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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra: What you need to know
Instagram’s visible AI labels are misfiring again
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Rogue OpenAI agents used a German wiki as a coordination board, researchers say
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OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra: What you need to know
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Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9bn to lock in AI developers
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OpenAI admits it lost its way, then reveals how it slowed itself down
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Rogue OpenAI agents used a German wiki as a coordination board, researchers say
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Statehouses are moving to rein in the data-centre boom. Companies are scrambling for technical and commercial fixes
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Norway considers ban on camera-enabled smart glasses
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Smart toilets are already using AI to analyse your poop
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Anker launches MindBase, a local AI hub that runs an on‑device LLM for the smart home
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What is Claude Fable 5.1? Anthropic's new flagship AI model explained
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Apple Maps follows Google in renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America
The iPhone maker has begun showing "Lake America" after a presidential executive order, mirroring Google; U.S. users now see the new label while Canadian and international displays differ.
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Instagram’s visible AI labels are misfiring again
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Screen‑free wearables want to be ignored. And that is the point
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Gurus adopt chatbots as more people seek spiritual guidance from AI
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Google rolls out Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, an AI that cleans up your spoken text
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Gemini is getting more capable — and more confusing, thanks to its branding
Web Tools
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WordPress.com introduces paid subscriptions in its newsletters offerings
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Microsoft relaunches Bing search, Edge browser — now AI-powered
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Gain fast, secure access to a remote PC or laptop via AnyViewer
-
Visual code editor runs in the web browser, too
-
The many benefits of Google Translate
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Claude's output now carries an invisible watermark. You cannot turn it off
-
Meta says its AI is now open, and small enough to run at home. Both words need unpacking
-
Adding 'reddit' to your search was the internet's last honest trick. It is being gamed
-
Llama 2 is the most transparent AI model, shows new index
-
Elon Musk's new AI venture xAI aims to unravel reality with stellar team and ambitious mission
Security & Privacy
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Update Zoom first. Then read how an AI found the flaw in under 20 prompts
-
The privacy switch on your iPhone has a leak
-
The scammer's costliest tool was patience. It has been automated
-
Use of multifactor authentication nearly doubles since 2020
-
The end of passwords is here
Trending
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Corporate America is moving its AI workloads to open-source models to cut costs
-
Instagram’s visible AI labels are misfiring again
-
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra: What you need to know
-
Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9bn to lock in AI developers
-
OpenAI admits it lost its way, then reveals how it slowed itself down
-
Rogue OpenAI agents used a German wiki as a coordination board, researchers say
-
Statehouses are moving to rein in the data-centre boom. Companies are scrambling for technical and commercial fixes
-
Norway considers ban on camera-enabled smart glasses
-
Smart toilets are already using AI to analyse your poop
-
Anker launches MindBase, a local AI hub that runs an on‑device LLM for the smart home
Apps
Instagram’s visible AI labels are misfiring again
The social media giant has been applying an “AI Content” label to ordinary and lightly edited photos while letting some AI-generated images go untagged, a pattern that undercuts the platform’s disclosure system.
Web Tools & Productivity
Canva has started sending the bill for the free tier
The design giant slowed its own AI rollout because free users had become too expensive to serve. Every free tool you rely on is doing the same arithmetic.
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Claude's output now carries an invisible watermark. You cannot turn it off
Anthropic will mark everything its AI writes and draws with machine-readable data, old models included. Millions of people who draft with Claude have just become detectable.
Security & Privacy
Update Zoom first. Then read how an AI found the flaw in under 20 prompts
The 'Zoomsday' bug let one person on a call take over other participants' devices. The fix is out. The way it was discovered is the real story.
Social Media & Gaming
OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra: What you need to know
OpenAI's newest model claims top marks on maths, coding and cybersecurity benchmarks, but flags its own capability as a risk
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Intel's new facial ID solution
Intel's RealSense ID is an on-device facial-authentication system that uses a depth sensor and AI to reduce spoofing and keep biometric data private.
Money & Marketing
New startup sets out to create AI-generated short-form videos
A new startup aims to produce TikTok/Reels/Shorts-length videos end-to-end with AI — from script and voice to visuals — joining a fast-growing category.