Counting on AI to Solve Problems Makes Us More Likely to Struggle and Give Up, Study Suggests Researchers say the findings raise questions about what happens to our brains and patterns if we depend too much on AI. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment....

Anthropic ups compute deal with Google and Broadcom amid skyrocketing demand Image Credits:Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg / Getty Images 9:05 AM PDT · April 7, 2026 AI research lab Anthropic announced Monday that it signed a new agreement with Google and Broadcom for increased processing and compute capacity to power its Claude AI models. This reworking of its...

Amid disappointing earnings, Pinterest claims it sees more searches than ChatGPT After a particularly poor performance on its fourth-quarter earnings, Pinterest CEO Bill Ready attempted to favorably compare the digital pinboarding site to the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. Trying to highlight its potential as a unique search destination, Ready asserted that the site sees larger search volume...

Artemis II Astronauts Get Personal About Historic Mission Senior editor Steven Musil joins a small group of reporters given access to the Artemis crew as they prepare for Friday's splashdown. Steven Musil Night Editor / News Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on tech since learning BASIC in the late '70s. When not cleaning up after his daughter...

Pixel Watch Now Warns of Earthquakes and Left-Behind PhonesGoogle announced new features for the Pixel Watch as part of its March Pixel Drop, which also includes updates for devices across the broader Android ecosystem and Pixel portfolio. For watch owners -- with most features rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2 and newer -- the biggest additions focus on safety, convenience and faster...