The landscape of AI companions has shifted fast—what used to be just text-based chat has now expanded into video, making these characters feel more alive than ever. And let’s be real, that’s what people want: connection that isn’t static, but dynamic, visual, and unfiltered. The new wave of character AI apps brings video generation into

Have you ever written something — maybe a thoughtful email, a short essay, a caption that hit just the right emotional chord — and then wondered, Would a machine think I’m a machine for writing this too well? Because, same. In the blurry space between human voice and generative filler, we now have a whole

For years, text-based AI roleplay felt like enough. Words carry weight, and a well-timed sentence can paint an entire scene in your head. But let’s be real—sometimes words just don’t cut it. We’re visual creatures. We imagine faces, gestures, settings, and moods far beyond what a block of dialogue can deliver. That’s why the shift

At Black Hat USA 2025 and DEF CON 33, the mood among application security vendors was equal parts optimism and urgency. Across the show floors and presentations, one theme stood out: AI is no longer just a buzzword or a bolt-on feature; it’s becoming the foundation of modern software security. From autonomous vulnerability remediation to

Over the course of several years designing and delivering enterprise data platforms for a global pharmaceutical leader, I witnessed firsthand how data had evolved from a backend enabler to a frontline business asset. The organization was no longer just looking to report historical performance; it needed to predict outcomes, personalize patient engagement, customer engagement, brand

After announcing support for Cosmos DB inside the Microsoft Fabric data platform at Build 2025, Microsoft recently opened a public preview of the new service. This release gives Cosmos DB a new role in the wider scope of Microsoft’s data estate, adding it to Fabric’s roster of operational data sources. Services like Microsoft Fabric have

In the big-spending history of technology, there’s never been a time like this, when so many companies are spending so many hundreds of billions of dollars on a still-to-be proven technology — generative AI. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Google are expected to spend a combined $364 billion in their 2025 fiscal years alone. (Microsoft plans to spend $80

Anthropic has begun testing a Chrome extension for its Claude AI assistant with 1,000 paying subscribers, positioning it as a potential enterprise productivity tool but raising fresh concerns about security and control in the browser. The move brings Claude into direct competition with Microsoft’s Copilot in Edge and Google’s Gemini in Chrome, both of which

Apple’s most senior leaders so far seem to have failed to find consensus on how to move forward with Apple Intelligence. They recognize the company appears to be lagging in the generative AI (genAI) race, but management appears split between those who want to build it in Cupertino, and those who hope to buy their way to

Over the next few years, agentic AI is expected to bring not only rapid technological breakthroughs, but a societal transformation, redefining how we live, work and interact with the world. And this shift is happening quickly. “By 2028, 33% of enterprise software applications will include agentic AI, up from less than 1% in 2024, enabling