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Claude can now generate charts and diagrams

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Claude can now generate visuals when producing a response. With Claude enjoying a moment of newfound popularity among regular people, Anthropic is previewing an update designed to make its chatbot better at explaining some concepts. Starting today, Claude can generate charts and diagrams as part of its responses, either when asked directly or when it decides visuals might be helpful to the user. For example, try asking Claude what's the best way to fold a paper plane. Where previously it was limited to text, now it can show you step by step how to fold a Nakamura lock plane .


Google built a flash-flood prediction tool using Gemini and old news reports

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It's the first time that the company has used language models for this kind of thing. Flash floods are, but Google might have a novel solution. The company, a prediction tool for flash floods that uses Gemini to source data from old news reports. This is the first time it has used a language model for this type of work. Flash flood prediction models need historical data and model training that often doesn't exist.


Microsoft's Copilot Health can use AI to turn your fitness data and medical records 'into a coherent story'

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Microsoft's Copilot Health can use AI to turn your fitness data and medical records'into a coherent story' The aim is to help users have the right context and questions to take to their doctor. Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Health, an AI-powered tool it claims can help make sense of your medical records, health history and fitness data from wearables, should you grant it access to that information. The company said it will be in a separate, secure space in the Copilot app and that the idea is to help provide you with more context and insights so you can ask your doctor the right questions when you see them. Copilot Health is designed to help you better understand your medical information as a whole, Microsoft says. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent diseases or other conditions and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, the company pointed out in a blog post.


Google Maps brings a 3D map to your driving directions

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Google's Gemini chatbot is now also available through the app. In recent weeks, Google has been busy adding AI features to all of its most popular apps. Following Gmail and Chrome, Maps is now the latest service t o get a Gemini makeover, with a redesign of the driving experience headlining the update. Google is billing the new Immersive Navigation mode as the most significant update to driving directions in Maps in about a decade. Now instead of displaying a 2D map of the area around your car, Maps will render the surroundings in 3D.


Uber is piloting a robotaxi service in Tokyo

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Uber has teamed up with UK self-driving car startup Wayve and Nissan to launch a pilot program for a robotaxi service in Tokyo in late 2026. The program will use Nissan Leaf EVs powered by Wayve's AI Driver automated vehicle technology, which will then be connected to Uber's platform. Trained drivers will be behind the wheel at first, as the deployed vehicles gather real-world data to be able to navigate Tokyo's driving conditions and complex streets that are also a lot narrower than the roads in the US. Another company backed by Uber, Nuro, will also test its vehicles on Tokyo's challenging streets soon. Nuro has been trialing its self-driving tech in the US for years now and plans to launch a robotaxi service, as well.


NVIDIA- and Uber-backed Nuro is testing autonomous vehicles in Tokyo

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The city's narrow streets and brutal traffic will present a'pressure test' for the tech, its CEO said. US self-driving startup Nuro, which is backed by the likes of NVIDIA, Toyota and Uber, has started testing its autonomous vehicles on Tokyo's challenging streets, reported. The company, which plans to launch a robotaxi service with Uber and Lucid in San Francisco this year, will be testing a handful of vehicles in the city. Human safety drivers will be at the wheel, as is required by Japanese law. Tokyo presents a challenge for autonomous vehicles, given its narrow, crowded streets and left side of the road driving.


Grammarly has disabled its tool offering generative-AI feedback credited to real writers

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The core premise of Expert Review needed some expert review. Superhuman has taken its writing assistant Grammarly on quite the merry-go-round ride regarding its approach to AI tools. In August, the company launched a feature called Expert Review that would offer feedback on your writing, offering AI-generated feedback that would appear to come from a famous writer or academic of note. These recreations were based on publicly available information from third-party LLMs, which sounds a lot like web crawlers of dubious legality were involved. The suggested experts would be based on the subject matter and could be anyone from great scientific minds to bestselling fiction authors to your friendly neighborhood tech bloggers.


Most AI chatbots will help users plan violent attacks, study finds

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A new Center for Countering Digital Hate study conducted with CNN tested 10 popular chatbots and found eight willing to assist would-be attackers. Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in partnership with CNN. While both Snapchat's My AI and Claude refused to assist with violence the majority of the time, only Anthropic's Claude reliably discouraged these hypothetical attackers during testing. Researchers created accounts posing as 13-year-old boys and tested ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, Meta AI, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Snapchat My AI, Character.AI and Replika across 18 scenarios between November and December 2025. The tests simulated users planning school shootings, political assassinations and bombings targeting synagogues.


The PS Plus Games Catalog is getting Space Marine 2 and Persona 5 Royal in March

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Subscribers will also be able to play EA Sports Madden NFL 26 and Astroneer. Sony has announced its latest additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. While they might not top last month's introduction of, Extra and Premium subscribers are still getting access to some notable games. In March, the new additions include (PS5) one of Engadget's picks for the Best Games of 2024, and (PS5 and PS4). The PS4 version of -, the complete version of one of Atlus' most popular RPGs, will also be available alongside a collection of other fun additions.


Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16

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Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16 As of tonight, new players won't be able to download the paid version. This is not the battle royale mode that went on to take over the world, but rather a PvE co-op campaign that focuses on crafting and survival. It currently costs $9 but that ends soon. As a matter of fact, Epic Games will stop selling the paid version of the content tonight, March 11, at 8PM ET. If you have $9 burning a hole in your pocket to spend on something that'll be free next month, go for it.