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Category: Consumer
GM Turns OnStar Into an AI Assistant Drivers Can Talk to Every Day
Thirty years ago at the Chicago Auto Show, General Motors introduced OnStar, an optional in-vehicle service that paired a built-in cell phone and GPS satellite technology with round-the-clock access to a live advisor. GM sold it as peace of mind on the road, a way for drivers and their families to get help after a […]
Live Blog: Microsoft Unveils the Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark
When Satya Nadella takes the stage in San Francisco on Wednesday, he’s expected to show off the Surface Laptop Ultra, the latest step in Microsoft’s push to bring AI directly into the PCs it sells. He’ll be joined by Pavan Davuluri, executive vice president overseeing Windows and devices, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, whose RTX […]
Microsoft’s Rebuilt Copilot Is a Bet on How Companies Will Work Next
In 1981, a multinational company that wanted to know what the next financial quarter looked like had to piece the answer together from interoffice memos and faxes, each moving from desk to desk until someone could reconcile the numbers. That labor-intensive process disappeared with the introduction of the Excel spreadsheet, which traveled as an email […]
Handshake’s AI Skills Studio Turns Free AI Training Into Hiring Evidence
In June, Handshake, the self-described “career network for the AI economy,” acquired the AI-native learning platform Uplimit. Handshake said it was the first step in building a skills studio that connects skill development to career opportunities. Today, that learning hub is now open and free for any job seeker looking to reskill or upskill to […]
Adobe Brings Photoshop, Firefly, Express, and Other Pro Tools Into Slack
Adobe is continuing its effort to bring Creative Cloud to where its users are. The company announced on Wednesday that it has brought more than 70 pro-grade tools from its creative and productivity suites, including Firefly, Express, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Stock, Lightroom, and more, into Slack. When users install Adobe for Slack, they […]
Travelers Trust AI. The Sites It Recommends Aren’t Ready.
When Jesse Middleton, a venture capitalist at Flybridge Capital, was looking to arrange travel from New York City to Cancun to attend a wedding, he didn’t scour Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak, or even individual airline websites—at least not on his own. Rather, it was handled by an AI agent. He wrote on LinkedIn that it searched […]
Adobe Widens Its ChatGPT Presence With Plugin Built for Creative Workflows
When Adobe began abandoning shrink-wrapped software for the cloud in 2011, it dragged the entire industry toward subscriptions. Now the company is attempting its next migration, this time into territory it doesn’t control: chatbots. On Thursday, Adobe launched a plugin for ChatGPT that brings more than 70 of its tools natively into an assistant used […]
Live Blog: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, July 2026
Samsung is expected to announce its newest lineup of foldable phones and smartwatches at its latest Galaxy Unpacked event, set to take place on July 22. Speculation among the media and pundits is that we could see the new Z Fold 8 and Z Fold 8 Ultra, along with the next-generation Galaxy Watch. There’s also […]
Google Rebuilt Search Around AI. Don’t Throw Away Your SEO Playbook.
IN THIS ISSUE: Google didn’t just update Search at I/O this week. It rebuilt it around AI, with consequences for every marketer who has spent years optimizing for a SERP that no longer looks the same. This issue examines what the shift from SEO to Answer Engine Optimization actually means for businesses trying to stay […]
8 in 10 Workers Are Still Doing AI’s Job for It
IN THIS ISSUE: New Workday research reveals that most employees are still spending their days manually bridging broken systems, even as AI adoption spreads. Then, a new Gallup survey finds most Americans don’t want AI data centers in their backyards, putting a number on the public resistance threatening the industry’s $700 billion infrastructure push. The […]