A CNET writer tested several AI tools—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Muse and Dots—to automate reminders for birthdays and relationship upkeep. The writer found that while ChatGPT could draft and schedule messages and Claude and Gemini could only help compose content without sending it, the apps Muse and Dots went further than expected, accessing personal information in ways the writer considered overstepping.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-22
CNET has launched a new app called TechPulse to replace its existing CNET app, combining news, video and reviews from CNET alongside sister Ziff Davis brands PCMag, Mashable, ZDNET and Lifehacker. The app features a customizable, human-curated dashboard rather than an algorithm-driven feed, letting users filter content by brand or by format such as video versus text. It is available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-20
CNET details customization settings inside ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Claude AI that let users permanently adjust how the assistants respond, rather than repeatedly tweaking prompts. These options, found under menus like 'personalization' or 'personal intelligence,' allow control over things such as warmth, emoji use and how the tool addresses the user. ChatGPT uses toggle-based settings while Gemini's Personal Intelligence takes a more open-ended approach.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-24
Newly unredacted court documents from copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft reveal internal comments from executives acknowledging that scraping published journalism to train chatbots amounted to theft on a massive scale. Microsoft's Brent Hecht reportedly described it as possibly 'the largest theft of labor in human history,' while an OpenAI executive warned that products like ChatGPT posed an 'existential threat' to publishers.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-18
Copyright lawsuits by The New York Times, Ziff Davis and other publishers against OpenAI are moving into a new legal phase after discovery concluded, with both sides asking a federal court to rule on whether OpenAI's use of published material qualifies as fair use. Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah publicly criticized a Trump administration filing arguing licensing requirements would burden AI firms, contrasting the U.S. music industry's roughly $20 billion in annual royalties with OpenAI's projected $750 billion computing spend through 2030.
cnet.com
· 2026-09-15
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