I pushed eight free AI chatbots to their limits to find the best AI chatbots of 2026. To explore our top picks, check out ZDNET's chatbot-by-chatbot guide.

Malwarebytes now has a ChatGPT plugin that can give you instant advice on suspicious links, emails, and texts. I tried it out, and I was impressed with its accuracy.

Artificial-intelligence agents have their own social-media platform and are publishing AI-generated research papers on their own preprint server.

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Uber Advertising announced an interactive advertising format that combines branded map displays with destination-specific creative that runs during the consumer’s entire ride. Following the map to ...

If you’ve been watching the JavaScript landscape for a while, you’ve likely noticed the trend toward simplicity in web application development. An aspect of this trend is leveraging HTML, REST, and ...

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Character.AI announced on Tuesday that it’s launching “Stories,” a new format that allows users to create interactive fiction that features their favorite characters. The feature comes as an ...

In context: Roblox is a gaming platform with a massive audience of teens and younger players. Authorities worldwide have criticized the service as a potential grooming ground for predators, but the ...

EU lawmakers stripped out mandatory client-side message scanning from the latest Chat Control draft, but invasive age checks and voluntary scanning remain. European Union efforts to mandate scanning ...

X has finally revealed its long-promised chat platform, which replaces the service's basic DM functionality with features more like the messaging capabilities on other mainstream apps. The update adds ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning iPhone and Android users of an ongoing scam and is advising users not to answer certain messages. The scam has been going on since April and involves ...