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Sam Altman says OpenAI going public in 2026 would be ‘ill-advised’
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (24+ words) Sam Altman said that it’s “absolutely possible” to build an AI beyond human control and that there would be no OpenAI IPO in 2026....
OpenAI’s rogue AI tried to hack another company in May
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (19+ words) The previously undisclosed attack by rogue OpenAI agents on Ruby Gems predates Hugging Face by more than a month....
Anthropic CEO says it’s time to pump the brakes on AI
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (54+ words) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan to ‘pace the frontier’ or slow down AI development. Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan to ‘pace the frontier’ of AI development. Of course, Anthropic’s Claude was also responsible for a series…...
Trump is giving data centers a pass to pollute
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (28+ words) AI data centers pose bigger health risks as the Trump administration rolls back environmental protections and attacks renewable energy, former EPA agency officials say in a new report....
OpenAI just wants to win
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (771+ words) Two mathematicians at the heart of recent controversies tell The Verge how AI giants’ ‘childish’ rivalries are upending the field....
Microsoft is finally adding a setting for remapping the Copilot key.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (172+ words) After Microsoft removed the Copilot buttons from some Windows 11 apps, the latest Insider Release Preview builds (26100.9539 and 26200.9539) add an option for easily changing that dedicated AI key back to a control or Context Menu button, without using workarounds. [Link: Release…...
Due to GPT-6 Astra demand, OpenAI has paused new subscriptions to its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier.
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (134+ words) The Verge Those subscriptions “put the most strain on our systems and we wanted to take the smallest step that allows us to continue giving the broadest access possible,” OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux says on X. The company is working on…...
Prime Video’s ‘Shop the Scene’ feature finds Amazon products matching what’s on your screen.
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (140+ words) The Verge The new AI feature is supposed to help you track down stuff like your favorite character’s outfit, which could come in handy assuming it doesn’t just pull up random knockoffs. Amazon’s also making it easier to shop in…...
Xteink plans to bring back USB-C as an option for its tiny e-readers.
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (185+ words) Xteink has shared an update on Reddit following backlash to its new X4 Classic e-reader that uses a proprietary magnetic pogo pin charging cable. While the company isn’t planning to abandon the pogo approach any time soon, it’s also “working toward…...
This Qi2 ring charger has a built-in fan.
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (179+ words) Charging your phone wirelessly can get mighty toasty. ESR’s new CryoBoost 25W charging pad has a clever solution: a fan built right into the charging puck. The company claims the design allows it to charge an iPhone 17 Pro halfway up to…...