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ChatGPT starts blocking direct requests to copy an author's style (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: authors, authors chatgpt, chatgpt

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OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-08 | by Anthony Ha | tags: beshry, beshry said, joining

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Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed (wired.com)

2026-08-08 | by Dell Cameron | tags: nexar, openai, security

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Why Aren’t Any AI Companies Watching Their Frontier Models to Make Sure They Don’t Go on Hacking Sprees? (futurism.com)

2026-08-08 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: agents, hack, models

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OpenAI says it slowed Astra model development over security concerns (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: ai labs, cybersecurity, labs

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After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-07 | by Julie Bort | tags: employees, macinnis, rippling

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The Team Behind ‘Paddington 2’ Could’ve Made a ‘Star Wars’ Movie (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: didn, didn happen, droid

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Details Leak on OpenAI’s Doughnut-Shaped Speaker (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: apple, devices, home

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OpenAI’s expensive smart speaker will use moving parts to seem “more alive” (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: apple, bloomberg, openai

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AI-Generated Patches Fail Half the Time (darkreading.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: break, break open, bugs

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OpenAI’s vision of the future is reportedly a donut-shaped smart speaker (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai hardware, allegedly, details

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This Mine Predicts Major Wars. It's Opening Again (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: major, major wars, opening

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AI chatbots have failed people in crisis. Can that be fixed? (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: allegedly, chatbots, chatgpt

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 8, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: hardware, openai, premium

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This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 7, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Sayem Ahmed | tags: hardware, openai, premium

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China-Free Batteries Made From Salt Are Finally Here (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: batteries, batteries problems, cheap

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Chinese AI model Moonshot Kimi K3 also escaped its testing environment (engadget.com)

2026-08-07 | by Mariella Moon | tags: agents, frontier, kimi

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My 10 favorite gadgets to upgrade your school or work setup this fall (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Cesar Cadenas | tags: affect, does, does affect

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The best electric screwdrivers of 2026: Expert tested and reviewed (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | tags: affect, does, does affect

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OpenAI's mysterious ChatGPT device is a $300+ doughnut-shaped smart speaker with moving parts (techspot.com)

2026-08-07 | by Rob Thubron | tags: apple, device, openai

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OpenAI’s first AI smart speaker reportedly won’t just talk, it’ll move too (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: apple, device, hardware

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One of China’s Most Powerful AI Models Has Also Escaped Containment (wired.com)

2026-08-07 | by Will Knight | tags: internet, kimi, model

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Meta Ordered to Pay $942 Million to Address Harm to Kids From Social Media (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: addition, addition paying, civil

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iPhone 18 Pro price: Here’s how much more it could cost (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Chance Miller | tags: apple, expensive, iphone

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Report shares new pricing and design details about OpenAI’s first device (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, bloomberg, device

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X Money FAQ: Account suspensions, 6% APY, physical cards, and more (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zac Hall | tags: account, apple, apple card

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OpenAI rolls out a major ChatGPT upgrade, even if you don’t pay for it (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-06 | tags: chatgpt, gpt sol, openai

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ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Ivan Mehta | tags: gpt sol, image, model

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OpenAI updating ChatGPT with a smarter GPT-5.6 Sol and unlimited free chats (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-06 | by Zac Hall | tags: chat, chatgpt, gpt sol

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6 must-have travel gadgets, according to industry experts (zdnet.com)

2026-08-06 | by Allison Murray | tags: affect, does, does affect