I stopped asking AI for answers and started asking for frameworks — and suddenly it all clicked

There’s a better way to use AI, and it involves asking it not to give you the answers you’re after.

I compared ChatGPT Images 2.0 and Google’s Nano Banana 2 using real-world prompts — from portraits to product shots — and the AI image generator that came out on top genuinely surprised me

ChatGPT Images 2.0 and Nano Banana 2 both impressed, but ChatGPT stood out for creating edits that feel more like real photos rather than polished enhancements.

Gemini wants to read your emails, calendar, and notifications to help you before you even ask

Google Gemini’s upcoming Proactive Assistance feature will deliver personalized suggestions without being asked, drawing on user-selected apps like Gmail and Calendar, as well as on-screen content.

The best trick AI can pull is disappear into my gadgets instead of turning into a product

AI may finally become more useful when it stops acting like a product and starts quietly improving the gadgets people already own.

DeepSeeek V4 is out, touting some disruptive wins over Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude

DeepSeek V4-Pro scores 3,206 on Codeforces, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Gemini, while costing $3.48 per million tokens versus Claude’s $25, making it one of the most price-competitive frontier-class AI releases in 2026.

Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.

esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.

Google is turning AI into the layer over everything — and apps may never feel the same

Google plans to reshape how people use their devices at Google I/O by turning AI into the main interface that handles tasks across apps and devices

Google updates Workspace to make AI your new office intern

Google has introduced a host of new automated functions into Workspace, all of which are driven by Workspace Intelligence, its new AI system.

Google turns Chrome into an AI coworker for the workplace

Google brings Gemini-powered ‘auto browse’ capabilities to Chrome for enterprise users, letting workers automate tasks like research, data entry, and more.

AI Overviews are coming to your Gmail at work

The AI Overviews will offer instant summaries pulled from across multiple emails.