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We all have anecdotal evidence of chatbots blowing smoke up our butts, but now we have science to back it up. Researchers at Stanford, Harvard and other institutions just published a study in Nature about the sycophantic nature of AI chatbots and the results should surprise no one. Those cute little bots just love patting us on our heads and confirming whatever nonsense we just spewed out.

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The latest version of Apple iOS has been out for more than a month, but plenty of folks are probably still undecided as to whether or not to install the upgrade.

iOS 26 features the biggest design overhaul to Apple's mobile OS in a decade, bringing the new Liquid Glass aesthetic to iPhones. But in the weeks since iOS 26 launched, users have shared as many opinions about it as there are apps in the

• AI, AI, AI.
• Fried chicken, fried chicken, fried chicken.
• Which one matters more to you?

While the tech and finance world continues to debate whether we're in an AI bubble, one thing is for sure: People love AI!

For proof, like no further than Apple's App Store, where OpenAI's ChatGPT app and its Sora video spinoff

• Francis Ford Coppola is auctioning luxury watches from his personal collection.
• Coppola invested over $100 million in "Megalopolis," which underperformed at the box office and left him broke.
• "I need to get some money to keep the ship afloat," Coppola told The New York Times.

After selling two of his vineyards to help finance his passion

ChatGPT is already deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem thanks to a partnership between OpenAI and Apple to use ChatGPT models to power some Apple Intelligence features.

Now, OpenAI has taken the initiative to tread even further into Apple's territory.

On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the developer of an AI interface for Mac called Sky.

Sky is