Amazon’s latest Alexa+ update is turning the voice assistant into a personalized podcast creator. The new feature, called Alexa Podcasts, allows users in the United States to generate podcast-style audio episodes on almost any topic in just minutes. Instead of searching for a show, writing a script, or uploading documents, users can simply ask Alexa+ to create an episode about something they want to learn, follow, or explore. The process is designed to be simple and conversat

OpenAI’s latest AI models developed an unexpected habit: talking about goblins. After users and employees noticed ChatGPT and related tools using odd creature-based metaphors, OpenAI investigated why words like “goblin,” “gremlin,” and even references to raccoons, trolls, ogres, and pigeons were appearing more often in responses. What started as a strange but mostly harmless language quirk became a useful example of how AI training can accidentally reward and spread unusual b

Google has removed some of its AI Overviews for specific health related searches after an investigation by the Guardian found that the feature was providing misleading and potentially dangerous medical information. AI Overviews are generative AI summaries that appear at the top of Google Search results and are designed to give users quick snapshots of information. While Google has repeatedly described these summaries as helpful and reliable, the investigation raised serious

Intuit’s new multimillion-dollar partnership with OpenAI marks a significant step in the fusion of artificial intelligence with mainstream financial services, bringing some of the industry’s most widely used tax and financial tools directly into ChatGPT. Announced as a multiyear agreement valued at more than $100 million, the deal opens the door for Intuit’s major products, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mailchimp, to operate natively within ChatGPT, offering users a