Kevin Okemwa

AI After investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it's not a merger, escaping further regulatory scrutiny.

AI Richard Socher, CEO and founder of You.com claims Google's reign in search might soon end as users adopt and embrace AI-powered alternatives.

AI Microsoft is reportedly developing in-house reasoning models to give OpenAI a run for its money, which could be an indication that the best tech bromance in history is fraying.

AI OpenAI is in discussions to raise the cost of its advanced AI models, charging up to $20,000/month for an AI agent that can support “PhD-level research.”

SOFTWARE Google Chrome might have removed uBlock Origin from its Web Store, but you can keep using it (at least for now) by turning it on again.

AI Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger the role of software engineers is rapidly evolving with AI, and that they'd soon start double-checking AI-generated code rather than writing it.

AI Code strings in Gemini suggest Google's Deep Research tool is slated to ship for free users soon, but it may include critical limitations.

AI A new study by Copyleaks reveals that DeepSeek's AI-generated outputs are reminiscent of OpenAI's ChatGPT by 74.2%.

Software Mozilla recently shipped a controversial Firefox's Terms of Use update. It received backlash from users, raising concerns about its data privacy and sharing stance.

AI Opera recently unveiled a preview of Browser Operator. The AI agent leverages AI capabilities to perform important web tasks while browsing Opera, saving time.

AI Microsoft shoulders tedious administrative paperwork for clinicians with Dragon Copilot for better healthcare and services.

AI Apple's poorly executed AI strategy and delayed rollout have reportedly placed the iPhone maker at a competitive disadvantage with Microsoft and OpenAI holding a 5-year lead.

AI Google co-founder Sergey Brin calls for the end of remote work, urging engineers to pick up 60-hour weeks building AI models that may render them jobless.

AI Dario Amodei says AI has a high affinity to surpass human intelligence by 2027, but its rising demand for GPUs may pose a critical setback in the future.

AI OpenAI recently launched GPT-4.5, with Sam Altman claiming interacting with the model feels like talking to a thoughtful person. However, "it's not a reasoning model and won't crush benchmarks."

AI Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff raises concern over Microsoft's AI efforts and exorbitant investments in contrast with returns.

AI DeepSeek has tumbled to #51, weeks after dethroning OpenAI's ChatGPT as the most downloaded free AI app in Apple's App Store in the United States.

OUTAGE Slack has acknowledged the massive outage and is working on a fix to restore impacted services, including sending messages, workflows, threads, and other API-related features.

AI Deep Research AI agent is now accessible for ChatGPT Plus, Edu, Enterprise, and Teams users. Previously, it was only available to Pro users for $200/month.

AI Anthropic recently unveiled Claude 3.7 Sonnet, touting it as the "most intelligent model to date," and also launched Claude Code for agentic coding.

AI Microsoft has announced that it's rolling out two powerful capabilities to all Copilot users for free, including Voice and Think Deeper.

AI Executive Editor Jez Corden recently flagged a Microsoft Copilot issue, highlighting the AI's struggle to offer basic information on politics and elections.

AI Grok AI avoided sources linking Elon Musk and President Trump to misinformation after a former OpenAI staffer updated its system prompt without authorization.

AI A new study suggests users are rapidly ditching conventional search tools like Google in favor of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, citing better accuracy and relevance.