Project AIRI promises an AI vtuber companion you can host at home

Anime-style AI vtuber companion powered by Project AIRI running inside a browser with game and chat integration.

A wildly ambitious open‑source project has shot up the GitHub trending charts by promising to bring digital companions like the viral vtuber Neuro‑sama into your browser. Here’s why thousands of developers are rushing to download Project AIRI. Meet Project AIRI: the self‑hosted AI vtuber dream Imagine summoning a living anime character into your room through […]

Google’s AI Mode Can Now Book Reservations—And Tickets Are Next

Illustration of Google AI Mode booking a restaurant reservation via search with global rollout.

Google’s AI Mode (Project Mariner) just got an upgrade: it can make restaurant reservations using natural language and will soon handle ticket purchases. The new capability, quietly rolled out to 180 countries, turns search into a true concierge. Will Your Next Dinner Date Be Booked by an AI? A late‑night craving for sushi used to […]

Google’s “Gemini for Government” Plan: AI for $0.50 Raises Eyebrows (and Excitement)

“Uncle Sam and federal employees using Google Gemini AI tools in a futuristic office with a $0.50 price tag and secure FedRAMP High vault.”

Google quietly unveiled a “Gemini for Government” subscription plan that gives U.S. federal agencies access to Gemini’s generative AI tools—including NotebookLM and Veo—for only $0.50 per employee per year. It’s the latest step to put AI into the hands of bureaucrats without busting budgets. Why Is Google Selling AI to Government Workers for the Price […]

Grok Chatbot Leak Exposes 370k Conversations: AI Privacy Nightmare

Illustration of Grok chatbot data leak exposing private conversations indexed on search engines.

A gaping privacy flaw in xAI’s Grok chatbot has allowed over 370,000 private conversations to be indexed by search engines, exposing instructions for hacking, drug‑making and even assassination plots. How Did a Chatbot Just Leak Your Secrets? Imagine asking an AI for advice on a secret project—only to have that conversation show up on Google. […]