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Products · AnalysisSteam's AI-generated games policy, and what Valve, Microsoft and Epic actually said about AI clones, 'AI slop' and the 'AI is theft' fightSteam's AI-generated games policy asks developers to disclose AI content that ships in a game or is generated while it runs; tools used only for efficiency don't count. One count puts a third of 2026 Steam releases under that label. What Valve told developers worried about AI clones on October 27, 2026, and why Kotaku argues Microsoft and Epic now treat AI copies of their games as theft.Oct 29·8 min read

Products · NewsGoogle AI and the 2020 election: AI Mode in the US pointed users to official records instead of naming Biden, and Google says it's 'working to address it'Oct 29·6 min read

Products · ExplainerDoes Claude train on your data? Yes on Free, Pro and Max if Model Improvement is on; no by default on Team, Enterprise and the APIOct 29·8 min read

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Products · ExplainerOffline AI assistant: how Survival LLM pairs a local model with a 930,000-article emergency library, and how people run AI with no internetAn offline AI assistant runs the model and its reference library on your own computer, so it keeps working when the internet doesn't. Survival LLM, which drew wide attention on October 27, 2026, bundles one of four models with about 930,000 Wikipedia articles and medical and repair references. What it needs, how Kiwix, Ollama, llama.cpp and LM Studio work offline, and where offline AI falls short.Oct 29·9 min read

Products · ExplainerAmazon Bee AI wearable: Bee Frontier costs $74.99, Bee Eclipse $99.99, plus what they record, the $11.99 Bee Pro plan and the consent questionAmazon's Bee AI wearable is back as the $74.99 Bee Frontier, with the $99.99 Bee Eclipse phone attachment coming soon and an $11.99-a-month Bee Pro plan. What they record, what Amazon says happens to the audio, where they're sold, and why recording-consent laws matter.Oct 27·8 min read

Products · NewsChatGPT keeps telling people 404 Media can fix their tech support problems: what users asked, what ChatGPT said, and what OpenAI's own help pages sayChatGPT has been sending people with locked accounts and broken phone service to 404 Media for tech support, the outlet reported on October 26, 2026, after receiving dozens of AI-written tips in a few months. What users asked, what ChatGPT told them, and where to actually get help.Oct 27·5 min read

Products · NewsNikon contest AI photo row: Nikon strips its Small World in Motion winner after scientists spot signs of AI in the cilia videoThe Nikon contest AI controversy wasn't about a photo but a microscope video. On October 9, 2026, Nikon said the first-place Small World in Motion video, showing cilia in a child's airway, 'did not comply with the competition rules regarding generative AI.' What scientists spotted, what the entrant says, and who won instead.Oct 27·5 min read

Products · NewsIs ChatGPT Atlas discontinued? Yes: what happened to OpenAI's browser, your data, and the alternativesIs ChatGPT Atlas discontinued? Yes. OpenAI said on July 9, 2026 that its standalone browser was scheduled to stop working on August 9, and its help center now says Atlas 'has been retired.' What replaced it, what happened to your data, and the alternatives on Mac and Windows.Oct 26·5 min read

Products · ExplainerWhy is my Claude usage going so fast? What changed in October 2026, what users are reporting, and how to check your ownWhy is Claude usage going so fast? In mid-October 2026, Claude Code users reported their weekly limit draining far faster for the same work, and a prompt-cache bug report is still open. What's confirmed, what's only reported, and how to check your own usage.Oct 26·10 min read

Products · ExplainerAI agents in your text messages, explained: Tab, Poke and the other iMessage and SMS assistantsAI agents in your text messages are a crowded category: TechCrunch counted 24 on October 24, 2026, led by Tab, which launched in early October at a reported $300 million valuation. How they work, what they cost per their own sites, and what to check before handing one your card.Oct 26·5 min read

Products · GuideGoogle's privacy policy now lets Gmail and Photos data shape ads: what changed on October 16, what Personal Intelligence is, and what you can turn offGoogle's privacy policy, effective October 16, 2026, says it may show personalized ads based on Gmail, Drive and Google Photos content if you connect those apps to other Google services, such as Search's Personal Intelligence. The exact wording, what it covers, and how to disconnect.Oct 26·7 min read

Products · GuideIs Claude free? What the free plan includes in October 2026, its limits, and when Pro is worth itIs Claude free? Yes: as of October 23, 2026, Anthropic's free plan includes chat with Sonnet and Haiku, web search, memory, connectors, and Claude Docs, Slides and Design. It doesn't include Opus, Claude Code or Research, and Pro costs $20 a month.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · CompareChatGPT vs Perplexity (October 2026): plans, prices, search, models and which to pickChatGPT vs Perplexity in October 2026: Perplexity Pro lists $17 a month billed annually and Max $200 a month, against ChatGPT Plus at $20 and Pro from $100. How search and citations, deep research, agents, models, file limits, ads and privacy compare, from both companies' own pages.Oct 24·Checked Oct 23

Products · CompareChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot (October 2026): plans, prices, models, Microsoft 365 integration and which to pickChatGPT vs Copilot in October 2026: ChatGPT Plus costs $20 a month; Microsoft bundles Copilot into Microsoft 365 from $9.99, with Premium at $19.99 and a new $99.99 Pro plan. Models, Office integration, business pricing and data protection, from both companies' own pages.Oct 24·Checked Oct 23

Products · GuideHow to turn off AI on Google: what you can switch off in Search, Chrome, Gmail and Android, and what you can'tHow to turn off AI on Google, as of October 23, 2026: Google says AI Overviews can't be turned off, but the Web filter hides them. Here are the documented settings for AI Mode, Gemini in Chrome, Gmail and Android, plus Workspace admin controls.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · NewsArc browser is shutting down on December 22, 2026: how to export your data, moving to Dia, and the alternativesThe Arc browser is shutting down: The Browser Company says Arc stops working on Mac and Windows on December 22, 2026, and account data is deleted within 30 days. How to export your data, what moves to Dia, and which browsers offer vertical tabs and spaces.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · NewsGM's OnStar AI Assistant: what it does at launch, the errands GM demoed, which cars get it first, and whether Gemini powers itGM's OnStar AI Assistant, announced October 21, 2026, arrives first on the 2027 Cadillac Lyriq by over-the-air update. What it does at launch, which errand-running demos are years away, what it costs, and the conflicting reports on whether Google's Gemini is underneath.Oct 24·5 min read

Products · ExplainerClaude Duet explained: Anthropic's proactive agent, the US waitlist for Pro and Max, and what it asks before actingClaude Duet is Anthropic's proactive agent app, opened as a research preview on October 21, 2026 by waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers. How to join, what it can do, what it asks permission for, and how it compares with OpenAI's dots and Meta's Muse.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · GuideChatGPT Locked Chats: how to lock a chat with a PIN or Face ID, and what it doesn't protectChatGPT locked chats, launched October 20, 2026, hide chosen conversations behind a 4-digit PIN or Face ID. How to lock one, which devices and plans get it, what happens if you forget the PIN, and why locking isn't encryption.Oct 24·7 min read

Products · Analysis"Publish fake stats, get cited in LLMs": how AI answers get gamed, and what AI search companies sayA Peec AI researcher says 50,000 unchecked, AI-generated statistics pages drew 10,000+ ChatGPT sessions and links from 330+ sites. What the 'fake stats cited in LLMs' experiment shows and doesn't, what the research on gaming AI answers found, and what OpenAI, Google and Perplexity say about sources.Oct 24·9 min read

Products · NewsPerplexity Computer on Mac: what it does locally, who can get it, and the permissions it asks forPerplexity Computer on Mac can now run fully local: since October 20, 2026, the model, the agent and the task run on an Apple silicon Mac for Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers. What 'local' covers, the 36GB memory recommendation, and the macOS permissions it asks for.Oct 24·5 min read

Products · NewsMeta Muse share links exposed private data: what was public, and what to do about your share linksMeta Muse share pages were public web pages whose addresses carried a title, and researchers found more than 6,800 of them in passive DNS records. Meta paused sharing on October 20, 2026, and turned it back on with new links on October 22. What was exposed, what Meta has and hasn't said, and what to do about links you created.Oct 24·8 min read

Products · NewsMeta No Kings Instagram suspension: Meta says traffic from 'a Claude tool' set off its bot defensesMeta took the No Kings Coalition's Instagram account offline on October 17, 2026, during a national day of protest. A day later Meta said 'a Claude tool' reading the account at about four times the normal rate looked like bot traffic and tripped its automated protections. It did not say which tool, or who ran it. What's confirmed, and what isn't.Oct 20·5 min read

Products · CompareClaude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini (October 2026): plans, prices, models, limits and which to pickClaude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini, compared on every plan from free to $500 a month: which models each plan gets, context and file limits, usage rules, ads, data settings, coding tools, and what independent evaluators report, as of October 20, 2026.Oct 20·Checked Oct 20

Products · NewsHow ChatGPT ads are targeted: your prompts, plus your email or phone number if an advertiser uploads itHow are ChatGPT ads targeted? By your current chat, by past chats if personalization is on, and by email addresses, phone numbers or Android ad IDs that advertisers upload and OpenAI matches to accounts, as 404 Media reported on October 15, 2026.Oct 18·6 min read

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