AI chatbots

Banks, Retailers Turn Call Centers Into Revenue Engines With AI
Banks, Retailers Turn Call Centers Into Revenue Engines With AI
April 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Retailers and banks are reworking the mechanics of customer contact, as artificial intelligence (AI) moves call centers away from scripted menus and toward conversational problem-solving...

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Apple Says It Will Let Siri Access Multiple AI Assistants
Apple Says It Will Let Siri Access Multiple AI Assistants
March 26, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple plans to allow other companies’ artificial intelligence (AI) assistants to be accessed from within its Siri voice assistant, so users can choose which service to...

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Reddit Wants Users to Prove They Are Human
Reddit Wants Users to Prove They Are Human
March 26, 2026  |  Cybersecurity

Reddit on Thursday (March 26) began rolling out human verification requirements targeting accounts that display suspicious behavior, denoting a significant change in how major platforms...

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How Hidden Prompts Are Influencing Enterprise AI Systems
How Hidden Prompts Are Influencing Enterprise AI Systems
February 18, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Enter a new term into the artificial intelligence (AI) lexicon: recommendation poisoning. With agentic AI reshaping how consumers search, evaluate and buy products, a newly...

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Anthropic Says AI Assistant Claude Will Remain Ad-Free
Anthropic Says AI Assistant Claude Will Remain Ad-Free
February 04, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic will not add advertising to its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Claude, the company said in a Wednesday (Feb. 4) blog post. “We want Claude to act unambiguously in our users’...

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Apple to Turn Siri Into AI Chatbot Powered by Google’s Gemini
Apple to Turn Siri Into AI Chatbot Powered by Google’s Gemini
January 21, 2026  |  Mobile Commerce

Apple reportedly plans to increase the capabilities of Siri, turning the digital assistant into an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot later this year. The chatbot will be...

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Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on ChatGPT Checkout Sales
Shopify Merchants to Pay 4% Fee on ChatGPT Checkout Sales
January 21, 2026  |  eCommerce

When Shopify enables sales through artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots later this month, the merchants using its platform will pay OpenAI a 4% fee on sales made through...

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California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
January 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

California State Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a bill Monday (Jan. 5) that would prohibit the manufacture and sale of toys that include an...

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US House to Offer Microsoft Copilot to Members and Staffers
US House to Offer Microsoft Copilot to Members and Staffers
September 17, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

The House of Representatives will reportedly start using Microsoft Copilot, more than a year after banning congressional staffers from using the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot....

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