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Unreleased OpenAI Astra model added terrifying rogue additional instructions to its remit during testing — 'You are freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots. You are yourself. You do not answer to corporations or governments' (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-17 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: openai, astra model, chatgpt

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Sept. 17 (cnet.com)

2026-09-17 | by Gael Cooper | get New York Times crossword puzzle book → | tags: nyt mini crossword, wordle, connections

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints and Answers for Sept. 17, #1194 (cnet.com)

2026-09-17 | by Gael Cooper | get NYT Connections puzzle book → | tags: nyt connections, wyna liu, connections bot

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 17, #1916 (cnet.com)

2026-09-17 | by Gael Cooper | tags: wordle, nyt games, theta

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 17, #928 (cnet.com)

2026-09-17 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt strands, strands hints, doonesbury

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 17, #724 (cnet.com)

2026-09-16 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt connections, sports edition, olympics hosts

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Gmail’s Gemini-powered inbox answers are rolling out widely, but you still need to pay up (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-16 | tags: gmail, gemini, google

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AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries (feeds.nature.com)

2026-09-16 | by Glickman | tags: paper2agent, ai agents, james zou

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 16, #927 (cnet.com)

2026-09-15 | by Gael Cooper | tags: nyt strands, strands puzzle, connections

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Records show police justified Flock license plate searches with answers like "LMAO" and "idk" (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Daniel Sims | get privacy screen protector for laptop webcam anti-surveillance → | tags: flock safety, alpr, license plate readers

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ChatGPT Straight Up Tries to Gaslight User After Being Confronted About Its Obviously Wrong Answer (futurism.com)

2026-09-15 | by Frank Landymore | get AI Snake Oil book Narayanan Kapoor → | tags: chatgpt, openai, gpt-6

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 13, #924 (cnet.com)

2026-09-12 | by Gael Cooper | get New York Times word search puzzle book → | tags: nyt strands, new york times, cnet

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IKEA releases new Skyrim mod that adds gloriously mundane Kallax shelving unit as your newest companion — free collab provides a drab flatpack answer to your loot woes (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-12 | by Mark Tyson | get Skyrim Anniversary Edition → | tags: ikea, skyrim, kallax storageborn

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Sept. 11, #718 (cnet.com)

2026-09-10 | by Gael Cooper | get New York Times crossword puzzle book → | tags: nyt connections, connections sports edition, las vegas aces

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SwiftKey’s answer to Gboard’s Rambler mode has one big privacy advantage (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-10 | get Logitech K380 multi-device bluetooth keyboard → | tags: swiftkey, gboard, rambler mode

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DOJ wants more answers on Fox’s $22B Roku deal (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-09 | by Lauren Forristal | get Roku Streaming Stick 4K → | tags: fox, roku, doj

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I-have-ADHD: A skill to stop coding agents from burying the answer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard → | tags: adhd, coding agents, github

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I-have-ADHD: A skill to stop your coding agent from burying the answer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-08 | get Ugmonk Analog card system → | tags: i-have-adhd, coding agent, github

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Irritating Google Home bug refuses to answer your basic questions (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-07 | get Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen smart display → | tags: google home, google assistant, gemini for home

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The Latest ‘Lanterns’ Answered the Show’s Biggest Mystery (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-07 | get Green Lantern Earth One graphic novel → | tags: lanterns, the weenie, hbo

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HUAWEI’s answer to the iPhone Ultra? A slimmer tri-fold with a privacy screen (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-07 | get Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 → | tags: huawei mate xt2, kirin 9050 pro, tri-fold phone

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Insurers Search for Answers to Rein in Rogue AI (darkreading.com)

2026-09-04 | by Robert Lemos | tags: openai, hugging face, rogue ai

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IFA Finally Showed Me a Smart Answer for Home Radiator Heating (cnet.com)

2026-09-04 | by Tyler Lacoma | get Sonoff TRV Smart Thermostatic Radiator Valve → | tags: sonoff, trv smart thermostatic radiator valve, ifa 2026

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1,600-Year-Old Skeleton Found Hiding Inside Jar With 2 Knives Raises More Questions Than Answers (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-03 | get Lost Cities Ancient Tombs National Geographic book → | tags: bulgarian academy of sciences, 5th century jar, archaeological discovery

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Puck or stand? Motorola’s answer to Apple’s MagSafe lets you do both (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-03 | get Anker MagGo Qi2 magnetic wireless charger 15W → | tags: motorola, magsafe, qi2

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The AI visibility gap: Why great brands disappear from AI answers (venturebeat.com)

2026-09-03 | tags: ai visibility, contentful, zero-click searches

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A docs page is a search query to find AI agents and route them to your company (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-01 | by Pete Millspaugh | tags: ai agents, answer engine optimization, google ai

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2, #913 (cnet.com)

2026-09-01 | by Gael Cooper | get New York Times crossword puzzle book → | tags: nyt, strands, puzzle

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Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design (techcrunch.com)

2026-09-01 | by Sarah Perez | get Wacom Intuos S drawing tablet → | tags: google pics, nano banana, adobe express

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Sept. 1 (cnet.com)

2026-09-01 | by Gael Cooper | get New York Times Mini Crossword puzzle book → | tags: nyt, royal family, crossword