AI news
The same selection we curate for the Japanese site — consumer AI only, no developer minutiae. Links go to the original English articles.
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OpenAI's new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
Naïve raises $28.5M to automate the grunt work of setting up and running a company
Gen Z dating apps like Ditto ditch swiping in favor of AI matchmaking
Jony Ive's first OpenAI gadget is reportedly a hockey puck-sized smart speaker
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats
Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
Ex-Spotify employees raise $10M to bring the AI behind its recommendations to e-commerce
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Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI
Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming
LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop'
LinkedIn actually adds a ‘seems like AI slop’ button
KADOKAWAとはてな、AIで小説執筆を支援 新サービス「RIKU」、テスター募集開始
日本HPのPCが楽天のAIを搭載、ローカル実行も可能 HP岡戸社長「ハイブリッドAIの重要なマイルストーン」
Google、音楽生成AI「Lyria 3.5」発表 ボーカルの表現力を強化、テンポや長さの制御も容易に
July 29
Mark Zuckerberg predicts that billions of people will have personal AI agents in five years
Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
As AI content floods the internet, Pangram raises $9M to detect it
Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
Mark Zuckerberg is planning a big push into personal AI agents
OpenAI president says it's ‘building a family of devices' for its AI chatbots
Artists are lawyering up against AI slop, and some are even winning