Alibaba’s ambition to turn its chatbot app into a powerful AI assistant that dramatically changes the way people interact with smart devices appears to be paying off, according to users and analysts.

Anthropic has introduced an extension to its Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open-source standard for connecting artificial intelligence (AI) applications to external systems. Using MCP, AI ...

The new capability allows tools like Asana, Figma, Slack, and Canva to run directly inside Claude’s interface, reducing ...

Macworld reports that Apple has developed Enchanté, an internal ChatGPT-like AI assistant for employees that rolled out in November 2025. The secure chatbot serves as a centralized knowledge hub for ...

Chinese tech firms are turning AI chatbots into full-service shopping and payment tools. Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance are racing to build AI-powered super apps. U.S. firms lead in AI models, but ...

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ChatGPT is no longer just a chatbot, it's now a platform. OpenAI has officially opened submissions for third-party apps within ChatGPT, effectively turning its AI assistant into an "app store" for ...

Two senators have sent a letter to multiple AI companion companies requesting information about their safety practices, including details about internal safety assessments and timelines of the ...

Slackbot, the automated assistant baked into the Salesforce-owned corporate messaging platform Slack, is entering a new era as an AI agent. And Salesforce CTO Parker Harris hopes it will be as viral ...

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