It was only a matter of time before OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed the inevitable: ads in ChatGPT. On the debut episode of OpenAI's official podcast, Altman was asked whether ads might show up in ChatGPT. He didn't dodge the topic. "We haven't done any advertising product yet. I kind of...I mean, I'm not totally against it. I can point to areas where I like ads. I think ads on Instagram, kinda cool. I bought a bunch of stuff from them. But I am, like, I think it'd be very hard to…I mean, take a lot of care to get right."

The next time you can't remember the name of that song that's stuck in your head, Gemini might be able to help you. One lesser-known feature of Google Assistant was the ability to identify a song, either by letting it listen to a track that was playing or by humming the tune. Pixel phones have a similar feature built in, but if you were on another Android device, you were just left wondering since Assistant switched to Gemini (or you resorted to the Google app or a third-party app like Shazam). Also: How to turn on Android's Private DNS mode - and why it's an absolute must for security Figuring out the name of a song is getting a little easier this week, as Google has quietly given Gemini the ability to name that tune. There hasn't been an official announcement, but over the past several weeks, users have noticed a new "Search a song" button at the bottom of the Gemini assistant.

The Greek myth of King Midas is a parable of hubris: seeking fabulous wealth, the king is granted the power to turn all he touches to solid gold--but this includes, tragically, his food and his daughter. The point is that the short-sightedness of humans can often lead us into trouble in the long run. In the AI community, this has become known as the King Midas problem. A new safety report from Anthropic found that leading models can subvert, betray, and endanger their human users, exemplifying the difficulty of designing AI systems whose interests reliably align with our own. The research, published on Friday, focused on 16 models with agentic capabilities, including Anthropic's own Claude 3 Opus and Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro, which differ from more limited chatbots in their ability to interact with various tools across a user's device and autonomously take action on a user's behalf.

The new wave of robot vacuums coming to the scene in 2025 has added some serious diversity to the pickings. A few have been overhyped, like the robot vacuum with an arm. But a few have been impressive -- I'm pretty confident that the Roborock Saros 10R will stay my favorite robot vacuum of the year, even if some stragglers come out in the second half. This isn't even touching on the eight new Roombas that casually showed up in the spring. During my in-apartment testing of all of these robot vacuums, though, one unique vacuum stood out as deserving of way more attention than it's getting: the Eufy E20 3-in-1 vacuum.

All mentions of OpenAI's partnership with Jony Ive's startup io have been scrubbed from the company's site, following a trademark dispute. On Sunday afternoon, users on X noticed that the page on the OpenAI website announcing the company's 6.5 billion acquisition of io was taken down. But following brief speculation that the partnership had crumbled, OpenAI confirmed to The Verge that the deal is still on. Instead, it's related to a trademark dispute involving an AI earbud company called "iyO." "This page is temporarily down due to a court order following a trademark complaint from iyO about our use of the name'io,'" the webpage now says. "We don't agree with the complaint and are reviewing our options."

Elon Musk's lawyers claimed that he "does not use a computer" in a Sunday court filing related to his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. However, Musk has posted pictures or referred to his laptop on X several times in recent months, and public evidence suggests that he owns and appears to use at least one computer. Musk and his artificial intelligence startup xAI sued OpenAI in February 2024, alleging the company committed breach of contract by abandoning its founding agreement to develop AI "for the benefit of humanity," choosing instead "to maximize profits for Microsoft." The Sunday court filing was submitted in opposition to a Friday filing from OpenAI, which accused Musk and xAI of failing to fully comply with the discovery process. OpenAI alleges that Musk's counsel does not plan to collect any documents from him.

VidCon 2025 had it all: dozens of panels, hundreds of featured creators, loads of meet-and-greets, and three very different tracks (Community, Creator, and Industry) designed to serve three very different audiences. But as often happens when you try to serve all audiences at once, not everyone walked away satisfied. Still, a few core themes stood out amid the noise. These three takeaways reveal where the creator economy is going next -- and why creators may need to adapt faster than ever. For years, "authenticity" has been the north star for creators looking to build community and grow their platforms, despite no one really knowing what that meant.

Prime Day is nearly as good of a time to buy a robot vacuum on sale as Black Friday. It's the first big sale event of the year for many 2025 robot vacuums that just came out in the spring after being announced at CES -- most of them were far too fresh to go on sale for Amazon's Big Spring Sale in March. Plus, I think I can already tell that Prime Day is going to beat those spring robot vacuum deals. Most of said deals are already back in the weeks ahead of Prime Day, and it's safe to assume that new record low prices will be hit as we approach the actual week of Prime Day (July 8 through 11 this year). I also expect way better Roomba deals this Prime Day than we saw in the spring, now that the new Roombas released in March have had a few months on the market.

The Imilab EC6 Panorama delivers broad, high-quality coverage with smart features that punch above its price. It's a strong choice for anyone willing to trade a compact design for fewer blind spots and less reliance on multiple cameras. Covering large areas like front yards, driveways, or wide side yards often means juggling multiple cameras and feeds–and apps, if you buy from more than one manufacturer. But as users pile on more devices to cover every angle, managing all that footage can get cumbersome and expensive. Imilab's EC6 Panorama 3.5K Wi-Fi Spotlight Camera aims to solve that by offering a broad, near wraparound coverage from a single vantage point. It's built to reduce blind spots--and maybe the need for a second or even third camera.

With all this excitement, it's pretty easy to decide sleep can wait until next season. But if you're prioritizing health and wellness this summer, you might want to reconsider. According to Harvard Medical School, sleep is pretty essential to our overall wellbeing which includes our mood, energy levels, cognitive ability, and much more. Since no one wants to spend the brief summer months in a moody haze, it's best to get restorative sleep. Thankfully, 4th of July is a great time to buy a new mattress and invest in a bedding refresh.