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Engadget

ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN

OpenAI has introduced a new "locked chats" feature to protect users' more sensitive conversations with ChatGPT.

13 minutes ago

Engadget

ChatGPT now lets you lock sensitive chats behind a PIN

Engadget

Judge tosses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman's sister

A lawsuit brought by the OpenAI CEO's sister was dismissed after Anne Altman refused a medical exam.

25 minutes ago

Engadget

Judge tosses sexual abuse lawsuit from Sam Altman's sister

WIRED

A New Rocco Smart Fridge Just Dropped. So Did the Prices (2026)

Save $100 on the new Essential or $200 on the original, and give your holiday drinks a place of their own.

30 minutes ago

WIRED

A New Rocco Smart Fridge Just Dropped. So Did the Prices (2026)

TechCrunch

OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio⁠ to beef up its biotech business

OpenAI says it's adding Orchestra's team and technology to work on Rosalind, its AI model for life sciences research, and to its related Rosalind Workbench tool, a harness that aims to help researchers plan experiments and analyze results.

43 minutes ago

TechCrunch

OpenAI acquires startup Orchestra Bio⁠ to beef up its biotech business

Ars Technica

JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service

A lifetime ad-free subscription is available.

58 minutes ago

Ars Technica

JustWatch, which tackles streaming fragmentation, launches own streaming service

Ars Technica

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Meta drops the word "train" from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Engadget

Meta suspends Muse chats sharing feature after it left private details exposed

Researchers accessed 6,800 shared conversations with the AI agent, including internal company documents.

1 hour ago

Engadget

Meta suspends Muse chats sharing feature after it left private details exposed

Ars Technica

Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars

It's probably time to audit your Gemini settings.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

Gemini's Personal Intelligence is coming to cars

Engadget

Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto

In the coming months, the feature will also roll out to cars with Google built-in.

1 hour ago

Engadget

Google brings Gemini Personal Intelligence to Android Auto

TechCrunch

Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car

Google is bringing Gemini's Personal Intelligence feature to cars, allowing its AI assistant to draw on information from Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube, and other Google services to deliver more personalized responses while driving.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Google is bringing a more personal version of its Gemini AI assistant to your car

Ars Technica

OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact

OpenBSD 8.0 lands with Intel Arc support, ARM64 hibernation, and 64-vCPU guests

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

OpenBSD 8.0 arrives with security record still intact

Ars Technica

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

Intermediate certs allow anyone to mint web credentials for any Internet server.

1 hour ago

Ars Technica

The Internet goes on high alert after discovery of 8 compromised TLS certs

TechCrunch

GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think

GM is shuttering the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant, though the closure has nothing to do with the automaker's electrification strategy.

1 hour ago

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GM to close Detroit battery assembly plant, but not for reasons you might think

Engadget

Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents show

The company is facing hundreds of lawsuits over its record on safety.

1 hour ago

Engadget

Employees warned TikTok about child exploitation, court documents show

Ars Technica

Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States?

Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race.

2 hours ago

Ars Technica

Does anyone actually want to win the medium-lift race in the United States?

TechCrunch

ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats

The company says the feature is designed for situations where users might be discussing something personal or planning a surprise and want to keep those conversations private when handing their device to friends or family to show them something in another chat.

2 hours ago

TechCrunch

ChatGPT now lets you lock your chats

Engadget

How long can you expect your original Steam Deck to last?

The original Steam Deck has been around for a while, but unless you only play the heaviest games, it should be great for some time more.

2 hours ago

Engadget

How long can you expect your original Steam Deck to last?

TechCrunch

Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei

The former Google CEO owns about 1% stake in the leading AI lab, Bloomberg reported.

3 hours ago

TechCrunch

Eric Schmidt reportedly owns about half as much of Anthropic as CEO Dario Amodei

TechCrunch

Meta's Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps

Meta's AI companion Muse has surpassed 10 million U.S. downloads in its first 40 days, joining an exclusive group of apps that includes Threads. New data also shows Muse is retaining users at higher rates than its AI rivals.

4 hours ago

TechCrunch

Meta's Muse hits 10M U.S. downloads in 40 days, a milestone reached by only 11 other apps

WIRED

Hatch Sleep Clock Review: A Contactless Sleep Tracker (2026)

I’m obsessed with sleep data, but I don’t love wearing a smartwatch to bed. Can the Hatch Sleep Clock give me the best of both worlds at an affordable price?

5 hours ago

WIRED

Hatch Sleep Clock Review: A Contactless Sleep Tracker (2026)

WIRED

An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding

Hysteria over the agent's appearance in a 7,500-person group reveals that internet experts have outdated notions of privacy.

6 hours ago

WIRED

An AI Agent Joined a Listserv of Top Internet Researchers. The Reply-All Chaos Is Still Unfolding

WIRED

How ‘Final Fantasy VII Revelation’ Strikes the Balance Between Old and New

Game director Naoki Hamaguchi talks about scale and expectations for one of gaming’s most ambitious remakes.

10 hours ago

WIRED

How ‘Final Fantasy VII Revelation’ Strikes the Balance Between Old and New

WIRED

Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

Mary Anne Franks has spent years fighting against online abuse. When people are abused with impunity, she says, the message becomes “We do not care about women’s voices.”

10 hours ago

WIRED

Sexual Assault Is a Free Speech Issue

WIRED

This New Food Delivery App Could Be the Antidote to Menu Markups

By sticking to in-store menu prices and a flat 5 percent fee, Olo wants to take the sting out of ordering dinner.

11 hours ago

WIRED

This New Food Delivery App Could Be the Antidote to Menu Markups