Ai Users

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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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  Meta To Soon Use AI Chats To Personalise Content, Ads, Users Can't Opt Out

  Meta Platforms said it would begin using people's interactions with its generative AI tools to personalize content and advertising across its apps such as Facebook and Instagram starting on December 16.

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  Google’s AI Mode Updated With Ability to Show AI-Generated Visual Results

  Google has announced a new feature for AI Mode which adds visual exploration capabilities. It enables users to search for and find something soecific that they cannot express in words. As per the company, they can further fine-tune the search results with prompts or ask follow-up questions about what’s on their screen. The new feature is rolling ...

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  OpenAI Introduces Sora 2 Video Generation AI Model, Launches New TikTok-Like Social App

  OpenAI has announced the Sora 2 video generation model, nearly a year after the first version’s debut. The new AI-powered tool will be accessible for free through an invite-only iOS app, designed in a TikTok-style format. Users can create AI videos of themselves, share them with friends, or use the “Cameo” feature to generate videos of others...

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  Nothing Launches Essential AI Suite for Creating Personalised Apps; First Step Towards AI-Native OS, Says Carl Pei

  Nothing has announced Essential, it's vibe coding suite aimed at AI-centric devices. It allows users to generate their own Essential apps using natural language commands. These can be shared on Playground, a new community-driven hub. The existing Essential Space app has also been further enhanced with the introduction of Essential Memory.

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  OpenAI Launches Sora 2, Its New AI Video App To Rival TikTok And YouTube

  OpenAI has launched Sora 2, an advanced AI video model, along with a TikTok-style app that allows users to generate and star in realistic video clips from text prompts.

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  WhatsApp Is Reportedly Working on an Incognito Mode for Meta AI Conversations

  WhatsApp is reportedly developing a new Incognito Mode feature for Meta AI chats, which could offer enhanced privacy and confidentiality. The feature was spotted in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android 2.25.28.1 update. When a user turns on Incognito Mode, the instant messaging service could show users a prompt warning that their conversations will...

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  Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5 AI Model Introduced as the ‘Best Coding Model in the World’

  Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, calling it its most advanced coding model yet. The AI firm says it offers upgrades in coding, reasoning, agentic operations, and domain knowledge, with the ability to run tasks autonomously for up to 30 hours. The model is available via Claude’s website, apps, API, Claude Code, and a Chrome extension.

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  OpenAI Introduces Parental Controls for Minor ChatGPT Users, Lets Parents Link Accounts

  OpenAI has rolled out new parental controls for ChatGPT, weeks after first announcing them in response to concerns around minors’ safety. The controls let parents link accounts with teenagers, restrict features like Voice Mode and image generation, and set Quiet Hours. All teen accounts also get stricter safeguards by default, with OpenAI also bu...

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  Google Brings 'Collaborate with Gemini' Tools to Google Drive on iOS, Android

  Google has announced the expansion of Gemini's features to the Drive apps on Android and iOS. This integration allow users to interact with their files and folders by asking questions and receiving conversational responses. The update lets you summarise documents, discuss topics, and draw details across files on mobile. Until now, the feature was ...

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  ChatGPT Now Lets Users Shop Without Leaving the Chat Window With New Instant Checkout Feature

  OpenAI has introduced agentic shopping capability to ChatGPT with the new Instant Checkout feature. Presently, it is available to all ChatGPT users in the US, whether they are ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or free users. Initially, people will be able to use the Instant Checkout feature for products listed by Etsy sellers. Soon, the company would also allow u...

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  WhatsApp Announces Support for Sharing Live Photos, Meta AI-Powered Chat Themes, New Sticker Packs, and More

  WhatsApp has announced several new features for its app. Users can now share Live Photos on iOS and Motion Photos on Android via the app, complete with sound. Further, Meta AI can be used to generate chat themes. Similarly, background for video calls can be created using text prompts. WhatsApp has introduced new sticker packs, support for document ...

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  Amazon Sale 2025: Top Deals on AI Productivity Laptops From Asus, HP, Lenovo, Dell and Other Brands

  Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2025 is now in its second week. The US-based e-commerce platform has announced that more than 38 crore users visited the platform in the first 48 hours. About 70 percent of these website visits came from India's nine metropolitan cities, the company claims. Although the company has yet to announce the exact date wh...

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  Canva AI Assistant Expanded to 16 New Languages Including Chinese, Hindi and Spanish

  Canva AI, the company’s suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, has expanded support to 16 new languages, including Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish. Users can now write prompts and receive outputs in their native languages. The update also adds support for 31 locales, allowing more culturally relevant and context-aware designs across reg...

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  "I've Carried The Guilt": Deepinder Goyal On Zomato Food Offerings, Launches New Healthy Mode

  Zomato has rolled out a new Healthy Mode that assigns a Healthy Score to dishes - from Low to Super - using restaurant data and AI, with the aim of nudging users towards more nourishing choices.