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Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products

New Anthropic campaign suggests other AI platforms will incorporate targeted ads in their chatbot conversations

Super Bowl fans warned to keep drones at home with flights banned over big game

Updated on: February 7, 2026 / 9:33 AM EST / CBS News

Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?

SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI creates business worth $1.25tn but whether premise behind deal will work is questioned

Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role

The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital O opera’ and big ideas

Smart Homes Are Terrible

You shouldn’t need a tech tour and app to turn the lights on.

Pete Davidson’s Charm Is Working Against Him

His new Netflix “video podcast” leans into his laid-back style, to a fault.

A 'quiet revolution': Why young people are swapping social media for lunch dates, vinyl records and brick phones

Gen Z and millennials deleting their social media platforms cite the increasing pressures of being online as well as the damage to their mental health.

The 'Burbs review

A new take on the 1989 horror comedy is a mostly engaging, Only Murders in the Building-adjacent mystery series buoyed by the charisma of its lead

Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face

I understand the appeal of avoiding all human contact. Still, good old-fashioned taxis have so much to offer

‘The photo we want to take is closer than we think’: Dominic Dähncke’s best phone picture

Cooped up during Covid, the Spanish photographer found inspiration in a broom … and a nail in the wall

South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users

The move triggered a sharp selloff on the Bithumb exchange. The company apologized for the mistake.

Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30

Forget its reputation as a performative read for a certain breed of intense young man, thirty years after its publication, David Foster Wallace’s epic novel still delivers, says the Crying in H Mart author