January 23, 2026

The Download: chatbots for health, and US fights over AI regulation

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. “Dr. Google” had its issues. Can ChatGPT Health do better?   For the past two decades, there’s been a clear first step for anyone who starts experiencing new medical symptoms: Look them up online.…

OpenAI intros new generative text features while reducing pricing

June 13, 2023

As the competition in the generative AI space grows fiercer, OpenAI is upgrading its text-generating models while reducing pricing. Today, OpenAI announced the release of new versions of GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4, the latter being its latest text-generating AI, with a capability called function calling. As OpenAI explains in a blog post, function calling allows developers […]

OpenAI intros new generative text features while reducing pricing by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Fan fiction writers are trolling AIs with omegaverse stories

June 13, 2023

Fan fiction writers know that their work is being used to train generative AIs, and they’re not happy about it. Now, “Omegaverse” writers are participating in a week-long writing marathon called Knot in my Name to encourage the fan community to publish as much of their fan fiction as possible. It’s a long-shot attempt to […]

Fan fiction writers are trolling AIs with omegaverse stories by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

Google delays EU launch of its AI chatbot after privacy regulator raises concerns

June 13, 2023

Google has delayed a planned launch of its generative AI chatbot, Bard, in the European Union this week, according to the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) — the tech giant’s lead data protection authority in the region. The development, first reported by Politico, comes long after OpenAI launched a free research preview (November 2022) of […]

Google delays EU launch of its AI chatbot after privacy regulator raises concerns by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch

Google’s June Pixel drop brings new safety and health features

June 13, 2023

Google announced the June Pixel Drop today with features like the ability to schedule a safety check with Google Assistant, instant location sharing with emergency contacts in case of a car crash, a new hands-free photos gesture, and oxygen saturation monitoring for the Pixel Watch. Pixel Features Google Pixel’s safety check feature sends an alert […]

Google’s June Pixel drop brings new safety and health features by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Itoka wants to license AI-generated music via the blockchain

June 13, 2023

AI-generated music is fast becoming a reality. Thanks to tools like Meta’s MusicGen, it’s now possible to create halfway decent songs in a range of styles without ever having to play an instrument, read sheet music or learn to use a DAW, But while the creative potential of generative AI music tools is nothing less […]

Itoka wants to license AI-generated music via the blockchain by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch