Vue lecture

Is AI all hype? DeepSeek tumbles to #51 on Apple's App Store, weeks after dethroning ChatGPT as the most downloaded free AI app in the US — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman already promised to "obviously deliver better models"

DeepSeek has tumbled to #51, weeks after dethroning OpenAI's ChatGPT as the most downloaded free AI app in Apple's App Store in the United States.

DeepSeek logo on a smartphone in front of a PC screen with the same logo.

  •  

"Is Slack down, or did I get fired?": Massive outage sparks global workday freedom for millions — reveling in serendipity, "touching grass"

Slack has acknowledged the massive outage and is working on a fix to restore impacted services, including sending messages, workflows, threads, and other API-related features.

Microsoft global service outage

  •  

OpenAI expands 'Deep Reseach' to those paying $20 a month or more, a day after Microsoft made OpenAI's 'Think Deeper' free for all Copilot users with no usage caps

Deep Research AI agent is now accessible for ChatGPT Plus, Edu, Enterprise, and Teams users. Previously, it was only available to Pro users for $200/month.

The OpenAI logo appears on the screen of a smartphone.

  •  

Anthropic unveils Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the smartest and first hybrid reasoning model — "Self-reflecting like humans," but with a trade-off on speed for quality AI responses

Anthropic recently unveiled Claude 3.7 Sonnet, touting it as the "most intelligent model to date," and also launched Claude Code for agentic coding.

Claude AI app by Anthropic is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

  •  

Microsoft makes OpenAI's "truly magical" paywalled Think Deeper and Voice features FREE without caps for all Copilot users: "We know many of you have been hitting limits"

Microsoft has announced that it's rolling outtwo powerful capabilities to all Copilot users for free, including Voice and Think Deeper.

The updated Copilot app for Android on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6 (2024).

  •  

This deal gets you Microsoft 365 for less than half price... from a certain point of view

This Microsoft 365 deal drops the price of the subscription to just $59.99. That's an especially good deal considering the recent price increase to Microsoft 365.

Microsoft 365 app on Windows 11 with shortcuts to create documents in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 applictions.

  •  

"Elon was not involved at any point": xAI's Chief Engineer blames a former OpenAI employee after Grok temporarily censored results, implying Musk and Trump "spread misinformation."

Grok AI avoided sources linking Elon Musk and President Trump to misinformation after a former OpenAI staffer updated its system prompt without authorization.

Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump appear during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, DC.

  •  
  •  

Bill Gates says Gen Z should worry about 4 "very scary things," including "keeping control of AI" — after predicting its replacement of humans for most tasks

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates highlights four scary things the next generation should be worried about, including keeping control of AI.

Bill Gates speaks on stage during the annual Goalkeepers NYC event.

  •  
❌