Ever wished for an AI buddy that doesn’t just text but actually shows up, complete with voice, images, and video? Whether you’re craving companionship, a creative spark, or just something to ping when real-life humans are too busy—or annoying—there’s a whole crop of AI companion apps bringing that multimodal magic. In this post, I’m sizing

If you’ve dabbled in AI companions lately, you’ve probably noticed the split between “filtered” and “unfiltered” platforms. On paper, it might sound like a small technical thing, but in practice? It’s the difference between feeling like you’re chatting with a real personality and talking to a customer service bot that cuts itself off mid-sentence. Both

Humva greets you like a friendly barista—no fuss, just pick an avatar or upload your photo, type your script, choose a voice and set off. That simplicity is refreshing. On the homepage, it’s clear: “Create avatar video in minutes. No camera, no acting skills needed.” A few clicks in their avatar gallery and you’re starting

OpenAI has added remote model context protocol (MCP) Server and session initiation protocol (SIP) support to its speech-to-text large language model gpt-realtime via its dedicated API to help enterprises build more autonomous voice-based agents. The support for remote MCP Servers in the Realtime API — now generally available — is designed to let developers program

After years leaning on OpenAI’s foundation models, Microsoft’s in-house AI division has this week underlined the software giant’s determination to strike out on its own. On Thursday, after months of speculation that something important was coming, Microsoft AI finally announced MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview, the first models developed and trained entirely in-house. MAI-Voice-1 is a natural

Ah, the cloud. It sounds so light, so fluffy, so worry-free — doesn’t it? Here in the real world, though, cloud services aren’t always so simple. With Google Drive, specifically, whether you’re storing and managing multimedia assets or dealing with documents and spreadsheets, there’s a decent chance you’ll run into some manner of murkiness along

A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows 11 by fixing bugs, releasing security patches, and occasionally adding new features. In this story we summarize what you need to know about each update released to the public for the most recent version of

Windows 11 24H2 has been released, but behind the scenes, Microsoft is constantly working to improve the newest version of Windows. The company frequently rolls out public preview builds to members of its Windows Insider Program, allowing them to test out — and even help shape — upcoming features. Skip to the latest builds The

Your freedom and privacy are at risk as the UK government continues its dangerous attempt to drive a great hole into data security, despite the vast weight of warnings that doing so will make all of us far less safe.  In almost complete secrecy and without any mandate to do so, the UK has been demanding that

OpenAI is still reeling from the disappointing launch of its latest GPT-5 model. It’s being pelted with lawsuits from left and right, for alleged crimes like mass copyright infringement and colluding to ice out its competitors. More than ever, it’s being criticized for its chatbot’s alarming proclivity to not only give dangerous advice, but convince