Addiction is a tricky word. We usually think about it in terms of substances, maybe gambling, or even scrolling endlessly on TikTok. But AI companion apps? At first glance, it seems absurd to lump them in the same category. Then you try one. Suddenly, you’re checking in at lunch, sneaking a conversation before bed, and

The much-hyped AI hardware project between Sam Altman and designer Jony Ive is reportedly facing a significant delay, with its release now expected after 2026, according to Windows Central. The screenless, always-on voice companion was meant to redefine human–AI interaction, but privacy concerns, compute demands, and even how to give it a “personality” have slowed

Dating apps used to be about swiping left, swiping right, and then… waiting. Sometimes the chat takes off, sometimes it fizzles out faster than a cheap sparkler. But lately, a new twist has entered the game—tools like an AI Flirt Chat generator with photos. It’s not just tech for the sake of tech; it’s reshaping

Google has rolled out new upgrades to Opal, its low-code AI-based application builder, aimed at significantly improving debugging capabilities and its overall performance, as part of its push to streamline AI app development for non-experts. Opal, which was first introduced by Google’s Labs division in July in public beta, was billed as an experimental low-code

Qualcomm will acquire Arduino, the open-source hardware and software platform popular with millions of developers, in a move aimed at expanding its reach into the robotics, IoT, and AI edge ecosystems. The company said Arduino will keep its independent brand and mission, while new offerings such as the Qualcomm-powered Arduino UNO Q and the AppLab

React, a popular open source JavaScript library for web and native user interfaces, will be transferred from Meta to the React Foundation, a new organization being formed under the Linux Foundation. The new foundation will be the home for React, React Native, and supporting projects. With the React Foundation, React’s move to a neutral home

Oracle Java Management Service (JMS), an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service for managing the use of Java in the enterprise, has added an Analyze Applications capability, for gaining quick, actional insights on Java applications. Other enhancements, including advanced task scheduling and observability for Java workloads in Kubernetes environments, are slated to boost management of Java

Earlier this year, Microsoft said it would bring its two different agent development platforms together, merging Semantic Kernel and AutoGen. It has now launched that merged platform as the Microsoft Agent Framework. At the time of the announcement, I noted that it made sense; Semantic Kernel was an in-production AI workflow engine that had evolved

ASP.NET Core offers a simplified hosting model, called minimal APIs, that allows us to build lightweight APIs with minimal dependencies. Although minimal APIs don’t use controllers, and require only minimal code and minimal configuration, they nevertheless allow us to implement advanced features and important security mechanisms such as Cross-Origin Resource Sharing, or CORS. In this

Google is expanding the reach of its developer-focused AI tools with the launch of Gemini CLI Extensions, a new system that lets third-party developers integrate their own services directly into the Gemini command-line interface. The update will enable integrations with companies like Figma and Stripe, giving developers new ways to bring AI assistance into everyday