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Blue Mantis Promotes Adam Caponigro to Senior Vice President of Services
Veteran leader to oversee global services organization spanning the U.S., India, and Canada Blue Mantis, a security-first IT services provider specializing in helping clients achieve business modernization by applying next-generation technologies, today announced the promotion of Adam Caponigro to S...
CareCloud Brings Wellsoft to Urgent Care with Affinity Deal
CareCloud, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCLD, CCLDO) (“CareCloud” or the “Company”), a leader in healthcare technology and AI-powered solutions, today announced that Affinity Urgent Care (“Affinity”), a multi-site provider of urgent care services across the Houston–Galveston region in Texas, has selected Wellsoft,...
Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs reactor magnet, lands deal with Nvidia
The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it's building a digital twin to help dial it in.
Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’
Google has filed a lawsuit against SerpApi, a company that offers tools to scrape content on the web, including Google's search results. SerpApi is accused of violating the Copyright Act by using "deceptive means" to automatically access and take Google's search results "at an astonishing scale" bef...
China figured out how to sell EVs. Now it has to bury their batteries.
In August 2025, Wang Lei decided it was finally time to say goodbye to his electric vehicle. Wang, who is 39, had bought the car in 2016, when EVs still felt experimental in Beijing. It was a compact Chinese brand. The subsidies were good, and the salesman talked about “supporting domestic innovatio...
OpenAI introduces a new framework and evaluation suite for chain-of-thought monitorability, covering 13 evaluations across 24 environments. Our findings show that monitoring a model’s internal reasoning is far more effective than monitoring outputs alone, offering a promising path toward scalable co...
OpenAI is launching the OpenAI Academy for News Organizations, a new learning hub built with the American Journalism Project and The Lenfest Institute to help newsrooms use AI effectively. The Academy offers training, practical use cases, and responsible-use guidance to support journalists, editors,...
Dressfiy App Video Generation: Main Features & Pricing
Dressfiy is a mobile application that uses artificial intelligence to convert simple photos and prompts into short animated results. Its controls are straightforward, so you never need editing knowledge to enjoy it. The experience feels playful, as the app fills in the details. You can then save or ...
PictoPop Video Generator Review: I Tested it for a Month
PictoPop works on mobile and applies AI to transform everyday photos and basic prompts into short moving videos. No editing skills are required, thanks to an interface designed for newcomers. It’s more like experimenting with ideas than doing formal editing. The resulting clips can be saved for fun ...
The era of AI persuasion in elections is about to begin
In January 2024, the phone rang in homes all around New Hampshire. On the other end was Joe Biden’s voice, urging Democrats to “save your vote” by skipping the primary. It sounded authentic, but it wasn’t. The call was a fake, generated by artificial intelligence. Today, the technology behind that h...
The future AI device will blend into daily life and feel more like a
helpful companion than a gadget, offering instant, contextual support
whenever needed.
Telegram Chatbots: Are They a Good Fit for Your Business?
Telegram chatbots are rapidly gaining traction, with over 1.5 million bots already created. As one of the fastest-growing messaging platforms, Telegram boasts a user base exceeding 550 million globally, offering businesses an unparalleled opportunity to engage with their audience effectively.In an e...
In today’s fast-paced development landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Generative AI programming tools offer developers a powerful way to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and explore new possibilities. These tools leverage machine learning to automate tasks, suggest code snip...