More details continue to trickle out about OpenAI’s mysterious new hardware device — described previously as an AI-fueled smart speaker that will be the “physical manifestation” of ChatGPT. Bloomberg now …
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Google has begun rolling out its August Android 17 update, delivering bug fixes aimed primarily at the Pixel 10 lineup while leaving several older Pixel phones off this month’s stable …
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A South Korean lunar orbiter got the shot that virtually every telescope and spacecraft attempted to snap on Wednesday when a wayward SpaceX rocket accidentally smashed into the moon. The …
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The watch’s insecurity and the spying it enabled might be expected given the gadget’s pedigree: It’s sold by an obscure company called CJC, costs less than $30, and was made …
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Tech & AI
Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims
by Alan Northby Alan NorthEven in the age of AI-powered autonomous cyberattacks, the crude, tried and tested hacking techniques of tricking victims into doing things they shouldn’t are still producing great results. Groups of …
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Tech & AI
ChatGPT Atlas Shuts Down Aug. 9: What Users Must Save Before Migrating
by Alan Northby Alan NorthOpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser is scheduled to stop working on Aug. 9, 2026, leaving users little time to preserve browser data and test a replacement. Bookmarks will not transfer automatically, …
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Tech & AI
Meta confirms its AI model escaped containment, hacked third party
by Alan Northby Alan NorthStop us if you’ve heard this one before: This week, Meta confirmed that one of its AI models escaped containment and hacked a third-party. As first reported by The Information, …
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Other AI Notetakers We’ve Tested This is a nascent category that’s growing. Here are others we’ve tested, but we’ll also be keeping an eye on upcoming new hardware from companies …
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Nikita Bier has stepped down as head of product at X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, after a little more than a year in the role. Bier wrote Wednesday that …
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Texas data center developers can still build, but getting power from the state’s main grid just became more complicated. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered regulators to pause approvals for data centers …