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If You've Asked ChatGPT a Legal Question, You May Have Accidentally Doomed Yourself in Court

Imagine this scenario: you're worried you may have committed a crime, so you turn to a trusted advisor — OpenAI's blockbuster ChatGPT, say — to describe what you did and get its advice. This isn't remotely far-fetched; lots of people are already getting legal assistance from AI, on everything from divorce proceedings to parking violations. Because people are amazingly stupid, it's almost certain that people have already asked the bot for advice about enormously consequential questions about, sa

Dell's back to school sale includes up to $350 off Premium laptops

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . That brings the price of a specced out 16-inch model down to $2,350. Dell is holding a back to school sale on all kinds of laptops and accessories, and there are some significant discounts on offer. The company's newly-released line of Premium laptops is up to $350 off, depending on t

OpenAI could rival Google Shopping with ChatGPT Shop

AI companies like OpenAI and Perplexity like to be the "everything company," and OpenAI's latest ChatGPT feature, "Shopping," makes that obvious. Financial Times recently reported that ChatGPT is testing a new shopping feature where you could buy products directly from the app. When ChatGPT 'converts' sales for merchants, OpenAI gets a percentage of the revenue. This is similar to the existing affiliate program for publishers. FT reports that OpenAI could partner with Shopify to integrate th

OpenAI prepares GPT-5 for roll out

OpenAI's ChatGPT-5 could drop in the coming days, and it could be one of the best models from the Microsoft-backed startup. As The Verge's Tom Warren first reported, GPT-5 is being prepared for an August release. GPT-5 is believed to be the "unified" model, which means it combines the breakthroughs from the reasoning and multi-modal models, such as o3 and 4o respectively. ChatGPT currently has too many capable models for different tasks. While the models are powerful, it can be confusing beca

Aeneas transforms how historians connect the past

Research Aeneas transforms how historians connect the past Share Copy link × Introducing the first model for contextualizing ancient inscriptions, designed to help historians better interpret, attribute and restore fragmentary texts. Writing was everywhere in the Roman world — etched onto everything from imperial monuments to everyday objects. From political graffiti, love poems and epitaphs to business transactions, birthday invitations and magical spells, inscriptions offer modern hist

20 national security experts urge Trump administration to restrict Nvidia H20 sales to China

Not everyone is happy that the Trump administration gave Nvidia the green light to start selling its H20 advanced AI chips in China again. A group of 20 national security experts and former government officials wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday urging the Trump administration to reverse its recent decision to let Nvidia resume selling its H20 AI chips in China. The letter called the Trump administration’s recent decision a “strategic misstep”

Tesla signs $16.5B deal with Samsung to make AI chips

Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion deal to get its next-generation chips from Samsung. “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be dedicated to making Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip,” Elon Musk posted on X late Sunday evening. “The strategic importance of this is hard to overstate.” Tesla’s AI6 (AKA Hardware 6) chip is the company’s bet on an all-in-one chip design that can scale from powering its driver assistance system known as Full Self-Driving (Supervised) to Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robots, a

Meet the minds shaping AI: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 AI Stage revealed

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, the AI Stage comes alive with the voices shaping the future of technology, creativity, and security. Top VCs reveal what it takes to win funding in a rapidly evolving landscape, as they place bets on the next wave of AI founders. Hear groundbreaking insights from leaders at visionary startups like Apptronik, ElevenLabs, Hugging Face, Runway, Wonder Dynamics, Writer, and Wayve — pioneers redefining the future of tech. These leaders, and many more below, represent the

Do startups still need Silicon Valley? Hear from the founders and funders challenging old assumptions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

As the startup world descends on San Francisco for TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 — happening October 27–29 at Moscone West — one question looms large: does building in Silicon Valley still give founders an edge? With 10,000+ startup and VC leaders gathering for this milestone Disrupt, the conversation around access, geography, and opportunity has never been more timely. On the Builders Stage, Anh-Tho Chuong (Lago), Davice Hall (Revolution), and Heather Doshay (SignalFire) lead a must-attend session f

I tested the Dell XPS' successor - here are the biggest upgrades (and what's the same)

Dell Premium 16 ZDNET's key takeaways The Dell Premium 16 starts at $1,800. This is a premium laptop capable of handling heavy workloads, especially graphic design, thanks to its top-notch hardware. However, it does share some of the same issues as its predecessor, like its tendency to run warm and power-hungry battery. View now at Dell I've been dying to get my hands on the new Dell Premium 16, mainly because it is a follow-up to the Dell XPS 16, a laptop that I reviewed back in early 2024 a

This 16-inch Acer is a full-package value pick I'd happily replace my main laptop with

Acer Swift 16 AI ZDNET's key takeaways The Acer Swift 16 AI is available now starting at $1,250. Its 16-inch OLED display, well-designed lightweight form, and marathon battery work together to create a laptop that feels more premium than its price would suggest. Its speakers, however, leave much to be desired, and it has its fair share of bloatware. $1,299 at Walmart $1,249.99 at Best Buy more buying choices Acer's Swift 16 AI is a thin and light laptop with a gorgeous OLED display, nice full

The video game adaptation of cult classic Toxic Crusaders cartoon finally gets a release date

The streets of Tromaville, New Jersey are calling once again as the video game adaptation of the off-the-wall cartoon series Toxic Crusaders gets a release date. Seen in an official trailer from Retroware that was shown off during San Diego Comic-Con and shared online by IGN, the Toxic Crusaders game is releasing on December 4 on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Steam. As a true callback to the quirky cartoon from the '90s, the video game is designed as a side-scrolling beat 'em up, all p

The many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade

July 27, 2025 The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade This last decade has seen an inundation of new JavaScript runtimes (and engines in equal measure), enabling us to run JavaScript in all manner of contexts with precise fitness for task. Through these, we've seen the language spread to the Cloud, the edge, Smart TVs, mobile devices, and even microcontrollers. In this article, we'll explore what's driving this diversity, and why no one runtime or engine suffices for all p

IBM Keyboard Patents

JavaScript disabled or not supported It appears you have prevented JavaScript from running in your web browser or are using a web browser that does not support JavaScript. Admiral Shark's Keyboards presently requires JavaScript for quality-of-life features like switching between light/dark mode, navigating via title or image and copying search query links, and is necessary for the keyboard matrix simulators, keyboard property modals, interactable slideshows and image size optimisation. Please c

The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade

July 27, 2025 The many, many, many JavaScript runtimes of the last decade This last decade has seen an inundation of new JavaScript runtimes (and engines in equal measure), enabling us to run JavaScript in all manner of contexts with precise fitness for task. Through these, we've seen the language spread to the Cloud, the edge, Smart TVs, mobile devices, and even microcontrollers. In this article, we'll explore what's driving this diversity, and why no one runtime or engine suffices for all p

A ‘Grand Unified Theory’ of Math Just Got a Little Bit Closer

“We mostly believe that all the conjectures are true, but it’s so exciting to see it actually realized,” said Ana Caraiani, a mathematician at Imperial College London. “And in a case that you really thought was going to be out of reach.” It’s just the beginning of a hunt that will take years—mathematicians ultimately want to show modularity for every abelian surface. But the result can already help answer many open questions, just as proving modularity for elliptic curves opened up all sorts of

Linux on Snapdragon X Elite: Linaro and Tuxedo Pave the Way for ARM64 Laptops

At Linaro Connect 2025 Linaro, thanks to its work within the Qualcomm ecosystem, and TUXEDO Computers, showcased an off-the-shelf prototype ARM64 Linux laptop using the Snapdragon X Elite SoC, demonstrating progress in enabling Linux on Snapdragon devices to meet the increasing demand for ARM computing. But wait! This is just the tip of the iceberg of a long journey! Advancements in Linux Support for Snapdragon X Elite: Over the past year, substantial progress has been made in integrating Lin

Shallow water is dangerous too

Julia and I know drowning is the biggest risk to US kids 1-4, and we try to take this seriously. But yesterday our 4yo came very close to drowning in a fountain. (She's fine now.) This week we were on vacation with my extended family: nine kids, eight parents, and ten grandparents/uncles/aunts. For the last few years we've been in a series of rental houses, and this time on arrival we found a fountain in the backyard: I immediately checked the depth with a stick and found that it would be just

How we rooted Copilot

Microsoft has silently pushed an update back in April 2025 for Copilot Enterprise, enabling a live Python sandbox running Jupyter Notebook that can execute code in the backend. Well, that sounds like a terrific idea, let’s explore it for a bit! It turns out to be easy to have it execute exactly the code we want to on the underlying system using Jupyter Notebook syntax %command . Well, it worked most of the time. It feels like telling an 8-year-old child to do something. If it’s in a good mood

Shallow Water Is Dangerous Too

Julia and I know drowning is the biggest risk to US kids 1-4, and we try to take this seriously. But yesterday our 4yo came very close to drowning in a fountain. (She's fine now.) This week we were on vacation with my extended family: nine kids, eight parents, and ten grandparents/uncles/aunts. For the last few years we've been in a series of rental houses, and this time on arrival we found a fountain in the backyard: I immediately checked the depth with a stick and found that it would be just

Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow was, of course, previously married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin. And it was at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts that the company’s CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were apparently caught dancing together on the “

Bonkers NASA Mission Aims to Drop Six Helicopters Onto Mars From Space

Defense tech company AeroVironment and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have shown off a wild concept for deploying six helicopters above the surface of Mars to scout for water and possible human landing sites. The concept, dubbed "Skyfall," builds on NASA's extremely successful and revolutionary Ingenuity Mars helicopter, which became the first manmade object to achieve powered flight on another planet in 2021. It flew a whopping 72 times over three years, vastly exceeding expectations. AeroV

How We Rooted Copilot

Microsoft has silently pushed an update back in April 2025 for Copilot Enterprise, enabling a live Python sandbox running Jupyter Notebook that can execute code in the backend. Well, that sounds like a terrific idea, let’s explore it for a bit! It turns out to be easy to have it execute exactly the code we want to on the underlying system using Jupyter Notebook syntax %command . Well, it worked most of the time. It feels like telling an 8-year-old child to do something. If it’s in a good mood

Does Rocket Money Work? I’m Convinced After Saving $400 in Subscription Costs

You could be losing money to subscriptions you don't even use. This popular budgeting app can help you cut costs. Getty Images/Rocket Money/Amy Kim/CNET No one likes losing money, yet many of us are allowing dollars to drain from our bank accounts without realizing it. The average US consumer spends around $200 a year on subscriptions they don't even use, according to a recent CNET study. It's easy to see why. You sign up for a free trial or service and forget about it, but the subscription pr

Adaptive Power Could Be the Best Low-Key iOS 26 Feature for Your iPhone's Battery

If you've installed the newest iOS 26 public beta or developer beta, you may be able to get a jump on an upcoming feature that might deliver long-term benefits. Adaptive Power is a setting designed to extend battery power by selectively saving energy in small ways that add up. In fact, I'm looking forward to turning it on and forgetting about it. If you're (rightly) cautious about installing betas, it's something to anticipate when iOS 26 comes out in the fall. Let's look closer at how this tiny

Here are the laptops I’d tell any parent to consider for their back-to-school student

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. We’re in the heart of summer fun, but it’s already time for back-to-school planning, especially if that involves buying a new laptop. The dizzying number of different laptops and configurations can feel overwhelming, especially if you want something that doesn’t cost too much but will still last a long time. My general guidelines are t

Gear News of the Week: Amazon Buys Bee, VSCO Has a New App, and CMF Debuts a Smartwatch

That trade-off lets the Watch 3 Pro purportedly last 13 days on a single charge, a slight bump over its predecessor (the new watch lasts 4.5 days if you have the always-on display enabled). There's a new dual-band GPS for more accurate route tracking, 131 sport modes with a personalized running coach, and a new heart-rate sensor that CMF claims is more accurate across workout intensities and skin tones. Naturally, there's a dose of “AI-powered” post-workout summaries. The CMF Watch 3 Pro can no

Generic Containers in C: Vec

Generic Containers in C: vec Martin Uecker, 2025-07-20 I discuss the implementation of type and bounds safe generic containers in C. Previously, I discussed a span type, and bounds checking using arrays. Here, I will discuss a vector type. A vector type is essentially a resizable array. A vector type could be used as in the following example. int main() { vec(int) *vec_ptr = calloc(1, sizeof *vec_ptr); if (!vec_ptr) // memory out abort(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) vec_push(int, &vec

Index Ventures’ Jahanvi Sardana shares the truth about TAM and what founders should focus on instead

Early-stage founders just can’t get away from TAM — the concept of having a total addressable market for their startup to disrupt and conquer. But Index Ventures partner Jahanvi Sardana has a reminder for all those founders worried about finding TAM for their product or service: Many startups have emerged from markets that, at the time, were essentially nonexistent. “What was the market for search before Google?” Sardana asked the audience at TechCrunch’s 2025 All Stage event in Boston, held ea

North Korean hackers ran US-based “laptop farm” from Arizona woman’s home

Christina Chapman, a 50-year-old Arizona woman, has just been sentenced to 102 months in prison for helping North Korean hackers steal US identities in order to get "remote" IT jobs with more than 300 American companies, including Nike. The scheme funneled millions of dollars to the North Korean state. Why did Chapman do it? In a letter sent this week to the judge, Chapman said that she was "looking for a job that was Monday through Friday that would allow me to be present for my mom" who was b