Category Chatbots

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

Google Expands Gemini Spark to Mac With Real-Time Tracking, App Integrations and Tasks Support

Gemini Spark arrives on Mac with real-time tracking, new app integrations and task support as Google expands its desktop AI assistant.

Goose’s viral launch came under scrutiny as suspicious Instagram accounts and AI-generated faces fueled concerns about AI influencer marketing.

AI dating assistants are moving from date planning to flirtation and breakups, raising new questions about consent, privacy and authenticity.

X launches a hosted MCP server, making it easier for AI tools to access its API while keeping spam controls in place.

Proton upgrades Lumo with image tools, memory and faster responses while doubling down on privacy-focused AI protections.

Riverside is adding newsletter publishing tools, letting users turn recordings into posts and send them from the app.

Netflix’s Wonka reality series will use an AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder, sparking debate ahead of its Sept. 23 premiere.

Libby is adding AI content filters for ebooks and audiobooks, but OverDrive says it will rely on publisher self-labeling.

Acti launches an AI keyboard for iOS and Android that can take actions, run Skills and keep context local-first. The startup raised $5.3 million.

Lawmakers want to stop AI health data sales to brokers, expanding privacy protections to chatbot inputs like medical records and location data.