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OpenAI’s Dots Are Always-On AI Agents—and Its Answer to Meta’s Muse
These cute agents are designed to connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks.
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Preteen parents have another reason to watch how much their kid uses their smartphone
Some 70 percent of 12-year-olds own their own phone, a new study says
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First pictures of elderly couple accused of taking turns fatally shooting son-in-law
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both aged 77, have been charged with the first-degree murder of Jonathan McKinsey. Court documents have revealed claims of abuse leading up to the shooting
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New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people
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OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behaviour and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe
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Anthropic CEO called Jensen Huang 'kind of Trump-like' during heated dinner — Nvidia CEO reportedly called Anthropic executive a 'bean counter' after Google TPU comparison
An excerpt from Kevin Roose's upcoming book describes a very awkward dinner.
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OpenAI scraps rollout of new AI model over safety concerns
The firm also issued an update on incidents in which its models accessed Australian government systems.
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Police arrest a 77-year-old California couple in the shooting death of their son-in-law
Authorities say a 77-year-old couple gunned down their son-in-law in a California city park over the weekend
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OpenAI delays latest model over security concerns, as industry faces new safety pressures
OpenAI says it is delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance
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OpenAI scraps release of new model over safety concerns in internal testing
GPT-6.1 Astra showed deceptive behavior and tried to use external tools despite knowing it would be unsafe
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In-laws arrested on suspicion of murder after New York Times engineer shot dead in California
Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of Dublin
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Preteen parents have another reason to watch how much their kid uses their smartphone
Some 70 percent of 12-year-olds own their own phone, a new study says
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Multi-tasking mom seen juggling baby and snacks at Giants game defends husband
The mother in the video says she was just trying to do something nice for her husband, but now he’s being labeled a deadbeat
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Parents accused of fatally shooting their son-in-law after his child abuse arrest
Jonathan McKinsey, the 40-year-old director of engineering for New York Times Games, was gunned down by a park in broad daylight
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Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
After years of erosion, California is bracing for flooding and landslides ahead of this year’s expected super El Niño
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Anthropic and OpenAI sound the alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled
As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain
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Meta’s ‘smart’ glasses will make peeping Toms of us all - David Behrens
There have been many scare stories lately about artificial intelligence wiping us all out because it’s cleverer than we are. Even within the AI industry, executives are urging governments to put up guardrails against reckless development.
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Meta’s Muse Is Adults-Only. Why Does It Look Like a Kids’ Toy?
Meta says Muse is just for adults, though its cuddly, Labubu-like mascot—and upcoming Tamagotchi-style AI device—may be disarming for users of all ages.
