The Information reports that OpenAI’s 200-employee device team is working on an AI-powered smart speaker with a built-in camera and a facial recognition feature, with a reported price range of $200 to $300 and a launch timeline of February 2027 at the earliest. The report ties the device to the OpenAI hardware effort associated with former…
The suspect in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was raising alarms among employees at OpenAI months before the shooting took place. This past June, Jesse had conversations with ChatGPT involving descriptions of gun violence that triggered the chatbot’s automated review system. Several employees raised concerns that her posts could…
They beat the previous record by over 500MHz!
Things are likely to get worse before they get better.
According to a lawsuit brought by West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey, Apple has permitted iCloud to develop into a platform for the distribution and storage of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Apple has allegedly put its privacy branding ahead of its child safety responsibilities for years, according to the complaint, which was submitted to…
Samsung unleashed a new batch of Galaxy Z TriFold units after selling out initial stock of the behemoth foldable that turns into a 10-inch tablet. It took less than ten minutes to sell through today’s supply, which either speaks to the phone’s surprising popularity or, rather, just how few of them the company is making….
Google has announced Gemini 3.1 Pro, a new version of its flagship artificial intelligence model designed to improve complex reasoning and multi-step problem solving across consumer and developer platforms. The release follows closely after Google introduced Lyria 3, its AI music generation model, and continues the company’s accelerated rollout of Gemini updates across its AI…
AI-generated summaries of Google search results have prevented users from clicking through to individual websites. Maybe this will help.
We know that 5G networks continue to expand globally, but looking ahead, Samsung Electronics has announced a significant technical breakthrough in the development of 6G connectivity. In collaboration with Keysight Technologies and the South Korean operator KT Corporation, Samsung successfully validated its eXtreme MIMO (X-MIMO) technology, reaching data speeds of 3 Gbps. The 7 GHz…
Nintendo just released a Switch 2 upgrade for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The upgrade is $4.99 for owners of the Switch game, or $64.99 if you buy the Switch 2 version. Don’t buy the Switch 2 version! Instead, score a deal on the digital Switch version that’s $39.99 (originally $59.99) at GameStop and Amazon….
