We designed an AI tutor that helps college students reason rather than give them answers

A 2025 study shows that an AI-based tutor improves learning when it prompts reasoning and is paired with peer discussion.
CNBC

Alibaba unveils Qwen3.5 as China’s chatbot race shifts to AI agents

Qwen3.5 comes in an open-weight and hosted API version, with the company advertising improvements in performance and costs from previous versions. Qwen3.5 supports new agentic capabilities and is ...
Reuters

China’s ByteDance releases Doubao 2.0 AI model for 'agent era'

China's ByteDance releases new AI model Doubao 2.0 ByteDance's release anticipates DeepSeek's unveiling of new product Doubao most-used AI chatbot app in China but facing pressure from Alibaba's Qwen ...
New York Post

Table for one? Now you can take your AI chatbot on an actual date at NYC’s ‘world first’ companion cafe

If you’ve gone from dating apps to dating an app, there’s now a bar for you. The Hell’s Kitchen establishment has been re-designed for those who have AI partners, so they can bring along their phone ...
bankingdive

MrBeast acquires youth-focused fintech Step

The company owned by YouTube star MrBeast has acquired the youth-focused fintech firm and banking app Step for an undisclosed amount, the two businesses announced Monday. “Financial health is ...
Forbes

Misleading AI Chatbots Putting Lives At Risk

AI chatbots are providing inaccurate and inconsistent information that could have serious implications for patients' health. A new study from the Oxford Internet Institute and the Nuffield Department ...
IEEE

Development of Chatbot Using Python

Abstract: Chatbots, conversational agents with an embedded AI, have widely introduced to spans of various spheres, including customer service, education and so much more. The aim of this research is ...
STAT

We tested the government’s official new AI nutrition tool: Grok

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. How trustworthy is the new U.S. food ...
TechCrunch

MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app. Step, which raised half a billion in funding and has grown to over 7 ...
Wall Street Journal

Why AI Chatbots Can’t Be Trusted for Financial Advice: They’re Sociopaths

Should you use AI for financial advice? Andrew Lo, a finance professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management, says not yet. Large language models like Copilot or ...
The New York Times

A.I. Is Making Doctors Answer a Question: What Are They Really Good For?

Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine. Credit...Fabio Consoli Supported by By Gina Kolata When it’s time to have a difficult conversation with ...