Category Chatbots

Coverage of AI chatbots for customer service, sales, and engagement trends.

AI fantasy soccer lineups got smarter with agents — but humans still win

WIRED tested AI agents on fantasy soccer and found better results with specialization — but humans still beat them.

Microsoft is ending Copilot on TVs for LG and Samsung sets in 2026, after backlash and an uncertain rollout on webOS.

Meta’s AI pet app Waddle World and Style Sketch surfaced in limited markets, hinting at a low-key consumer AI test.

Firefox Smart Window adds AI form filling and webpage monitoring in beta, with rollout in the US and Canada first.

WIRED tested six AI agents for 24 hours and found Meta’s Muse best overall, with Gemini Spark and OpenAI Dots winning specific tasks.

Kevin Roose and Casey Newton launch an AI podcast, Machine Gods, betting on video-first journalism, YouTube growth and audience control.

Google privacy policy now lets connected Gmail, Photos and Drive data help personalize ads for users who opt into Personal Intelligence.

Aged Intelligence Society is drawing oversubscribed demand for women 40-plus AI dinners built around practical, real-life problems.

Discord’s Markdown preview update adds cleaner file rendering, better sidebar organization, and 1GB Nitro uploads on 2026-10-22.

Meta’s AI agent Muse could become a commerce platform, but privacy, compute limits and trust may determine whether it scales.