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Is Character.AI shutting down? It filed for bankruptcy on October 12, 2026 and Disney is bidding. What happens to the app, and where the teens already went.
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ChatGPT Plus and Pro stopped switching to Thinking for you on September 14. Here's how to pick ChatGPT Instant vs Thinking, when each is enough, and what Pro costs.

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Claude Design launched April 17. I tested Anthropic's new AI design tool by building a one-pager with it. Here's what works and what still feels beta.

NotebookLM is Google's free AI research assistant. This honest review covers what it does well, its limitations, and how to use it for documents, research, and more.

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