Google’s Parent Company Passes Apple in Market Value Race
Alphabet Inc. has overtaken Apple in market capitalization, fueled by AI optimism. Meanwhile, CES 2025 was dominated by Chinese humanoid robotics startups showcasing their rapid progress.
Category: Software
I Was Wrong About Microsoft Loop for Graphics Work
Microsoft Loop isn’t a graphics editor, but one designer found it indispensable for organizing the entire creative process. By embedding images and keeping notes in sync, it solves the clutter problem. Here’s how it works and where it falls short.
Utah’s AI Prescription Pilot Is a Huge, Risky First
Utah has launched a first-of-its-kind pilot program allowing an AI to handle prescription renewals without any human doctor in the loop. State officials and startup Doctronic say it will increase access and lower costs, but the American Medical Association warns it puts patients at risk by removing
Google and Character.AI Settle Teen Suicide Lawsuits
The tech giants have reached a “settlement in principle” in multiple cases where families allege AI chatbots contributed to their children’s deaths. This comes amid a broader legal reckoning for AI companies over user safety.
I Tried Cursor Instead of VS Code. I’m Not Going Back.
Anurag, a journalist with five years in tech, replaced VS Code with the AI-native fork Cursor. After a month, he found its project-wide AI understanding, multi-line autocomplete, and agentic features too integrated to give up. The familiar interface made the switch seamless.
Researchers Build a Better Antibody to Supercharge Cancer-Fighting T Cells
Researchers have engineered a new type of antibody with four prongs instead of two, designed to better activate the immune system’s T cells against cancer. By clustering receptors called CD27, the antibodies mimic a stronger natural signal, showing promise in lab tests with mice and human cells.
OpenAI’s New “ChatGPT Health” Aims to Fix Its Privacy Problem
OpenAI is launching a dedicated service called ChatGPT Health for medical questions. It promises conversations won’t be used to train its models and allows data imports from apps like Apple Health. The move comes as over 230 million people already ask ChatGPT health questions weekly.
OpenAI’s New Health Tab Is a Privacy Minefield
OpenAI is launching a dedicated ChatGPT Health tab for medical inquiries. The move centralizes health data but occurs in a regulatory gray zone with no HIPAA protections. Past incidents show the potential for harmful AI advice.
Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit gets green light for trial
Elon Musk’s legal battle against OpenAI is moving forward. A judge ruled there’s enough evidence for a jury to decide if the AI giant violated its founding promises by becoming a for-profit entity.
JPMorgan’s AI Votes Your Stocks, and PE Recruiting Chaos Returns
JPMorgan’s asset management arm is replacing proxy advisory firms with an internal AI platform called Proxy IQ for all its shareholder votes. Meanwhile, the fragile truce over private equity recruiting has collapsed, with first-year banking analysts interviewing for jobs starting in 20 months.