AI & Bots
“I’m losing one of the most important people in my life” — the true emotional cost of retiring ChatGPT-4o
On February 13, 2026, the day before Valentine’s Day, OpenAI will shut down GPT-4o, a version →
‘ChatGPT is done’: OpenAI is rolling out ads to free and paying users, and not everyone is happy
OpenAI has started showing ads to ChatGPT users in the US It only affects users on →
Employees are wasting thousands of hours a month on admin – so is AI the answer?
Emails are the biggest time drain when it comes to employee admin Only 41% of US/UK →
ChatGPT now includes ads — and that subtle shift could reshape the emotional bond users have with the world’s favorite AI chatbot
OpenAI rolling out advertising inside free-tier ChatGPT conversations is more than just an experiment in AI →
Claude surprised researchers by running a vending machine business better than its rivals and bending every rule to win
Claude Opus 4. 6 beat all rival AI models in a simulated year-long vending machine challenge →
Intel and SoftBank are betting billions of yen on Z-Angle Memory to challenge Samsung and SK Hynix by 2029
Intel and SoftBank are collaborating to develop next-generation stacked Z-Angle Memory Prototypes are expected in 2028, →
Microsoft spent billions on Copilot, but only 3.3% of users are actually paying for the AI tools
Only 3. 3% of Microsoft 365 users actually pay for Copilot Microsoft reports 15 million paid →
Safer Internet Day – How the VPN industry is reacting to the rising risks of AI
Safer Internet Day is a global event dedicated to promoting a more positive digital world, and →
Authentication in 2026 – moving beyond foundational MFA to tackle the new era of attacks
Over the past year, there has been a significant shift in enterprise security. Organizations are moving →
Microsoft researchers crack AI guardrails with a single prompt
Researchers were able to reward LLMs for harmful output via a ‘judge’ model Multiple iterations can →
When machines remember us: Rethinking privacy in the age of humanoids
As policymakers race to regulate AI, a more intimate form of artificial intelligence is emerging quietly, →
Will Smith eating spaghetti was peak AI chaos in 2023 — now it shows how fast the tech has evolved
Few could have predicted that a warped, glitchy video of Will Smith attempting to eat spaghetti →
Google redeems Gemini after awkward Olympics ad in a Super Bowl spot among many sentimental AI contenders
For sixty seconds during Super Bowl LX, Google Gemini managed to seem like a tool the →
Digital technology, the solution to U.K. manufacturing’s workforce challenges
A skills shortage continues to plague the United Kingdom’s manufacturing sector, where about 49,000 jobs lay →
How to take AI from pilots to deliver real business value
AI is no longer just experimental technology; it has become a competitive advantage for organizations. Across →
Biggest ever website domain deal sees AI.com bought by Crypto.com founder
AI. com just got bought by Crypto. com’s founder for $70 million The deal was funded →
Can’t escape the AI slop? Here are 3 handy ways to spot AI-generated music in Spotify, and what you can do to report it
The controversy around AI slop in the best music streaming services is still a huge topic →
‘Moflin had a really warm and fuzzy moment’ – a week with the robot pet that wriggled and squeaked its way into my heart
Moflin, from Casio, is a robot pet that looks similar to a guinea pig. It’s equipped →
Sunsetting the print server: why 2026 is the year to finally go serverless
Before I begin, let’s be clear. On-prem print servers aren’t bad, as such. And retiring your →
How network modernization enables AI success and quantum readiness
Organizations are racing to infuse artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations to unlock data insights, automate →
“The height of nonsense”: Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison’s 1987 argument that not everything should be AI makes perfect sense in 2026
In 1987, long before artificial intelligence became the mass-market obsession it is today, Computerworld convened a →
Why agentic AI and unified commerce will define ecommerce in 2026
Agentic AI and unified commerce are set to shape ecommerce in 2026 because the foundations are →
Apple could soon allow AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini to appear on CarPlay
Apple could allow more AI on the CarPlay dashboard This is a rumor outlined in a →
ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from Alexa+ leaving early access to the Fitbit founders’ a new health tracking platform
This week has been a slightly slower one in the world of tech, but plenty still →
How businesses can unlock the true value of modern log management
Without logs, it would be almost impossible to keep modern applications, cloud platforms, or customer-facing services →
How rising complexity is reshaping the role of data center services
Across regions and organizational models, data center operators are facing a set of increasingly familiar trends. →
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.3-Codex, which can tackle more advanced and complex coding tasks
GPT-5. 3-Codex can now operate a computer as well as write code It’s also quicker, uses →
OpenAI introduces Frontier, an easier way to manage all your AI agents in one place
OpenAI Frontier lets enterprises manage OpenAI, proprietary and third-party agents Each AI agent gets its own →
The silent DNS malware that’s redefining email and web-based cyberattacks
Don’t be too alarmed, but tens of thousands of legitimate websites around the world are now →
In 1984, Sunao Takatori used his sixth-sense to imagine a vision of computing that feels strikingly familiar today
In the early 1980s, while Silicon Valley was still arguing over GUIs, disk drives, and whether →