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OpenAI talks about not talking about goblins
OpenAI is opening up about its goblin problem. After a report from Wired revealed instructions to OpenAI's coding model to "never talk about goblins, gremlins,...
Verified by Spotify badge lets you know this artist isn’t AI
Spotify is launching a new verification program to combat spam, fakes, and AI. Some artists will now have a "Verified by Spotify" badge and a green checkmark on...
Here’s what Netflix’s new vertical video feed is like
Netflix is starting to roll out a big revamp of its mobile app, and a central feature is a new vertical video feed called "Clips" where you can scroll through c...
Is this ‘de-extinction’ project actually onto something?
Dallas-based genetics and biotech startup Colossal has raised hundreds of millions of dollars from venture capitalists, the CIA, and Peter Thiel, among others....
Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content - and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach. Be...
Meta lost 20 million users last quarter
Meta is planning to pump billions more into AI investments this year, despite noting that millions of users have seemingly started to abandon its platforms. In...
OpenAI’s new security model is for ‘critical cyber defenders’ only
OpenAI is preparing to launch a new frontier cybersecurity model, GPT-5.5-Cyber. CEO Sam Altman said the model will not be available to the general public, but...
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4 is a better camera in every respect
First they came for the drones, and now the vlogging cameras. DJI's Osmo Pocket 4 is the first of its compact steadicams not to launch in the US, following a st...
The more young people use AI, the more they hate it
It's been almost three years since Silicon Valley started aggressively pushing large language model-based chatbots like ChatGPT as the supposedly inevitable fut...
PlayStation now requires a ‘one-time online check’ to confirm you own a game
Sony has finally stepped in to clear up the growing confusion around a new DRM (Digital Rights Management) system on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles. U...
These fans are boycotting the World Cup. Will they make it a bust?
Some fans in the U.S. and around the world are unhappy with World Cup ticket prices — and U.S. immigration policies. So they're deciding not to come, raising co...
Economy gains strength, despite wartime headwinds
The Commerce Department delivers a report card this morning on the US economy during the first three months of the year. It's expected to show solid growth, des...