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Google now lets you explore the web side-by-side with AI Mode

AISHA MALIK

Now, when you're using AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link will open the webpage side-by-side with AI Mode.

Everything we like is a psyop

AMANDA SILBERLING

If culture is shaped by TikTok's algorithmic feed, then it's time for us to decide where we draw the line between necessary marketing and inauthentic growth hacking.

Gemini can now create personalized AI images by digging around in Google Photos

RYAN WHITWAM

Google is making it easier to feed your photos into Nano Banana for more personal image generation.

RFK Jr. forces FDA to reconsider 12 unproven peptides after 2023 ban

BETH MOLE

There doesn't seem to be new safety or efficacy data, but Kennedy touts them anyway.

First look: Also's upcoming e-bike disconnects the pedals and wheels

JOHN TIMMER

The company bets that software can create a distinct—and better—riding experience.

Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome

REECE ROGERS

Google latest update to AI Mode in its Chrome browser is designed to keep the chatbot-style search tool always around once you start an online search journey.

It’s not just you — Bluesky is (sorta) down

SARAH PEREZ

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET.

The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund

JOEL KHALILI

In a bid to minimize dependence on technology from other countries, the UK government is plowing resources into homegrown AI startups.

The Battle for OpenAI’s Soul

MAXWELL ZEFF, PARESH DAVE

In Musk v. Altman, a jury will soon determine whether OpenAI has strayed from its founding mission to ensure AGI benefits humanity. Here’s what to know.

The Online Fiction Boom Reimagining China’s History

ZEYI YANG

Chinese fantasy novels reimagine the past with modern tech and ideology. A new book argues they also help reinforce authoritarian politics.

Anthropic CPO leaves Figma’s board after reports he will offer a competing product

TIM FERNHOLZ

A herald of the SAASpocalypse?

European police email 75,000 people asking them to stop DDoS attacks

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Europol coordinated an operation against for-hire distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) services, including the arrest of four people and the takedown of 53 domains.

Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

VALENTINA NERI

Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and social media platforms to start blocking access by minors.

OpenAI takes aim at Anthropic with beefed-up Codex that gives it more power over your desktop

LUCAS ROPEK

OpenAI's agentic coding tool has gotten a major makeover, with a variety of new powers and abilities.

Slash, a Ramp competitor founded by teenagers, raises $100M at $1.4B valuation

JULIE BORT

Five years later the founders, now 24 years old, say their startup has achieved $300 million in annualized revenue.