Claude’s consumer growth surge continues after Pentagon deal debacle Claude’s daily active users are on the rise on mobile devices, as are its new app installs, following the company’s fallout with the Pentagon. After Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to allow the government to use its AI systems for mass surveillance of Americans or to power fully autonomous weapons, the AI model...

KBIS 2026: We're Live at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show KBISWe're live on the ground in sunny Orlando at KBIS 2026. This is the premier kitchen and bath industry show, and we're here to see the future of home, up close and personal.We'll be covering all the latest kitchen, bath, HVAC and smart home tech innovations on display. And we'll be checking out product releases from major players...

Study Finds Phishing Scams Are on the Rise, Accelerated by AI Web-based phishing and spoofing reports increased by over 85% year over year. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from breakthrough tools reshaping daily life to the...

Smartphone Sales to Plummet 13% in 2026 Due to RAM Crisis, Says IDCThe projected shortage of memory chips worldwide will have a more serious impact on smartphone sales in 2026 than previously projected, according to new data from International Data Corporation Worldwide. Whereas the company just in November had estimated a drop of between 0.9% and 5.2% (the latter being its "pessimistic...

Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East Yemen's Houthi rebels enter the fighting in the Middle East At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.