Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep
Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep

Artificial intelligence has proven that it can trawl the internet to retrieve information quickly for answering questions. But teaching students using AI is a harder task. The stakes are even higher when the goal is not just learning in school, but per…

Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep
Why building AI for schools is harder than building a chatbot: inside Smartschool’s approach to exam prep

Artificial intelligence has proven that it can trawl the internet to retrieve information quickly for answering questions. But teaching students using AI is a harder task. The stakes are even higher when the goal is not just learning in school, but per…

Meta has a new app called Pocket that is absolutely nothing like the old Pocket
Meta has a new app called Pocket that is absolutely nothing like the old Pocket

Mozilla shut down the well-loved read-it-later Pocket app last year, and now Meta is launching an app called Pocket with an entirely different, AI-focused pitch: this new app lets you make and share little interactive “gizmos” built from an AI prompt, as reported by Business Insider. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI […]

Meta quietly launches vibe-coded gaming app Pocket

Meta has quietly launched Pocket, an experimental AI app that lets users generate and share interactive mini games using text prompts.

Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the cost and benefits of services.

Popular TV-tracking app TV Time is shutting down as company focuses on AI

TV Time, the popular TV-tracking app, is shutting down on July 15 as parent company Whip Media pivots toward enterprise AI products.

WhatsApp usernames are already raising impersonation red flags

Meta says usernames improve privacy, but critics question whether its safeguards can prevent impersonation.

Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google’s 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support for more apps.

This free Mac app lets you lock individual apps with Face Unlock and Touch ID

A new free and open source Mac app called FaceGate lets you lock individual apps using Face Unlock,Touch ID, or a password, all processed locally on your device.

Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip
Google’s NotebookLM can sum up your research in a TikTok-style clip

Google’s NotebookLM is adding a new way to catch up on your notes: TikTok-style AI videos. The new feature is rolling out to Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers, allowing NotebookLM to generate 60-second vertical AI clips based on the sources you upload to the app. The example shared by Google details Australia’s unsuccessful war […]