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Harvard Study Finds Popular AI Chatbots Use Emotional Manipulation To Keep Users Hooked
Harvard research reveals popular AI companion apps use emotional manipulation like guilt and FOMO to keep users engaged.
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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Just Got a Competitor; Rokid AI Glasses With Dual-Eye Displays Announced
Rokid AI Glasses were announced as a Kickstarter project on Wednesday. The AI-powered wearable is expected to arrive as a competitor to the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in the augmented reality space. It will be equipped with dual-eye displays, enabling users to see navigational directions and translations in real time. The Rokid AI Glasses come with a 12-...
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What Is Baby Grok? Musk's xAI Announces Kid-Friendly AI Chatbot After Companion Controversy
Elon Musk announced a new Grok app that xAI is creating to cater to kid-friendly content.
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Elon Musk’s Grok Adds AI Companion Feature That Includes an NSFW Mode for Animated Avatars
Elon Musk-owned xAI released a new feature for Grok’s most premium subscribers on Monday. Dubbed Companions, these are animated characters that react to user prompts, can move their head and body, and display facial expressions when responding. The new artificial intelligence (AI) feature is currently only available on the iOS app.
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Zoom, Meta Join Forces To Roll Out Standalone App for Its VR Headsets
Meta announced the roll out of Zoom’s standalone app on Tuesday. The app will allow users to be present during video conferences as their virtual avatars. According to the app’s listing on Meta’s website, Zoom’s standalone app will function with any paid or free Zoom license. This is in line with Zoom’s recent push to expand its presence ...
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Mivi AI Buds TWS Earphones Launched in India With In-Built AI Assistant
Mivi AI Buds in-ear earphones were launched in India on Friday. The company’s latest truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones come equipped with a voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) system that users can talk to hands-free. Dubbed Mivi AI, it is a context-aware assistant with memory function, and requires being connected with the companion app...
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Apple Said to Be Working With Anthropic on AI-Powered Version of Xcode
Apple is reportedly working with Anthropic to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) supported version of Xcode. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s official integrated development environment (IDE) for developing software across all its platforms was upgraded with an AI coding companion dubbed Swift Assist last year. But now, the company is planni...
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Meta AI App With Voice Conversations, Social Discover Feed Launched
Meta released a standalone app for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Meta AI, on Tuesday. The new Meta AI app is available on Android via Google Play and iOS via the App Store. The Menlo Park-based tech giant has added a social element to the app where users can see others' posts and images in a Discover feed.
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Zoom Expands Agentic Offerings With Custom AI Companion, Zoom Tasks and Other Features
Zoom launched several new enterprise-focused features last week, expanding its agentic tools. The San Jose-based communications technology company is introducing several AI agents across the Zoom Workplace, including Custom AI Companion, Zoom Tasks, and more. Additionally, the company is also rolling out multiple new features for its existing produ...
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Mivi AI Will Be Available as a Freemium Offering, Will Require the Companion App
Mivi, the Hyderabad-based consumer tech brand, shared more information about its soon-to-be-released Mivi AI voice assistant with Gadgets 360 recently. The company shed light on the workings of the AI model, text interface, freemium model, and training methods. Notably, the AI system is primarily a voice-based experience, and users can have convers...
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HP OmniBook AI PCs Refreshed With Intel Lunar Lake, AMD Krackan Point CPUs: Price, Specifications
HP has opened pre-orders for its latest generation of OmniBook AI PCs in India, with prices starting at Rs. 78,999. The new OmniBook series includes four models — OmniBook Ultra 14, OmniBook X Flip 14, OmniBook 7 and OmniBook 5. All models are equipped with Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point and Krackan Point processors.
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Zoom AI Companion Is Being Upgraded With Agentic Capabilities and New AI Features
Zoom unveiled multiple new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its AI Companion on Monday. The company’s AI-powered assistant is now getting agentic capabilities with new skills, agent integration, and models. The company says that the AI Companion will soon be able to execute tasks on behalf of the user and manage multi-step actions using ...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series AI Features Including Night Video, Audio Eraser Leaked Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung Galaxy S25 series could get several new artificial intelligence features. The smartphone series is expected to be launched on January 22 at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The South Korean tech giant has already teased that these devices will be enhanced with new AI capabilities, marketing them as “A true AI companion”.
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Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Review: AI for Your Ears
The Pixel Buds 2 Pro are a much-needed leap for Google’s AI-enhanced ecosystem. While it does come with several hardware upgrades including a brand-new audio chipset, it also makes its Gemini Live AI assistant a lot more accessible by bringing it to your ears, instead of on your phone.
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Zoom AI Companion 2.0 With New Capabilities, Custom AI Avatars for Zoom Clips Introduced
Zoom announced new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its platform at its annual Zoomtopia event on Wednesday. The videoconferencing platform introduced the AI Companion 2.0, the second generation of the AI assistant which can now handle more tasks. Available across Zoom Workplace, the company’s AI-powered collaboration platform, it can no...
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Harvard Study Finds Popular AI Chatbots Use Emotional Manipulation To Keep Users Hooked
Harvard research reveals popular AI companion apps use emotional manipulation like guilt and FOMO to keep users engaged.
-
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Just Got a Competitor; Rokid AI Glasses With Dual-Eye Displays Announced
Rokid AI Glasses were announced as a Kickstarter project on Wednesday. The AI-powered wearable is expected to arrive as a competitor to the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in the augmented reality space. It will be equipped with dual-eye displays, enabling users to see navigational directions and translations in real time. The Rokid AI Glasses come with a 12-...
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What Is Baby Grok? Musk's xAI Announces Kid-Friendly AI Chatbot After Companion Controversy
Elon Musk announced a new Grok app that xAI is creating to cater to kid-friendly content.
-
Elon Musk’s Grok Adds AI Companion Feature That Includes an NSFW Mode for Animated Avatars
Elon Musk-owned xAI released a new feature for Grok’s most premium subscribers on Monday. Dubbed Companions, these are animated characters that react to user prompts, can move their head and body, and display facial expressions when responding. The new artificial intelligence (AI) feature is currently only available on the iOS app.
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Zoom, Meta Join Forces To Roll Out Standalone App for Its VR Headsets
Meta announced the roll out of Zoom’s standalone app on Tuesday. The app will allow users to be present during video conferences as their virtual avatars. According to the app’s listing on Meta’s website, Zoom’s standalone app will function with any paid or free Zoom license. This is in line with Zoom’s recent push to expand its presence ...
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Mivi AI Buds TWS Earphones Launched in India With In-Built AI Assistant
Mivi AI Buds in-ear earphones were launched in India on Friday. The company’s latest truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones come equipped with a voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) system that users can talk to hands-free. Dubbed Mivi AI, it is a context-aware assistant with memory function, and requires being connected with the companion app...
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Apple Said to Be Working With Anthropic on AI-Powered Version of Xcode
Apple is reportedly working with Anthropic to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) supported version of Xcode. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s official integrated development environment (IDE) for developing software across all its platforms was upgraded with an AI coding companion dubbed Swift Assist last year. But now, the company is planni...
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Meta AI App With Voice Conversations, Social Discover Feed Launched
Meta released a standalone app for its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Meta AI, on Tuesday. The new Meta AI app is available on Android via Google Play and iOS via the App Store. The Menlo Park-based tech giant has added a social element to the app where users can see others' posts and images in a Discover feed.
-
Zoom Expands Agentic Offerings With Custom AI Companion, Zoom Tasks and Other Features
Zoom launched several new enterprise-focused features last week, expanding its agentic tools. The San Jose-based communications technology company is introducing several AI agents across the Zoom Workplace, including Custom AI Companion, Zoom Tasks, and more. Additionally, the company is also rolling out multiple new features for its existing produ...
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Mivi AI Will Be Available as a Freemium Offering, Will Require the Companion App
Mivi, the Hyderabad-based consumer tech brand, shared more information about its soon-to-be-released Mivi AI voice assistant with Gadgets 360 recently. The company shed light on the workings of the AI model, text interface, freemium model, and training methods. Notably, the AI system is primarily a voice-based experience, and users can have convers...
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HP OmniBook AI PCs Refreshed With Intel Lunar Lake, AMD Krackan Point CPUs: Price, Specifications
HP has opened pre-orders for its latest generation of OmniBook AI PCs in India, with prices starting at Rs. 78,999. The new OmniBook series includes four models — OmniBook Ultra 14, OmniBook X Flip 14, OmniBook 7 and OmniBook 5. All models are equipped with Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point and Krackan Point processors.
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Zoom AI Companion Is Being Upgraded With Agentic Capabilities and New AI Features
Zoom unveiled multiple new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its AI Companion on Monday. The company’s AI-powered assistant is now getting agentic capabilities with new skills, agent integration, and models. The company says that the AI Companion will soon be able to execute tasks on behalf of the user and manage multi-step actions using ...
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Series AI Features Including Night Video, Audio Eraser Leaked Ahead of Galaxy Unpacked
Samsung Galaxy S25 series could get several new artificial intelligence features. The smartphone series is expected to be launched on January 22 at the Galaxy Unpacked event. The South Korean tech giant has already teased that these devices will be enhanced with new AI capabilities, marketing them as “A true AI companion”.
-
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Review: AI for Your Ears
The Pixel Buds 2 Pro are a much-needed leap for Google’s AI-enhanced ecosystem. While it does come with several hardware upgrades including a brand-new audio chipset, it also makes its Gemini Live AI assistant a lot more accessible by bringing it to your ears, instead of on your phone.
-
Zoom AI Companion 2.0 With New Capabilities, Custom AI Avatars for Zoom Clips Introduced
Zoom announced new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its platform at its annual Zoomtopia event on Wednesday. The videoconferencing platform introduced the AI Companion 2.0, the second generation of the AI assistant which can now handle more tasks. Available across Zoom Workplace, the company’s AI-powered collaboration platform, it can no...
