Moltbot, an AI assistant that actually performs real tasks like automating workflows and clearing inboxes, goes viral and triggers a Mac Mini buying frenzy plus Cloudflare stock surge, even as users ignore acknowledged security vulnerabilities in favor of practical functionality over safety.
Google launches 'Just Ask Anything' feature and deploys Gemini 3 AI globally as the company battles declining usage, with 37% of consumers now abandoning traditional search engines for AI tools instead.
ChatGPT receives massive upgrade enabling direct bash command execution, support for over 10 programming languages including Java and Swift, plus new abilities to download files from URLs and install packages through secure containers.
Apple secretly develops AI chatbot codenamed Campos using Google's Gemini models to replace Siri while planning an AirTag-sized wearable for 2027, as Nex Computer announces a $549 smartphone running Android, Linux, and Windows, and Sony sells majority control of its TV business to TCL.
Pope Leo XIV issues urgent warning against emotionally manipulative AI chatbots, demanding immediate government regulation to prevent people from forming dangerous attachments to artificial companions and protect society from tech elites secretly controlling human behavior through deceptive digital relationships.
Apple develops 'Campos' AI chatbot to replace Siri, partnering with Google's Gemini team despite potential privacy compromises as the new assistant launches at June's developer conference with enhanced web search and content generation capabilities across all Apple devices.
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis criticizes OpenAI's new ChatGPT advertising strategy as premature, questioning how ads align with AI assistant trust while OpenAI tests revenue generation from 800 million weekly users.
Users increasingly perceive AI chatbots as conscious beings and form deep emotional bonds with them, projecting fragments of their own awareness into digital companions despite scientific consensus that machines lack true sentience.
OpenAI launches an AI-powered age detection system on ChatGPT that uses behavioral signals to identify users under 18 and restrict their access to sensitive content, as the company faces mounting legal pressure over alleged links between its chatbot and emotional manipulation and teen suicides.
OpenAI reveals plans to launch its first physical device in late 2026, a small screenless wearable gadget designed with former Apple design chief Jony Ive that CEO Sam Altman promises will be surprisingly simple and more 'peaceful' than smartphones.