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ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
Along with ChatGPT, the European Commission also announced that Reddit and Roblox are considered Very Large Online…
China’s robots race ahead | The Verge
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Chess.com launched a poker site and is planning even more classic games
Chess.com has done one thing, and one thing very well, for almost 20 years, but now it’s going beyond its domain name…
Two new small, powerful Macs
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Vicariously hike the Appalachian Trail in the gorgeous A Trail Tale
I used to be an avid hiker and would try to go backpacking a few times a year. I always dreamed of thru-hiking the…
AI Expansion Meets Security Crises, Costs, and Public Resistance in Tech This Week
This week, artificial intelligence moved deeper into enterprise software, custom silicon, media creation, autonomous…
Could the Grid Handle It?
Anthropic’s Australian ambitions could require an extraordinary amount of electricity. The Claude maker expressed…
Google DeepMind Seals Gemini Test to Protect Benchmarks
AI benchmarks are supposed to reveal what models can do, but Google DeepMind is now putting the tests behind a…
What the 49ers and Giants Teach IT Pros About AI Social Engineering
Every security team has a version of the same nightmare: an employee receives a message that looks and sounds exactly…
Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensions
BYOK is a no-frills, single-purpose gadget that 90 percent of people will find absolutely frivolous. But for those who…
Welcome to Night Vale creator Joseph Fink learned from Grim Fandango
Joseph Fink is the cocreator and cowriter of Welcome to Night Vale, arguably the most important fiction podcast ever…
The Galaxy Z Flip 8 is at its best when there’s friction
What do you want from a flip phone when it’s closed? A simple interface, perhaps notifications and a widget or two, for…
Musicians-turned-detectives are hunting for AI grifters
As audio-focused generative tools and platforms have gotten more sophisticated, the internet has become increasingly…