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Artificial intelligence is scaling at an unprecedented speed. As major tech companies roll out AI-integrated products at an ever-accelerating speed, the technology is seeping deeper into every day life. And as the tech world makes strides in generative and agentic AI and more, we are getting closer and closer to the AI-powered technologies of the future.

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21 hours agoSisters use ChatGPT for DIY home renovation saving thousandsTwo sisters brought a house together at auction and saved saved £8,000 renovating it themselves by using ChatGPT. Heather Roberts, 25, and Anya Hughes, 21, took on the mammoth task after purchasing their first flat May 2024 for £140,000. The inside needed ripping out completely and to save money the women taught themselves DIY skills - using YouTube, TikTok videos and even ChatGPT.

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In This StoryMicrosoft (MSFT-2.40%) announced an array of updates to personalize and automate its Copilot AI assistant at the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations Friday. Suggested ReadingHow Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500Suggested Reading“Ultimately, I think there is going to be as many Copilots as there are people using them,” Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said from the event at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

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In This StoryAAPL-4.44%JEF-9.61%META-4.60%GOOGL-1.88%Trump’s widespread tariffs will “cause an economic Armageddon” that could “take the U.S. tech industry back a decade” while “China steamrolls ahead,” according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Suggested ReadingHow Trump’s tariffs could make your iPhone cost $3,500Suggested Reading“We assume tariff negotiations start now otherwise dark days are ahead for tech... and U.S. consumers pay the price for this...

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In This StoryAAPL-9.37%GOOGL-3.48%AMZN-8.20%META-7.50%MSFT-1.75%President Donald Trump announced widespread tariffs on Wednesday, sending the stock market plunging. One of the more significant of these tariffs is a 20% levy on goods coming from longtime U.S. ally and trade partner the European Union.