenAI’s ChatGPT apps feature is a bit of a bet in favor of the AI experience becoming a…
…He previously worked at The Verge and Rest of World, and has written for Wired, The Awl and MIT's Technology Review. He can be reached at russell.brandom@techcrunch.com or…