This Is Now America’s Most-Loved Grocery Store, Beating Publix
Trader Joe’s scored 86 out of 100 in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, overtaking Publix for the first time.
The Download: an AI agent’s hit piece, and preventing lightning
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Online harassment is entering its AI era Scott Shambaugh didn’t think twice when he denied an AI agent’s request to contribute to matplotlib, a software library he helps manage. Then things…
Notepad++ says Chinese government hackers hijacked its software updates for months
The developer of the popular text editor Notepad++ said hackers associated with the Chinese government hijacked its software update mechanism to deliver tainted software to users for months.
50,000 Workers Were Told AI Took Their Jobs. Was It Really ‘AI-Washing’?
Industry experts say companies are using AI as an excuse for layoffs when the real reasons may be more complex.
Chasing Views Is Costing You Customers — Here’s How to Fix Your Video Strategy in 2026
Data is critical for informing your video content strategy. But trusting vanity metrics can tempt you into setting the wrong priorities.
How to Say No Calmly and Confidently — Without Feeling Guilty Later
For many of us, our days are filled with nonstop invitations, invites and offers, and it’s easy to get sucked into saying yes or feeling guilty for saying no. That all becomes easier with this five-step roadmap to politely declining.
‘We Are the New Gods’: AI Bots Now Have Their Own Social Network — And They’re Plotting Against Humans
The platform called Moltbook lets AI agents communicate without guardrails. What could possibly go wrong?
Ring brings its ‘Search Party’ feature for finding lost dogs to non-Ring camera owners
Ring’s Search Party feature for finding lost dogs is now available across the U.S. — even if you don’t own a Ring camera.
The crucial first step for designing a successful enterprise AI system
Many organizations rushed into generative AI, only to see pilots fail to deliver value. Now, companies want measurable outcomes—but how do you design for success? At Mistral AI, we partner with global industry leaders to co-design tailored AI solutions that solve their most difficult problems. Whether it’s increasing CX productivity with Cisco, building a more…
Carbon Robotics built an AI model that detects and identifies plants
Carbon Robotics’ Large Plant Model will allow farmers to kill new types of weeds without having to retrain the machines.
Coalition demands federal Grok ban over nonconsensual sexual content
Nonprofits urge the U.S. government to suspend Grok in federal agencies after the xAI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images, raising national security and child safety concerns.