
I used ChatGPT instead of 12 everyday phone apps to see what it could replace today — and what still works much better with a dedicated app.
A pessimistic take on the domination of AI tools by those with ulterior motives

One indie game dev is convinced Gemini just leaked information from his private Google Docs.
The movement to sabotage AI through poisoned training data may be aimed at major tech companies, but its damage could spread to ordinary people and smaller organizations.

Google Assistant is soon set to be replaced by Gemini, and Android fans are unhappy with the change.

Harry and Meghan are right to criticize Grok after its pushback against Minnesota’s new law protecting children from abusive AI deepfakes
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham appears to support the growing discontent over AI job application screening and video-based interviews.
The era of ‘dumb weapons’ is coming to an end, with companies striving to infuse AI and other technologies into the tools of future warfare
The Trump administration is pushing forward with a huge data center buildout while sidelining environmental concerns and worsening pollution.

Following up on a Reddit conversation about AI image generators I investigate how Nano Banana 2 compares to ChatGPT at image generation.