The Download: India’s AI independence, and predicting future epidemics
Despite its status as a global tech hub, India lags far behind the likes of the US and China when […]
Windows 11 search just got more powerful courtesy of Copilot – and I think this is a great use of AI, even if there’ll still be haters
A new search ability is rolling out for the Copilot app It gives Windows 11 and 10 users an AI-powered
Inside India’s scramble for AI independence
Under its compute program, the government is deploying more than 18,000 GPUs, including nearly 13,000 high-end H100 chips, to a
Spotify’s latest breakout band The Velvet Sundown appears to be AI-generated – and fans aren’t happy
Update, Thursday July 3: In a further twist to the story of The Velvet Sundown, we’ve been contacted by a
Not everyone is thrilled with Threads’ DMs
Earlier this week, Instagram Threads launched what the company said was its most-requested feature to date: direct messages (DMs). However,
Meta has found another way to keep you engaged: Chatbots that message you first
Imagine you’re messaging some friends on the Facebook Messenger app or WhatsApp, and you get an unsolicited message from an
Everything you need to know about Flashes, the Bluesky-based Instagram alternative
Flashes this year launched an Instagram alternative built on top of the Bluesky social network. Now available on the App
The Download: AI agents hype, and Google’s electricity plans
—Yoav Shoham is a professor emeritus at Stanford University and cofounder of AI21 Labs. At Google’s I/O 2025 event in
ChatGPT faceplants while translating Crunchyroll anime, and some viewers are demanding human localization
Crunchyroll aired anime with obviously AI-generated subtitles that included typos, clunky phrasing, and lines like “ChatGPT said.” Fans quickly noticed
Substack brings new updates to livestreaming as it increases video push
Over the past year, Substack has considerably expanded its video tools for creators, evolving from a platform primarily dedicated to
Confused by a mysterious update that’s suddenly appeared on your Windows 10 PC? Don’t panic – here’s what you need to know
Windows 10 PCs are getting an update stealthily installed The under-the-radar arrival of KB5001716 may confuse some folks This patch
Microsoft just gave the Windows 11 Notepad app a controversial feature that people are either loving or hating
New formatting abilities have arrived in Notepad for Windows 11 Microsoft previously tested these features, but they’re now rolling out