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Teen trusted ChatGPT to help him “safely” experiment with drugs, logs show.

<p>Explore the biggest ChatGPT photo editing trends of 2026, from caricatures and toy-style portraits to nostalgic film edits and AI collages.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-chatgpt-photo-editing-trends-2026/">6 Best ChatGPT Photo Editing Trends in 2026 (With Prom

Google held The Android Show in advance of I/O again this year, revealing Googlebook laptops, new Android Auto features, and more.

Fake Claude support pages are circulating, being advertised through Google Ads

Google has a new laptop platform coming out called the "Googlebook" and it's meant to replace or succeed Chromebook. It's powered by Android and "designed for Gemini Intelligence." The main highlight is native integration with other Android devices and a "Glowbar" that dynamically reacts to what you

Don't forget to look at latency when you're choosing a VPN for streaming or gaming – speed is nothing without consistency.

<p>Between May 6 and 7, four security research teams published findings about Anthropic’s Claude that most outlets covered as three separate stories. One involved a water utility in Mexico, another targeted a Chrome extension, and a third hijacked OAuth tokens through Claude Code. In one case, Claud

DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs, which is working on AI-designed drugs, has raised $2.1bn led by US venture firm Thrive Capital.

Gemini can serve as my voice assistant and chat partner when I’m behind the wheel. Here are my favorite tasks to give the AI.

Microsoft says attackers compromised the mistralai PyPI package with malware that executed on import, while researchers link related npm compromises affecting TanStack and Mistral SDKs to the broader “Mini Shai-Hulud” supply-chain campaign.

<p>Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that the company’s board of directors is assessing a restructuring of its Kling AI video business that may involve raising outside capital for the unit, confirming an earlier report by The Information.</p> <p>Th

<p>Experts share detailed tips for how to stand out.</p> <p>Standing out in today&#8217;s job market requires more than listing <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/section/artificial-intelligence" title="AI">AI</a> tools on a résumé. It demands proof of real-world application and measurable result

<img height="488" src="https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/05/ServiceNow.avif" width="868" /><br /><p>ServiceNow is looking to raise approximately $4bn in a US high-grade bond sale to refinance debt taken on to fund its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Armis Security, Bloomberg reported on Monday. JP

<p>Digital media historians will be intrigued by news this afternoon that media mogul Byron Allen is buying control of once-important media outlet BuzzFeed. For more on this unusual deal, see below. Meanwhile... if you’re using mass layoffs as an indicator for AI’s impact on the job market, you may

Gemini or ChatGPT can help you make your favorite food, as long as you give it the right kind of prompt.

<img height="488" src="https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/05/gitlab-layoffs-agentic-era-devops-ai.avif" width="868" /><br /><p>  GitLab is cutting jobs to invest in AI agents. The company announced on Monday that it will flatten management layers, reorganise its research and development teams into ro

<img height="488" src="https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/05/zoominfo-q1-earnings-guidance-cut-saas-ai.avif" width="868" /><br /><p>  ZoomInfo beat its first-quarter earnings estimates, cut its full-year revenue guidance by 62 million dollars, announced a restructuring that will eliminate 600 jobs, a

OpenAI’s new Trusted Contact feature suggests ChatGPT is evolving from a chatbot into emotional infrastructure.

SaaStr AI Annual 2026 kicks off tomorrow, May 12, at the San Mateo Event Center, and the agenda has gotten deeper, sharper, and more operator-led than at any SaaStr in our history. Three days, hundreds of sessions, and a wave of new additions we want to make sure you don&#8217;t miss before you buil

Its popularity may have been faked, though, as the "likes" all came from auto-generated accounts.

Monday.com (MNDY) reported Q1 2026 this morning. The stock popped 28%+ in pre-market trading. In the same week, HubSpot reported a clean beat, and the stock dropped 16%. Both companies are application-layer B2B incumbents. Both have 250K+ customers. Both have AI strategies. Both reported revenue bea

Can AI really watch video, or does it just fake it? I tested my favorite AI tools on YouTube clips and local files to find the winner.

<p>Chinese social media giant Kuaishou Technology is planning to spin off its Kling AI video business ahead of an initial public offering next year, in an attempt to capitalize on investors’ appetite for AI stocks, according to two people with knowledge of the plans.</p> <p>Kuaishou has held talks

A new study found professionals feel insulted when clients consult AI, damaging trust and reducing willingness to continue helping.

DOGE officials instructed OpenAI’s chatbot to analyze spreadsheets filled with short descriptions of humanities grants, according to the filing.

1min.AI is a lifetime AI tool that combines top AI models into one platform for a single $75 platform (MSRP $540).

The former Microsoft Office suite (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) now requires a subscription - but there are easy ways to get it free.

<img height="488" src="https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/04/Jensen-Huang.avif" width="868" /><br /><p>$30bn went to OpenAI; the rest is spread across CoreWeave, IREN, Corning, Nebius, and roughly two dozen private rounds. The pattern is closer to vertical integration than to venture investing, and i

But it sounds like it will be built with AI.

<img height="488" src="https://media.thenextweb.com/2026/05/michigan-openai-early-investment-billions-endowment.avif" width="868" /><br /><p>  The University of Michigan invested 20 million dollars in OpenAI before ChatGPT existed, before Microsoft committed billions, and before the company was wort

<p>Millions of iPhone users are being targeted by a dangerous iCloud phishing scam.</p> <p>A new wave of phishing scams is targeting iPhone users with alarming messages warning that their iCloud storage is full—and experts say users should proceed carefully.</p>

On top of its existing safety systems, ChatGPT is giving users the option to designate a trusted adult to reach out to.

OpenAI has released new AI models for deep reasoning, translation and transcription.

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Seven of the most-watched names in public B2B reported in the last few days.  Growth is back for many: Twilio just hit its highest growth in three years, from single digits to 20%+, and accelerating. Atlassian jumped to 32% and the stock ripped 30% in a day. Datadog hit its first ever $1 billion qua

You will now be able to nominate a Trusted Contact OpenAI can warn.

The optional tool is built for those who may have conversations on the topics of self-harm or suicide.

<p>Liang Wenfeng, billionaire founder and CEO of DeepSeek, is planning to write the biggest check for the startup’s first-ever funding round, which the company now hopes will raise up to 50 billion yuan ($7.35 billion), according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks. That would make it t

AWS knows AI agents will be making payments for us in the future – and the first step starts with agent-to-agent micropayments.

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<p>Shares of HubSpot dropped more than 20% after its March quarter earnings, as some investors seemed to be unimpressed by its revenue forecast for its current quarter and full fiscal year.</p> <p>HubSpot’s revenue grew 23% to $881 million during the quarter compared to last year, around $20 million

<p>If you’re getting dizzy watching CoreWeave’s balancing act, you’re not alone. The AI cloud startup reported first-quarter numbers Thursday evening showing that its business is ramping up quickly—revenue doubled in the quarter to $2 billion compared to the year-earlier period—but its investment sp

<p>If you’re getting dizzy watching CoreWeave’s balancing act, you’re not alone. The AI cloud startup reported first-quarter numbers Thursday evening showing that its business is ramping up quickly—revenue doubled in the quarter to $2 billion compared to the year-earlier period—but its investment sp

<p>Every LangChain pipeline your team hardcodes starts breaking the moment the query distribution shifts — and it always shifts. That bottleneck is what Sakana AI set out to eliminate.</p><p>Researchers at Sakana AI have introduced the &quot;<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04388">RL Conductor</a

ChatGPT will still encourage users to contact crisis hotlines or emergency services when necessary.

<p>CoreWeave’s revenue roughly doubled in the first quarter to $2 billion, while its operating loss jumped to $144 million. But the cloud provider said its revenue backlog has reached nearly $100 billion, up from $67 billion at the end of last year.</p> <p>The metric, which represents demand that ha

I compared two of the best black-and-white e-readers on the market; they look similar but have very different use cases.

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An espionage campaign was concealed behind a ransomware attack by a commercial actor.