Yelp introduces an AI chatbot to help users sift local recommendations

Like other technology companies pursuing similar makeovers, Yelp is hoping artificial intelligence will transform its app ...
Biometric Update

Idenfy launches MCP server to bring live API docs into AI assistants

Model context protocol server lets AI assistant tools like ChatGPT and Claude pull current API data to generate accurate code ...
STAT

States looking to regulate use of chatbots

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...
Gizmodo

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Siri has gone from in a relationship with OpenAI to in an open relationship. According to Bloomberg, Apple has decided to forgo an exclusive deal with OpenAI to allow Siri to run queries through ...
MacRumors

Apple Plans to Let Rival AI Chatbots Integrate With Siri in iOS 27

Apple plans to allow third-party AI chatbots to integrate with Siri in iOS 27, reports Bloomberg. Apple already has a partnership with OpenAI that lets ‌Siri‌ hand questions off to ChatGPT, but Apple ...
News Tribune

Missouri lawmakers eye age verification measures for minors using social media, chatbots

For Quinton Hayes Jr. and his classmates, social media "is where a lot of our lives happen." The 12-year-old middle school student from Bloomington, Missouri, said that includes having fun, talking ...
The Verge

Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer

The research preview is currently limited to macOS devices. The research preview is currently limited to macOS devices. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Code 1.112 Adds Integrated Browser Debugging, More Copilot CLI Control

VS Code 1.112 shipped March 18 with expanded Copilot agent autonomy controls. A new Autopilot permission level lets Copilot CLI run tasks without user approval dialogs. MCP server sandboxing restricts ...
MIT Technology Review

A defense official reveals how AI chatbots could be used for targeting decisions

Though the US military's big data initiative Maven has sped up the planning of strikes for years, the comments suggest that generative AI is now adding a new interpretative layer to such deliberations ...
Business Insider

Read the memo authorizing Senate offices to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for official use

Senate staff have been approved to use three major AI chatbots for official work. That includes OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. Lawmakers and staffers have already been ...
The New York Times

ChatGPT, Other Chatbots Approved for Official Use in the Senate

New guidelines said Senate aides could use A.I. tools for official work, including research, drafting and editing documents, and preparing briefings and talking points for lawmakers. By Catie ...