As classrooms across the globe reopen this fall, students and teachers alike are facing a powerful shift: artificial intelligence is no longer an occasional tool, but a daily companion in learning. From drafting essays with ChatGPT to fine-tuning grammar through Grammarly, AI has quickly moved from novelty to necessity. But as its influence grows, so do the questions around how much is too much — and whether students are losing the ability to think for themselves. Schools Caught in the Middle of an AI Surge A recent survey by the American School District Panel highlights the s ... Read More

AI search startup Perplexity is pushing boundaries in its bid to challenge Google, not only in search but also in browsing. After a bold $34.5 billion offer to acquire Chrome, the company is now drawing attention with its own AI-powered web browser, Comet — and early users say it could be a glimpse into the future of the internet. Built on Chromium, the same open-source platform behind Chrome, Edge, and Opera, Comet offers a familiar browsing experience but swaps Google’s search dominance for Perplexity’s AI-driven answer engine. The result is a browser designed to do ... Read More

The wait for Apple’s iPhone 17 series may soon be over. As September draws near, leaks and reports are pointing toward an early September launch, with the highly anticipated event rumored to take place on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. If accurate, preorders would open on Sept. 12, followed by an official release on Sept. 19 — continuing Apple’s tradition of aligning major product launches with the fall shopping season. Apple’s September Pattern: A Nearly Unbroken Tradition For more than a decade, Apple has followed a predictable September timeline for its flagship ... Read More

Google is taking a big leap in transforming search as we know it. The company announced on Thursday that its conversational AI Mode is gaining a host of new agentic capabilities, allowing it to go beyond delivering search results and actually perform tasks on behalf of users. Alongside this upgrade, Google is also expanding AI Mode’s availability to 180 new countries and territories worldwide, making it one of its largest global AI rollouts to date. From Search to Action AI Mode was initially introduced as a smarter way to search, automatically running multiple background quer ... Read More

Google has officially confirmed that its AI filmmaking program, Flow, has crossed a remarkable milestone — creators have produced over 100 million AI-generated videos on the platform since its launch at the annual I/O developers conference just 90 days ago. The achievement highlights the growing influence of generative AI in filmmaking and digital content creation, cementing Google’s place in a space previously dominated by startups like Midjourney and Stability AI. Flow’s Secret Weapon: Veo 3 At the heart of Flow’s success lies Veo 3, Google’s adva ... Read More

From the outside, a facility in Piscataway, New Jersey, looks like any other corporate office. But once inside, the humming of servers, the flashing lights, and the cold rush of air reveal its true identity: a data center. Rows of 7-foot-high racks consume staggering amounts of electricity — this particular facility can handle up to 3 megawatts of power. And it’s just one of thousands of data centers across the United States powering our online lives: photo storage, video streaming, financial transactions — and now, the explosive rise of generative AI. These buildi ... Read More