AI browsers are about to eat the internet
The future of on-device AI might just be... Chrome
Meta makes $2 billion bet on agentic AI with Manus acquisition
Its automated research and web tools drew millions of users within months
MIT study says agentic AI can already replace 11% of the US workforce
A reliable prediction about the future of work, or just a speculative sandbox toy?
Microsoft explains how Windows 11 will become an agentic OS whether you like it or not
Separate agent workspaces and agent user accounts, with security as "top priority"
Microsoft says Windows is becoming an agentic OS, but users simply hate the idea
Sounding off: Microsoft has often talked about turning Windows into an agentic OS, despite serious reservations from many quarters. Most Windows users are unhappy with the idea of AI taking greater control of their PCs, and they are once again making it clear to Redmond that they are not on board with the company's plans.
US "vibe coding" startups soar in value, but their AI may be powered by Chinese models
Cognition and Cursor lead a billion-dollar boom
Cisco's new IQ platform is like ChatGPT for network ops, and it's coming for your dashboard
Cisco IQ and Unified Edge blend AI agents with decades of network expertise
Amazon warns Perplexity with cease-and-desist over AI shopping agent
Perplexity calls Amazon's move "a threat to all internet users"
OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas is vulnerable to prompt injection attacks within the omnibox
No strict boundaries for untrusted user inputs mean a massive security flaw for agentic browsers
Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber wants an AI agent in every board meeting
Faber clearly has a knack for conceiving outside the box ideas in tech
Vivaldi fights back against Chrome and Edge's AI browser push
Choosing power users and curiosity over hype and AI slop
Editor's take: Browser vendors are rushing to pack more AI features into their products, even though many users strongly dislike the trend. For those web "purists," it might be time to take a second look at Vivaldi. The Norwegian company has decided to take a completely different approach in this AI-saturated tech landscape we're currently navigating.
CEO Marc Benioff says Salesforce cut 4,000 support roles because of AI agents
Benioff says he "was able to rebalance my head count"
Perplexity AI apparently just offered Google $34.5 billion to buy Chrome
The 3-year-old startup is trying to purchase the world's most popular web browser?
Windows 2030: Microsoft predicts agentic AI OS will replace mouse and keyboard
Do you agree?
Forward-looking: What will Windows look like in five years? Unsurprisingly, Microsoft believes that AI will play an integral role. The company has published a video called Windows 2030 Vision in which it foresees the default interaction method with the OS being natural language. Microsoft says this will make "mousing around and keyboarding around and typing" in 2030 feel as alien as using DOS does to Gen Z today.
Software engineer on the real state of AI agents (they're not there yet)
The math doesn't lie, AI agents work best when they're not autonomous
ChatGPT's new AI agent can fill out online forms and generate PowerPoint presentations
It can also navigate websites to book flights and hotel rooms
Hate calling businesses? Google's AI can do it for you through Search
Yet another way for AI to erode human connections
Agentic AI is all hype for now, says Gartner
Very few "agentic" implementations of AI tech are legitimate
Meet Mu, the small language model in charge of Microsoft's Settings AI agent
A "sibling" to Microsoft's Phi Silica local language model
Salesforce hikes Slack prices, adds AI tools for all paid users
What the Bot: Salesforce has decided to increase prices for certain paid Slack plans. The company is attempting to justify the change by stating that all customers will now have access to more AI features. And if you don't want or need AI, well, you'll likely end up paying more anyway.
Tech unemployment in the US climbs for fifth consecutive month to 5.5%, AI blamed for job losses
The rise of AI agents is having an effect on entry-level positions
FDA claims victory with "Elsa" AI tool launch, but insiders call it half-baked
Why it matters: It was only a matter of time before governments jumped aboard the AI hype train. The US government has a lousy track record when it comes to rolling out tech projects – remember the Affordable Care Act website fiasco? Now, it is launching a new LLM, and early signs suggest the tool is rushed and unfinished.
Opera's Neon AI agentic browser promises to do everything – even write code while you're offline
But would you want it to?
Microsoft Build 2025: From chatbots to digital coworkers, and the "agentic" web
AI agents take center stage in Microsoft's vision for the future