InfoWorld

What I learned using Claude Sonnet to migrate Python to Rust

Using an AI coding assistant to migrate an application from one programming language to another wasn’t as easy as it looked. Here are three takeaways.
The New York Times

More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds

A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think chatbot-assisted cheating has become “a regular feature of student life.” A new study from the Pew Research Center finds teenagers think ...
Investopedia

Meet Sparky—the AI Chatbot Walmart Says Is a Whiz at Sales

Shoppers using Sparky place orders that are, on average, 35% larger, CFO John David Rainey said on a conference call. Sarina Trangle started as a corporate news reporter in October 2024. She ...
The Guardian

Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

OpenAI-powered assistant will help to ‘understand overall service patterns’, company says, as move sparks backlash From hospitality workers to retail employees, the exaggerated “customer service voice ...
Search Engine Land

Airbnb says traffic from AI chatbots converts better than Google

Traffic from AI chatbots converts at a higher rate than traffic from Google, according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. He shared this tidbit on the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call: Yes, but. He didn’t ...
The Atlantic

AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm

Americans are living in parallel AI universes. For much of the country, AI has come to mean ChatGPT, Google’s AI overviews, and the slop that now clogs social-media feeds. Meanwhile, tech hobbyists ...
Geeky Gadgets

Build a Safer OpenClaw Alternative AI Assistant Using Claude Code

Building a safer alternative to OpenClaw using Claude Code addresses significant security concerns while preserving the core functionality of an AI assistant. OpenClaw is recognized for its automation ...
The New York Times

Chatbots Are the New Influencers Brands Must Woo

Companies are realizing they can no longer simply promote themselves to potential customers. They have to win over the robots, too. Credit...Vincent Kilbride Supported by By Erin Griffith Reporting ...
CNBC

Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

Qwen3.5 comes in an open-weight and hosted API version, with the company advertising improvements in performance and costs from previous versions. Qwen3.5 supports new agentic capabilities and is ...
Wall Street Journal

Government Agencies Raise Alarm About Use of Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot

Officials at multiple federal agencies have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of Elon Musk’s xAI artificial-intelligence tools in recent months, highlighting continuing disagreements ...
The Verge

Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will ...