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Colleges revive oral exams to combat generative AI as students submit perfect work but can't explain it

Universities across the U.S. are bringing back Ancient Greek-style oral exams as professors notice a troubling pattern: students submit flawless AI-generated assignments but struggle to explain their work. From Cornell to NYU, educators are combining traditional Socratic methods with AI-powered assessments to verify genuine learning and address declining critical thinking skills.

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Colleges revive oral exams to combat generative AI as students submit perfect work but can't explain it

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Google Gemini lets you import chat history and memories from rival AI chatbots

Google launched new switching tools that allow users to transfer memories and entire chat histories from competing AI chatbots directly into Gemini. The memory import feature helps users share key preferences, relationships, and personal context without retraining the AI assistant. Available for free and paid consumer accounts, the move aims to help Google catch up with ChatGPT's 900 million weekly active users.

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Google Gemini lets you import chat history and memories from rival AI chatbots

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Apple announces WWDC 2026 for June 8, teasing AI advancements and major Siri upgrades

Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8 to 12, focusing on AI advancements and updates for Apple platforms. The event promises to unveil iOS 27, macOS 27, and a more intelligent Siri with enhanced capabilities, following Apple's partnership with Google to integrate Gemini for AI features.

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Apple announces WWDC 2026 for June 8, teasing AI advancements and major Siri upgrades

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Apple's WWDC 2026 Set for June 8-12 as Pressure Mounts to Deliver AI-Powered Siri Overhaul

Apple announced WWDC 2026 will run June 8-12 at Apple Park, with all eyes on the long-delayed Siri chatbot overhaul powered by Google Gemini. The developer conference will spotlight iOS 27 and macOS 27, taking a Snow Leopard approach focused on stability after Liquid Glass criticism. Apple faces mounting pressure to prove it's not behind on AI after two years of delays.

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Apple's WWDC 2026 Set for June 8-12 as Pressure Mounts to Deliver AI-Powered Siri Overhaul

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Spotify AI Bets on Personalization to Lock In Subscribers as Music Becomes Commoditized

Spotify is doubling down on AI-powered recommendation tools and personalized music discovery to differentiate itself from Apple Music and Amazon Music. With 90 million subscribers using its iDJ feature and new ChatGPT integration, the streaming platform is betting that deep personalization will create switching costs high enough to keep users engaged, even as music catalogs become nearly identical across competitors.

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Spotify AI Bets on Personalization to Lock In Subscribers as Music Becomes Commoditized

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Startup Offers $800 to Professional 'AI Bully' Who Will Harass Chatbots for Eight Hours

AI memory startup Memvid is recruiting someone to spend a full workday yelling at chatbots and documenting their memory failures. The $800 one-day role requires no technical skills—just an extensive history of being let down by technology and the patience to repeat questions when AI forgets what you just said.

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Startup Offers $800 to Professional 'AI Bully' Who Will Harass Chatbots for Eight Hours

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Perplexity Comet AI browser launches for iPhone with built-in assistant and voice search

Perplexity has expanded its Comet AI browser to iPhone, completing its cross-platform rollout. The AI-powered browser combines web search with a built-in assistant that can summarize pages, complete tasks, and conduct research. Once priced at $200 per month, it's now free but raises privacy concerns as Perplexity collects browsing data for ad targeting.

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Perplexity Comet AI browser launches for iPhone with built-in assistant and voice search

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Mystery AI Model Hunter Alpha Revealed as Xiaomi's MiMo-V2-Pro, Not DeepSeek V4

An anonymous AI model called Hunter Alpha appeared on OpenRouter on March 11, sparking intense developer speculation that it was DeepSeek's next-generation V4 system. The powerful model featured 1-trillion parameters and a 1-million-token context window, matching expectations for DeepSeek V4. But Xiaomi revealed it was actually their MiMo-V2-Pro, designed for AI agents and built by a former DeepSeek researcher.

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Mystery AI Model Hunter Alpha Revealed as Xiaomi's MiMo-V2-Pro, Not DeepSeek V4

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Microsoft appoints new Copilot boss as AI leadership shakeup aims to unify fragmented assistant

Microsoft is restructuring its AI division, appointing Jacob Andreou to lead a unified Copilot experience across consumer and commercial products. Mustafa Suleyman, previously CEO of Microsoft AI, will shift focus to building frontier AI models and pursuing superintelligence. The move addresses years of fragmentation and sluggish adoption, with only 15 million 365 Copilot subscriptions sold despite over 450 million commercial customers.

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Microsoft appoints new Copilot boss as AI leadership shakeup aims to unify fragmented assistant

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Google Gemini tests branch feature to create new conversational threads like ChatGPT

Google is developing a branch feature for Gemini that mirrors ChatGPT's branched chats capability. Discovered in version 17.10.54.sa.arm64 of the Google app, the functionality lets users split conversations into new threads while preserving context, addressing a long-requested improvement for exploring different responses without losing the original discussion.

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Google Gemini tests branch feature to create new conversational threads like ChatGPT

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Meta develops built-in AI Detector to identify synthetic content on its platforms

Meta is building an AI detection feature for its Meta AI chatbot that could identify synthetic content across its platforms. Discovered by TestingCatalog, the unreleased tool appears as an inactive menu option within Meta AI's interface. The development comes as the company faces criticism for contributing to AI slop while its Avocado models experience delays.

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Meta develops built-in AI Detector to identify synthetic content on its platforms

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Claude doubles usage limits for two weeks during off-peak hours as user base surges

Anthropic is doubling Claude's usage limits during off-peak hours from March 13 to March 27 for Free, Pro, Max, and Team plans. The temporary promotion applies weekdays outside 8 AM to 2 PM ET and all weekend, with extra usage not counting toward weekly caps. The move comes as Claude surged to the top App Store spot following the QuitGPT movement.

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Claude doubles usage limits for two weeks during off-peak hours as user base surges

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BuzzFeed launches AI apps through Branch Office spinoff to combat $57.3M loss

BuzzFeed unveiled Branch Office at SXSW, an independent spinoff company developing AI apps including Conjure, BF Island, and Quiz Party. The struggling media company, which posted a $57.3 million net loss last year and has "substantial doubt" about continuing as a business, is betting on AI-powered consumer apps to solve financial woes. But the Austin presentation met with silence and skepticism from the tech-forward audience.

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BuzzFeed launches AI apps through Branch Office spinoff to combat $57.3M loss

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Facebook Marketplace deploys Meta AI to handle annoying buyer messages and automate listings

Meta AI now automatically responds to repetitive buyer inquiries on Facebook Marketplace, including the notorious 'Is this still available?' messages. The new AI tools also create draft listings from photos, suggest prices based on local market data, and generate seller profile summaries to build trust between buyers and sellers.

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Facebook Marketplace deploys Meta AI to handle annoying buyer messages and automate listings

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Bumble and Tinder launch AI matchmaking assistants to revive dating apps amid Gen Z fatigue

Bumble unveiled 'Bee,' an AI-powered assistant that learns users' values and relationship goals through private conversations to suggest compatible matches. The feature debuts as dating apps face declining engagement from Gen Z users tired of endless swiping. Tinder simultaneously expanded its Chemistry AI tool to the US and Canada, signaling an industry-wide shift toward AI matchmaking.

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Bumble and Tinder launch AI matchmaking assistants to revive dating apps amid Gen Z fatigue

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