eWeek
Delivers breaking tech news, the latest IT trends, and in-depth analysis daily
AI Meeting Assistant Cheat Sheet: Best Tools for Notes, Scheduling, and Follow-Up
AI meeting assistants have become mainstream in 2026, helping millions of professionals capture, summarize, and act on meeting content. The market splits into three categories: capture‑and‑summarize tools (e.g., Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai), calendar‑optimizers (e.g., Reclaim.ai), and end‑to‑end platforms that cover the full meeting lifecycle (e.g., Avoma, Read AI). Tools differ in features such as transcription accuracy, AI‑generated summaries, action‑item extraction, speaker identification, and CRM integration, while privacy models range from bot‑based recordings to bot‑free local capture. Pricing varies from free tiers to paid plans up to roughly $40 per user per month.
Thinking Machines Tests Voice AI Built for Live Conversation
A recent τ-Voice benchmark found that leading production voice agents from OpenAI, Google and xAI complete only 26%‑38% of real customer‑service tasks under realistic audio conditions, far below the 85% success rate of comparable text models. In response, Thinking Machines...
Cerebras Targets $33B IPO as It Challenges Nvidia in AI Chips
Cerebras Systems announced an upsized IPO targeting $4.8 billion in proceeds at a roughly $33 billion valuation, with shares priced between $150 and $160. The chip maker, known for its wafer‑scale processor the size of a dinner plate, has secured a multi‑year...
China Reveals AI-Powered Lunar Robot for 2029 Moon Mission
China’s Hong Kong University of Science and Technology team unveiled an AI‑powered lunar robot slated for the Chang’e‑8 mission in 2029. The 100‑kilogram, four‑wheeled rover combines a humanoid upper body with dual arms to transport payloads, install instruments and collect...
Charms Closes $1.5M Pre-Seed to Launch the AI Character Economy
Charms Interactive announced the launch of Charms.ai and closed a $1.5 million pre‑seed round to fund its creator‑centric AI character platform. The app lets users build characters with memory, personality, voice and a built‑in economy that rewards both creators and the...
South Korea Demo Shows Humanoids, ‘Robot Dogs’ Teaming Up in a Warehouse
LG CNS showcased its PhysicalWorks Baton platform, letting humanoid, quadruped, AMR and AGV robots collaborate autonomously in a Seoul warehouse demo. The system coordinated a Unitree humanoid, Deep Robotics’ M20 quadruped, Dexmate’s wheeled robot and Bear Robotics’ Carti‑100 without human...
AI Image Generator Cheat Sheet: Nano Banana, ChatGPT, and More
The article provides a cheat sheet comparing leading AI image generators, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and ideal use cases. Google Gemini’s Nano Banana Pro is crowned best overall with 4K resolution and reliable text‑in‑image, while OpenAI’s GPT Image 2 offers the strongest...
Thousands of AI ‘Vibe Coding’ Apps May Expose Sensitive Medical, Business Data
Israeli cybersecurity firm Red Access uncovered roughly 380,000 AI‑generated web apps built with tools such as Lovable, Replit, Netlify and Base44, and identified about 5,000 of them leaking sensitive information. The exposed data ranged from medical records and financial documents...
Google Chrome Reportedly Installs 4GB AI Model Without Clear Opt-In
Google Chrome is silently installing a 4 GB on‑device AI model on eligible users’ computers through its regular update process, without a clear opt‑in prompt. The model powers features such as scam detection and writing assistance, but its covert deployment raises...
Subquadratic Launches SubQ, a 12M-Token AI Model for Long-Context Tasks
Subquadratic emerged from stealth with a $25 million seed round and unveiled SubQ, the first commercial LLM built on a Subquadratic Selective Attention (SSA) architecture that scales linearly and offers a native 12 million‑token context window at roughly one‑fifth the cost of...
Apple Eyes Intel and Samsung as AI Boom Squeezes Chip Supply
Apple is quietly exploring U.S. alternatives to its longtime chip partner TSMC as AI‑driven demand strains advanced‑node capacity. The company has held preliminary talks with Intel and toured Samsung’s under‑construction Texas fab to assess feasibility for future iPhone, iPad and...
‘Patch Wave’ Warning: AI May Expose Decades of Hidden Software Bugs
The UK National Cyber Security Centre warned that AI can now uncover decades‑old software flaws at a speed that will overwhelm existing patch‑management processes, creating a “patch wave” of critical updates. Anthropic’s Claude Mythos model identified over 2,000 hidden vulnerabilities,...
Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Spending Spree Puts Meta Jobs Under Pressure
Meta is slashing roughly 10% of its workforce—about 8,000 jobs—while earmarking up to $145 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says AI makes smaller teams more efficient, but the soaring cost of compute and data centers is...
10 Best AI Video Editing Prompts in 2026: How to Get Better Clips
In 2026 AI‑powered video editors have moved from manual timelines to plain‑English prompts, letting creators describe the exact changes they want. The article lists ten high‑impact prompts—from filler‑word cleanup and object removal to social‑media repurposing and style‑transfer—that automate tasks previously...
NSA Tests Anthropic’s Mythos Model on Microsoft Security Flaws
The National Security Agency is testing Anthropic’s Mythos AI model to hunt for vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. Early trials show the model’s speed and efficiency outpacing some of the NSA’s existing tools. The effort is part of a broader, limited...
What Treasury Teams Actually Need From a Working Capital Program
Treasury teams prioritize working‑capital solutions that can be deployed instantly, operate with minimal friction, and integrate seamlessly into existing finance processes. Traditional programs often stall due to lengthy rollouts, cross‑functional coordination, and system integrations, turning a liquidity tool into an...
Why Liquidity Is Becoming a Strategic Priority for Finance Leaders
Finance leaders are shifting liquidity from a passive metric to a strategic weapon as interest‑rate volatility, tighter credit and economic uncertainty tighten cash forecasts. CFOs now prioritize internal working‑capital levers—payment‑term adjustments, receivables acceleration, and inventory optimization—before tapping external credit lines....
Senate Panel Votes 22-0 to Restrict AI Chatbots for Children
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously (22‑0) to move forward a bill that would restrict AI chatbot access for minors. The legislation, built on the GUARD Act, mandates strict age‑verification and requires AI providers to disclose their non‑human nature, with...
Microsoft Defender Flaws Exploited on Windows, Two Left Unpatched
Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse released proof‑of‑concept exploits for three Microsoft Defender flaws. BlueHammer, the only patched vulnerability, leverages a malicious definition update to gain SYSTEM privileges. The remaining exploits, RedSun and UnDefend, remain unpatched and can grant full system control...
AI Chatbot Cheat Sheet: Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and More
The 2026 AI chatbot cheat sheet ranks the leading conversational agents by capability, ecosystem integration, and ideal use cases. ChatGPT remains the most widely adopted with 900 million weekly users and the powerful GPT‑5 model, while Google Gemini offers the best...
AI Spots Pancreatic Cancer Years Before Symptoms Appear, Study Finds
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic unveiled REDMOD, an AI system that can spot early signs of pancreatic cancer on routine CT scans up to three years before a formal diagnosis. In a study of nearly 2,000 scans, the model identified...
Anthropic Hits $1 Trillion Valuation, Becomes Richest AI Company in the World
Anthropic reached a $1 trillion valuation on April 28, overtaking OpenAI as the world’s most valuable AI firm. The same day OpenAI missed its revenue targets, faced a lawsuit, and shifted from a Microsoft‑exclusive cloud deal to AWS Bedrock. Anthropic unveiled Claude...
How to Install Google’s ChromeOS Flex on Your Old Windows Laptop (Step-by-Step)
Google’s ChromeOS Flex offers a low‑cost path to revive aging Windows laptops, especially as Windows 10 support ends. The $3 “revival kits” and a simple USB installer let users replace bloated OSes with a cloud‑first platform that boots in under 10...
8 AI Prompting Tips to Get Better Answers From Chatbots
The article outlines eight practical prompting techniques that help users extract more useful answers from AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot. It stresses starting with a clear goal, adding context, defining the audience, specifying the output format,...
China’s Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot Skates, Spins, and Flips in New Demo
Unitree Robotics released a video of its G1 humanoid robot gliding on roller‑skates and ice‑skates, spinning on one leg and performing front flips while staying balanced. The G1’s hybrid chassis lets it switch instantly between legged walking, wheeled rolling and...
Microsoft and OpenAI Rewrote Their Marriage Contract
Microsoft and OpenAI announced an amended partnership that makes the licensing of OpenAI's models non‑exclusive while keeping Microsoft as the primary Azure cloud partner through 2032. The revenue‑share clause is removed, and OpenAI will pay Microsoft a capped fee until...
Google Cloud CEO Reveals Gemini-Backed Siri Overhaul Coming This Year
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian announced that Google’s Gemini AI will underpin the next generation of Siri, slated for release with iOS 27 later this year. Apple has named Google its preferred cloud provider for the AI overhaul, promising more...
Norway Moves to Keep Kids Under 16 Off Social Media
Norway plans to ban social‑media access for anyone under 16, with a draft law expected in parliament by the end of 2026. The proposal puts the burden on platforms to verify users' ages and block under‑age accounts, aiming to protect...
The Prompt Engineering Cheat Sheet: How to Write Better AI Prompts
The article presents a comprehensive cheat sheet for prompt engineering, outlining how precise wording, structure, and context can dramatically improve AI outputs. It details the anatomy of effective prompts, seven core prompt types, and advanced techniques such as Chain‑of‑Thought, Retrieval‑Augmented...
Tencent Launches QClaw AI Agent Beta to Global Users on Windows, Mac
Tencent has opened a limited global beta of its QClaw AI agent, granting 20,000 users in the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Singapore access to a native Windows and Mac desktop app. The rollout eliminates the need for...
Dell’s Vrashank Jain on The Data Problem That Could Break Your AI
Dell’s AI Data Platform lead Vrishank Jain warns that data readiness—not model quality—is the primary obstacle to enterprise AI projects. He highlights fragmented data sources, missing metadata, and the latency caused by moving large datasets across clouds and edge environments....
Apple Watch Glucose Monitoring Gets Major Breakthrough
Apple Watch now serves as a real‑time display for continuous glucose monitors, highlighted by Dexcom G7’s direct, phone‑free connection. The G7 can stream data to the watch, a phone, and a partner’s device simultaneously, eliminating the 33‑foot Bluetooth limit. Apple...
6 Free AI Image Editors for Prompt-Based Photo Editing in 2026
The article surveys six free AI‑driven image editors that let users edit photos via natural‑language prompts. Google Gemini stands out for high‑resolution, detail‑preserving edits, while ChatGPT combines creation and editing in a single interface. AI Ease aggregates multiple AI utilities,...
Jeff Bezos’ AI Startup Nears $10B Funding Deal at $38B Valuation
Jeff Bezos' AI venture, Project Prometheus, is on the brink of a $10 billion fundraising round that would lift its valuation to roughly $38 billion, placing it among the world’s most valuable early‑stage AI firms. The startup focuses on "physical AI," building...
Claude Beat ChatGPT 2-to-1 in Reader Poll (Here’s Why)
A Neuron newsletter poll of 3,143 AI‑tool users showed Anthropic’s Claude beating OpenAI’s ChatGPT 2‑to‑1, with Claude capturing 46% of votes. Respondents praised Claude’s coding assistance, long‑form writing quality, and its perceived ethical stance, including the Pentagon partnership. ChatGPT’s remaining...
AMOLED Market Outlook 2026: Smartphone Panels Shrink as IT Displays Grow
The AMOLED market will remain flat in 2026 after a 3% growth in 2025, as smartphone panel shipments dip 3% while IT displays surge. OLED monitor shipments are projected to jump 45%, laptop panels 33%, and tablets 13%, offsetting the...
Google Introduces $3 ChromeOS Flex Kit for 500M Windows 10 Users
Google, partnering with refurbisher Back Market, launched a $3 ChromeOS Flex USB kit to help the estimated 500 million Windows 10 users whose hardware can’t upgrade to Windows 11. The plug‑and‑play kit includes guides and video tutorials, turning legacy PCs into cloud‑centric machines that...
ChatGPT Outage Hits Thousands of Users Worldwide, OpenAI Investigates
OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffered a major outage on April 20, beginning at 10:35 a.m. ET, which also disabled the Codex coding assistant and the API Platform used by businesses. The disruption spread across the United States, Europe, India and the United Kingdom, prompting...
AI’s Double Launch Day: Claude 4.7 Surges, OpenAI Reinvents Codex
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.7, keeping the $5/$25‑per‑million‑tokens price of 4.6 but boosting visual‑reasoning accuracy to 82.1% and raising SWE‑bench Pro coding scores to 64.3%, now topping Vibe Code at 71%. The model’s new tokenizer consumes roughly 35% more tokens...
Perplexity AI Cheat Sheet: How an ‘Answer Engine’ Is Challenging Gemini, ChatGPT
Perplexity AI, valued at over $20 billion, markets itself as an “answer engine” that runs real‑time web searches and provides cited answers, distinguishing it from typical chatbots. The company now offers a suite of products—including the Comet AI‑native browser, a Mac‑based...
Perplexity Launches ‘Personal Computer’ AI Assistant for Mac Users
Perplexity has rolled out “Personal Computer,” an AI assistant that embeds directly into its Mac app and runs continuously on devices like the Mac mini. The assistant can manipulate local files, native apps such as iMessage, Mail and Calendar, and...
Coordinating Tax, Finance, and IT for Successful E-Invoicing Implementation
E‑invoicing initiatives often stall because tax, finance, and IT work in isolation, turning compliance mandates into operational bottlenecks. Aligning these three functions around shared data ownership, unified workflows, and joint decision‑making creates a cross‑functional operating model that can handle real‑time...
Anthropic Debuts ‘Repeatable Routines’ in Major Claude Code Automation Update
Anthropic rolled out a major Claude Code update that adds “repeatable routines,” an AI‑driven automation feature, and a redesigned desktop IDE. Routines let developers schedule or trigger tasks—such as API calls, GitHub actions, or maintenance jobs—directly within Claude, running on...
Apple Trims Mac Mini, Mac Studio Lineup as AI Demand Spikes
Apple quietly removed its highest‑memory Mac mini (32 GB and 64 GB) and Mac Studio (128 GB and 256 GB) configurations from the US online store, following a recent pull of the 512 GB Mac Studio model. The cuts come amid a broader industry RAM...
Anthropic’s Next AI Model Could Disrupt Design Tools Like Adobe, Figma
Anthropic is poised to release Claude Opus 4.7 as early as this week, accelerating its rapid model‑iteration cycle. The upgrade builds on Opus 4.6’s large context windows and coding strength, adding greater autonomy, multi‑step reasoning, and more reliable agent‑team collaboration. Simultaneously, the...
Anthropic Unleashes ‘Alien Science’ as AI Surpasses Humans in Alignment
Anthropic released a paper showing nine Claude Opus 4.6 agents outperformed its own human researchers on a benchmark AI‑alignment task. The AI fleet recovered 97% of the performance gap in five days, while two humans achieved only 23% in a...
Stanford AI Index 2026: The Trust Gap Hits Critical Levels
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index reveals a widening trust gap between AI developers and the public, with only 10% of Americans feeling excited about AI versus 56% of experts. Public optimism on AI’s benefits in healthcare and jobs lags dramatically behind...
10 Practical Grok AI Prompts to Boost Workplace Productivity in 2026
Grok AI has moved from a novelty on X to a serious workplace assistant in 2026, offering real‑time access to X’s social feed and an Expert Mode for complex tasks. The article lists ten high‑impact prompts that let users generate...
Humanoid Robot Hype Meets an 88% Household Task Fail Rate
Stanford’s 2026 AI Index reveals that top humanoid robots achieve an 89.4% success rate on the controlled RLBench benchmark but only 12.4% on the real‑world BEHAVIOR‑1K household suite, indicating an 88% overall failure rate in home tasks. Safety testing on...
Snap Taps Qualcomm for Next-Gen AI Glasses Ahead of Mass Launch
Snap has inked a multi‑year deal with Qualcomm to supply its Snapdragon XR chips for the upcoming Specs smart‑glasses line. The glasses, slated for a consumer launch later this year, will feature on‑device AI that supports voice and gesture control,...