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Colorado Residents Are Spotting Weird-Looking Rabbits With Black Horns and Mouth Tentacles

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-06 17:05:20

People in Fort Collins, Colorado, are seeing rabbits with black horns and tentacles that wouldn’t look out of place in a horror movie. Though frightening, their appearance is caused by a known virus that’s harmless to humans. Journalist Amanda Gilbert documented the town sightings in an article for local outlet 9NEWS last Friday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say the rabbits are afflicted with a virus that causes wart-like projections to emerge from their faces—a condition that likely e

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AI Startup Perplexity Offers To Buy Google's Chrome Browser for a Whopping $34.5 Billion

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 16:56:59

Perplexity, the AI startup responsible for the eponymous chatbot and LLM-powered search engine, has made a formal bid to purchase Google's Chrome browser. The proposed $34.5 billion deal would eclipse Perplexity's current valuation. In July, the company was valued at $18 billion -- just over half the amount of the proposed bid. The company has said that several interested investors are willing to back the Chrome deal. Perplexity's bid comes after Google lost an antitrust suit initiated by the

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YouTube backlash begins: “Why is AI combing through every single video I watch?”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-06 16:58:05

Tens of thousands of YouTubers are raging against YouTube's plan to use AI to detect underage users in the US. On Tuesday, a Change.org petition rapidly neared its 50,000-signature goal, with tens of thousands hoping that with enough users protesting, the wide rollout of the AI age checks might be stopped. They fear the age checks will make it harder to access content they love while staying anonymous on the platform YouTube's age verification system estimates user ages by interpreting a "vari

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Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-06 17:49:15

In the wake of its big antitrust loss, Google could soon find itself forced to sell one of its crown jewels. Among the government's proposed remedies in the search case is a requirement that Google divest its market-leading Chrome browser, and Perplexity is already throwing its proverbial hat into the ring with a whopping $34.5 billion offer. The problem, however, is that Perplexity doesn't have nearly that much cash. Perplexity has ridden the AI hype wave, with its AI-powered search appearing

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OpenAI Scrambles to Update GPT-5 After Users Revolt

wired.com Will Knight 2026-01-05 14:13:08

OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes. On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to say the company would keep the previous model, GPT-4o, running for Plus users. A new feature designed to seamlessly switch between models depending on the complexity of t

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Grok Offers Bizarre Explanations for Why It Was Deactivated

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-06 21:48:27

Grok, Elon Musk's "maximum truth-seeking" chatbot, was briefly suspended on August 11 — and nobody, including the xAI bot, knows what really happened. As flagged by Gizmodo, users reported that the chatbot, which declared itself as "MechaHitler" earlier this year, was back online within half an hour. When it came to, Grok began offering some strange and conflicting reasons as to why it had been shut down. As it stands, Grok has made three overarching claims about its temporary deactivation: th

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I tested this new AI podcast tool to see if it can beat NotebookLM - here's how it did

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2026-01-06 22:00:17

Speechify The Speechify text-to-speech app enables its over 50 million users worldwide to convert any text, including documents, articles, PDFs, and images into audio, with over 200 voices to choose from. Now, the company is delving into a new type of audio: AI-generated podcasts. Also: I finally gave NotebookLM my full attention - and it really is a total game changer Starting today, Speechify users will be able to turn any content into a "lecture-style" podcast. They'll also get access to a

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ Flies Home This Week

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-06 21:50:59

James Gunn’s Superman was pushed out of the top five at the box office this past weekend, marking the beginning of the end of its box office run. It’s been a good one, with over $330 million in the U.S. so far and another $250 million worldwide. It’s the highest-grossing Superman film ever, domestically not adjusted for inflation, and now the journey takes its next step. Gunn took to social media Tuesday to announce his DC Universe film will be available on digital August 15. That’s this week.

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Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Apple for Favoring ChatGPT Over Grok in the App Store

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 21:49:00

Elon Musk has threatened Apple with legal action for what he perceives as overt favoritism towards OpenAI's ChatGPT app in its App Store rankings. In a series of posts on X, he wrote that Grok, the chatbot created by his own company xAI, was being unfairly penalized by the iPhone maker. "Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store, which is an unequivocal antitrust violation," Musk said. "xAI will take immediate legal act

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Back-to-School Spending Is Down 50%, CNET Survey Finds. Here's How to Get the Tech and Gear You Need for Less

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-06 22:00:00

Back-to-school shopping is underway, and the supply list isn't like it was when I was a kid. More schools and colleges are leaning on technology for educational purposes, and some of those costs could fall on US shoppers. Big-ticket purchases, like laptops and tablets, can be a strain on your finances, especially when juggling other back-to-school items and everyday expenses. CNET's new back-to-school survey dives into just how much US shoppers are concerned about making tech purchases ahead o

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Ultimate Ears’ Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever at 40 percent off

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2026-01-06 22:30:00

If you’re hosting a small get-together or hangout at the park, a small speaker like the UE Wonderboom 4 can provide the soundtrack. It’s the kind of gadget that fades into the background yet remains as important as the food and drink. And right now, it’s down to just $59.99 ($40 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo, which is its lowest price to date. The Wonderboom 4’s compact design — which is roughly the size of a softball — makes it easy to bring anywhere, whether you’re lounging by the p

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Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2026-01-06 22:14:08

In a moonshot move, AI search engine Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer, Reuters reported and Perplexity has confirmed to TechCrunch. Perplexity tells TC the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open source and continue to invest in it. Perplexity’s offer includes a promise to invest $3 billion into the open source project. Perplexity is also promising not to change the user defaults o

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Google vet raises $8M for Continua to bring AI agents to group chats

techcrunch.com Marina Temkin 2026-01-06 22:15:01

In early 2023, David Petrou, a distinguished engineer and a founding member of both Google Goggles and Google Glass, made a surprising move. After more than 17 years at the company, he departed to launch his own startup. “I was seeing how fast technology was changing, and I felt there are certain ideas that are best explored in the context of a startup,” Petrou told TechCrunch. His ultimate idea was to build Continua, a consumer-facing company that uses AI agents to enhance collaboration and i

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Musk threatens Apple and calls OpenAI boss a liar as feud deepens

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-07 03:22:44

Musk threatens Apple and calls OpenAI boss a liar as feud deepens 38 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon & Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images X owner Elon Musk has threatened Apple with legal action after claiming it had made it "impossible" for apps to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in its App Store. He called OpenAI boss Sam Altman a "liar" - after Altman claimed Musk used his platform to "benefit himself and his own companies". The row is the latest flashpoint in what

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Perplexity offers to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2026-01-07 03:24:02

Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI has made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid for Google's Chrome browser, CNBC confirmed on Tuesday. That figure is higher than Perplexity's current valuation, but the company said several investors have agreed to back the deal. In July, Perplexity was valued at $18 billion as part of an extension that valued the company at $14 billion months earlier. Google did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. The Wall Street Journal was first t

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Looking at This Subreddit May Convince You That AI Was a Huge Mistake

futurism.com Unknown 2026-01-07 02:44:31

Last week, OpenAI's most loyal customers revolted after the company replaced all of its preceding AI models with its newly-released GPT-5 model. Their pleading proved convincing enough for OpenAI to reverse course, with CEO Sam Altman announcing that the company's GPT-4o model would be reinstated. To say that users have become emotionally attached to OpenAI's "sycophantic" AI models would be vast understatement. Experts have warned of an epidemic of "AI psychosis," with some users experiencing

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Perplexity Wants to Buy Google Chrome for $34.5 Billion: Report

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-01-07 03:20:02

AI company Perplexity has offered to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The offer is being characterized as a “longshot,” especially since Perplexity itself is only valued at about $18 billion, according to the newspaper, but the idea is rooted in a very real problem for Google: A judge is currently considering whether Google’s parent company Alphabet should be forced to sell Chrome over antitrust concerns. Perplexity told the

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AI companies are chasing government users with steep discounts

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-07 03:31:51

Ever since the launch of ChatGPT, AI companies have been racing to gain a foothold in government in more ways than one. Most recently, that’s meant luring government users with attractive low prices for their products. Within the last week, both OpenAI and Anthropic have introduced special prices for government versions of their generative AI chatbots, ChatGPT and Claude, and xAI announced its Grok for Government in mid-July. OpenAI and Anthropic are both offering their chatbots to federal agen

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Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-07 03:50:26

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The startup also offered to buy TikTok earlier this year. Google hasn’t indicated that it would sell Chrome at any price, and so far, the court hasn’t ordered a sale. Perplexity spokesperson Jesse Dwyer confirmed to The Verge that the WSJ’s reporting is accurat

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HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-07 08:11:48

HMRC using AI to scour suspected tax cheats' social media 50 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images HMRC has confirmed it uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor social media posts as part of criminal investigations into suspected tax cheats. It said the tech would not replace "human decision-making" and was subject to legal oversight. "Greater use of AI will enable our staff to spend less time on admin and more time helping taxpayers, as well as be

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A Spellchecker Used to Be a Major Feat of Software Engineering

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 00:07:48

A Spellchecker Used to Be a Major Feat of Software Engineering Here's the situation: it's 1984, and you're assigned to write the spellchecker for a new MS-DOS word processor. Some users, but not many, will have 640K of memory in their PCs. You need to support systems with as little as 256K. That's a quarter megabyte to contain the word processor, the document being edited, and the memory needed by the operating system. Oh, and the spellchecker. For reference, on my MacBook, the standard dictio

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Why We Migrated from Neon to PlanetScale

news.ycombinator.com Anthony Ronning 2026-01-07 08:02:03

In May 2025, during the same week Neon announced their acquisition, our databases went down four times. For hours. Database spin-ups, their entire value proposition, were completely disabled. Our "serverless" databases couldn't even start. That was the final straw in our decision to migrate to PlanetScale. Who We Are and Why Databases Matter More At OpenSecret, we're building something unique: a confidential computing platform powered by AWS Nitro Enclaves. Our flagship application, Maple AI,

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Pebblebee’s AirTag alternative can now share your real-time location in an emergency

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-01-07 08:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. In July, Pebblebee announced a new safety feature for its Clip location tracker. Called Alert, it turns the Apple AirTag alternative into a panic alarm. Rapidly pressing the Clip’s button activates a flashing light and loud 97-decibel siren while also trigger

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Anthropic takes aim at OpenAI, offers Claude to ‘all three branches of government’ for $1

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2026-01-07 08:37:50

Just a week after OpenAI announced it would offer ChatGPT Enterprise to the entire federal executive branch workforce at $1 per year per agency, Anthropic has raised the stakes. The AI giant said Tuesday it would also offer its Claude models to government agencies for just $1 – but not only to the executive branch. Anthropic is targeting “all three branches” of the U.S. government, including the legislative and judiciary branches. The package will be available for one year, says Anthropic. The

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12 of the Best Peacock Shows to Stream Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 12:00:04

Peacock costs more after a July price hike, but the streamer's reliably entertaining lineup of NBC and Bravo favorites could mean you're keeping it around. If you aren't dropping it, the platform's original series are also worth checking out. Some highly rated options include season 2 of the Natasha Lyonne detective show Poker Face and the 2024 Eddie Redmayne assassin series The Day of the Jackal. If you're poking around Peacock for something to watch, here are 12 standout shows to try. Peacock

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Ladies, your Oura Ring’s new tools will now cover everything from bumps to hot flashes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-07 17:00:26

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Oura has announced two major updates related to women’s health: a redesigned Pregnancy Insights experience and the first-ever Perimenopause Check-In. Available now, Pregnancy Insights offers daily gestational age updates, trimester-specific trend views, faster symptom tracking, and tailored insights, all informed by member data. Oura’s Perimenopause Check-In launches tomorrow (August 13) and includes a Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) Survey, a provider-re

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This designer turned the new Beats Pill into a cool art piece you can’t get everywhere

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-07 17:56:41

Beats is rolling out a fresh limited-edition version of its recently relaunched Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker, teaming up with Bulgarian-born fashion designer Kiko Kostadinov. Known for blending modern form with historical references, Kostadinov brings his signature aesthetic to the portable speaker’s design. The Kiko Kostadinov Beats Pill features a custom grille inspired by intricate geometric patterns found in ancient Thracian art, a nod to Kostadinov’s heritage. The speaker’s body is finish

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Oura rolls out new features for pregnancy and perimenopause

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-07 17:00:00

One downside to a fitness trackers is that they’re rarely able to understand the context in which their users live. It’s an issue Oura is looking to remedy by launching two sets of features intended to help people during pregnancy and when they reach perimenopause. Given both processes are liable to take a toll, causing physical, mental and emotional changes, having a smart ring that understands what’s going on is vital. For the former, the Oura app will now monitor your biometrics throughout p

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Modos Paper Monitor – Open-hardware e-paper monitor and dev kit

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-02 21:38:11

Back this project to help bring it into existence. Funding ends on Sep 18, 2025 at 04:59 PM PDT. Modos Paper Dev Kit includes nearly everything you need to create an open-hardware e-paper monitor with a fast 75 Hz refresh rate, low latency, various screen-update configurations, multiple image modes, and flexible dithering options. It can be connected through HDMI or USB, and it works on Linux, macOS, and Windows. We are offering 6-inch and 13-inch monochrome kits, but the controller that powers

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We keep reinventing CSS, but styling was never the problem

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-07 17:39:42

We Keep Reinventing CSS, but Styling Was Never the Problem We’ve been building for the web for decades. CSS has had time to grow up, and in many ways, it has. We’ve got scoped styles, design tokens, cascade layers, even utility-first frameworks that promise to eliminate bikeshedding entirely. And yet, somehow, every new project still begins with a shrug and the same old question: “So… how are we styling things this time?” It’s not that we lack options. It’s that every option comes with trade

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Colorado Residents Are Spotting Weird-Looking Rabbits With Black Horns and Mouth Tentacles

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Ultimate Ears’ Wonderboom 4 speaker is cheaper than ever at 40 percent off

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Musk threatens Apple and calls OpenAI boss a liar as feud deepens

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Perplexity Wants to Buy Google Chrome for $34.5 Billion: Report

AI companies are chasing government users with steep discounts

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