Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is taking its next big step. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California, has been acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal that values the startup in the “low nine figures.” The deal will bring Poke’s interaction model and personality to
OpenAI said today that it will make ChatGPT Health, a feature that helps users with health-related queries, available to all US-based users 18 and older on all plans. The announcement comes a day after a Florida pastor sued the company for making a near-fatal suggestion not to see a doctor. The company began testing the
On Wednesday, IBM officially reported its earnings and the news was as bad as everyone knew it would be. While the 115-year-old company still generates large amounts of cash ($17.2 billion in revenue, $9.9 billion in gross profit, nearly 58% margins and $2.2 billion in net profit for the quarter), its results fell well short
It’s been a big year for AI acquisitions, so big that most of them barely register. Anthropic and OpenAI have continued to buy, acquiring developer tools, AI service shops, and product testing startups to turn model capability into enterprise revenue and expand their reach faster than each other. Which is what made the weekend rumor
All the big entertainment apps are starting to look the same and that’s no coincidence. For a decade, the platforms fought over who would dominate a single format: music, video, podcasts, audiobooks. Now, powered by AI, they’re fighting for something bigger: becoming the default app when you have free time, no matter what form the
Incoming UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that the UK government is scrapping a controversial digital ID card system announced last year by the country’s previous leader. The Burnham administration said savings from the discarded ID card program will fund a tax cut aimed at reducing household electricity bills amid rising cost of living.
