The next big AI fight might happen in your shopping cart

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Walmart sign on basket
Walmart's AI shopping assistant is called Sparky.

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Why Google held back a huge new AI model at its big conference

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks on stage at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley
Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks onstage on Tuesday at the company's I/O conference in Silicon Valley.

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Google's new AI agent can plan parties while you sleep — and you can keep your laptop shut

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BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 06: In this photo illustration the logo of Google Gemini can be seen next to a finger on a smartphone on March 06, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai referenced the Silicon Valley trend of leaving laptops ajar.

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Google's latest AI numbers are huge. Here are the stats CEO Sundar Pichai just dropped.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai attends a press conference with Poland's Prime Minister (unseen) after their meeting at the Google Campus on February 13, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI GAPON/AFP via Getty Images)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

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Google has been quietly gaining AI customers, even before big releases next week

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Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch
Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch

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AI made me a data center rap. Humanity may never recover.

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Sir Mix-A-Lot performs in California.
Sir Mix-A-Lot performs in California.

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Read the memo authorizing Senate offices to use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot for official use

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US Capitol
There's some indication that Senate staff may have already been using AI tools on the job, but unofficially.

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I used ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to research a gnarly NYC rent situation. Here's what I learned.

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Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.
Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.

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With 'Personal Intelligence,' Google finally admits how much it knows about you. It's scary-good.

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An attendee tries out the Google Earth demonstration at the Google I/O Developers Conference in the Moscone Center in San Francisco
An attendee tries out a demo at Google's I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco

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Your Siri is about to be powered by Google's AI

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Siri and Gemini logos seen on an iPhone.
Apple and Alphabet have reached a big AI deal.

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