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You Can Now Generate ChatGPT Images by Texting a 1-800 Number on WhatsApp

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-03-18 04:12:53

ChatGPT's image generator tool now takes requests at 1-800-CHATGPT. The feature, announced by OpenAI on Monday in a post on X, allows anyone with a WhatsApp account to text that phone number and make a request for an AI-generated image using a plain-language prompt. In a CNET test, the ChatGPT hotline was able to create an old-school corded telephone image with the ChatGPT logo on it in about two minutes. The 1-800 number also accepts ChatGPT requests that aren't for images. If you don't have

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“Have we no shame?”: Trump’s NIH grant cuts appallingly illegal, judge rules

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-18 03:19:05

The Trump administration has locked horns with a federal judge who ruled on Monday that more than $1 billion in DEI-fueled cuts to federal health research clearly discriminated against racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people. In what The New York Times dubbed a “damning assessment” of Trump’s motives, Judge Williams G. Young ruled from the bench that the cuts were “void and illegal,” saying it was his “duty” to immediately order funding restored. “I would be blind not to call it out,” Young said,

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The first Corvette hypercar? Chevrolet’s 1,250 hp ZR1X hybrid breaks cover.

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-18 04:17:04

Chevrolet provided flights from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, and accommodation so Ars could be briefed on the new ZR1X and drive the ZR1. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. At the recent media launch of the ZR1, the most powerful Corvette ever, Chevrolet also teased an even more potent variant set to debut later this year. Dubbed the ZR1X, the latest model arrives after serious anticipation that began swirling when the eighth-gen ‘Vette switched to a mid-engine layout—and especially a

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OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-03-18 04:26:28

OpenAI executives have discussed filing an antitrust complaint with US regulators against Microsoft, the company's largest investor, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two long-term AI partners. OpenAI, which develops ChatGPT, has reportedly considered seeking a federal regulatory review of the terms of its contract with Microsoft for potential antitrust law violations, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential antitr

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Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds

theverge.com David Pierce 2026-03-18 04:00:00

The Threads team at Meta has spent the past year working on supporting the broader fediverse and social web, and is launching its biggest integrations yet: a new dedicated feed for fediverse posts, and a way to search for fediverse users inside of Threads. Starting today, if you’ve turned on fediverse sharing in Threads, there will be a new section at the top of your Following feed that takes you to a list of posts from folks you follow on Mastodon, Flipboard, or wherever else you’ve connected

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Peak Design Pro Tripod review: a leg up over the original

theverge.com Vjeran Pavic 2026-03-18 04:00:00

is a supervising video producer who also reviews gadgets and photography gear. He has over a decade of experience as a reporter and photojournalist, previously at Recode. Whenever Peak Design releases a new product, whether it’s a backpack, a camera strap, or even a wallet, I’m always looking forward to seeing what kind of genius engineering tweaks the San Francisco-based company came up with. And while there are some clever tricks here, the newly released line of video tripods is more about ap

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Peak Design’s new portable pro tripods can support up to 40 pounds of camera gear

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-03-18 04:00:00

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. Peak Design has announced three new tripods with features and functionality that cater to professional photographers and videographers. The company’s first tripod was a travel model that folded to be as slim as a soda can to prioritize portability. Its new pro tripods, available in three versions, are slightly thicker when collapsed, but they can

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Philips’ new ambient wall light is now available

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2026-03-18 04:06:00

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. Signify has officially announced its new Philips Hue Play Wall Washer light, which was previously leaked by Amazon UK earlier this month. The company has also launched its new Philips Hue AI assistant in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, with a broader global release expected by the end of August. Available now in Europe, the US, and Can

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California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again

theverge.com Hayden Field 2026-03-18 04:07:48

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Last September, all eyes were on Senate Bill 1047 as it made its way to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk — and died there as he vetoed the buzzy piece of legislation. SB 1047 would have required makers of all large AI models, particularly those that cost $100 million or more to train, to test them for specific dangers. A

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Max will show autoplaying video previews picked by AI

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-03-18 04:18:02

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. Max — soon to be called HBO Max again — is rolling out an update that automatically plays video previews when you hover over shows and movies. The video previews are launching to users in the US now, but Max is still working on an “AI-assisted” tool to pick the clips that go in them. In the “coming weeks,” Max says its AI tool will automatically id

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Waymo is gradually expanding its borders in California

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2026-03-18 04:30:00

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Waymo is continuing its slow and steady approach to the robotaxi business by gradually expanding its service area in the key cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles. The company said that starting June 17th, it would begin accepting passengers further south along the San Francisco Peninsula in cities like Brisbane, South S

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How to sign up for Amazon Prime

theverge.com Barbara Krasnoff 2026-03-18 04:47:05

is a reviews editor who manages how-tos and various projects. She’s worked as an editor and writer (and occasional sci-fi author) for more years than she cares to admit to. She can be found on Threads as @barbarask. It looks like Amazon has decided that two days isn’t enough for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This year, the event will last a startling four days, running from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July 8th, through 3AM ET on Saturday, July 12th. (Why is it still called Prime Day instead of

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Waymo robotaxis are pushing into even more California cities

techcrunch.com Kirsten Korosec 2026-03-18 04:30:00

Waymo is expanding its robotaxi service area by another 80 square miles in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Silicon Valley, the company announced Tuesday. Waymo’s commercial service area now covers more than 250 square miles across California, pushing the driverless Jaguar I-Pace vehicles into new pockets of three populous metro areas. The expansion comes a little over a week after several Waymo robotaxis were burned and vandalized during protests in Los Angeles over the Trump admin

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Threads expands open social web integrations with fediverse feed, user profile search

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2026-03-18 04:37:58

Instagram Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, on Tuesday launched two new features as part of its plan to further integrate with the open social web, known as the fediverse. Now, Threads users will be able to see posts from other users on the fediverse within a dedicated feed if they’ve opted in to fediverse sharing on Threads. Plus, people will be able to search for fediverse users directly in Threads. Posts from federated users will be found on the Following tab of the Threads app. They don’t ap

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Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2026-03-18 04:45:37

Anysphere launched a new $200-a-month subscription plan for its popular AI coding tool, Cursor, the company announced in a blog post on Monday. The new plan, Ultra, offers users 20x more usage on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and xAI compared to the company’s $20-a-month subscription plan, Pro. Anysphere also says Cursor users on the Ultra plan will get priority access to new features. Anysphere CEO Michael Truell said in a blog that the Ultra plan was made possible throug

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Reddit stock jumps after company rolls out new AI advertising tools

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-03-18 08:57:06

Reddit shares popped about 7% after the social media company debuted new artificial intelligence-powered advertising tools. The two new features, announced Monday in a post during the Cannes Lions festival, will help brands better leverage discussions on the platform. The company said the tools are powered by an engine called Reddit Community Intelligence, which turns "posts and comments into structured intelligence." Reddit announced a "listening tool" called Reddit Insights, which shares rea

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Lawyers Just Discovered Something About Meta's AI That Could Cost Zuckerberg Untold Billions of Dollars

futurism.com Unknown 2026-03-18 08:09:59

A legal expert found that Meta's AI is able to spit out entire portions of books verbatim — and if he's right, it could be seriously bad news for the company and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. First, a quick primer. All the AI that's commercially buzzy at the moment, like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Meta's Llama, is trained by feeding in huge amounts of data. Then researchers do a bunch of number crunching using algorithms, basically teaching the system to recognize patterns in all that data so thoroughly th

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Google improves camera playback in Home app, but some are still frustrated

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-03-18 08:46:55

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Home 3.33 app update claims to improve camera timeline scrubbing on Android with better framerate and loading. A limited-access member tier is now generally available, allowing more control over shared home permissions. Early user feedback is mixed, with some praising the upgrade and others saying scrubbing performance is still lacking. Google has rolled out a new update to its Google Home app that targets one of the most persistent complai

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Robot vacuums in HomeKit: Here are the supported models

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2026-03-18 08:19:12

When Apple released iOS 18.4 to everyone earlier this year, and it came with a big upgrade to the Home app. With iOS 18.4, users can now add robot vacuums to HomeKit for the first time thanks to the Matter smart home standard. Here are the robot vacuums compatible with HomeKit… What can you do with a robot vacuum in HomeKit? Once you add a compatible robot vacuum to the Home app, you’ll see the device alongside all your other HomeKit accessories. You can integrate your robot vacuum with diff

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Instagram is working on a repost button for the main feed

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-03-18 08:43:41

Instagram might be about to cross off one of the most requested features from users’ wish lists: The company has confirmed it’s testing a native repost button for the main Feed. Here’s how it might work. Not the first time, but maybe the last? If you’ve got a good memory, you might recall that Instagram first started experimenting with reposts back in 2022. Now, some users are once again spotting the feature live in their accounts. According to early reports and screenshots (which Meta has co

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Deals: 14-inch 48GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro $300 off, iPhone 16 Pro $400 off, M2 iPad Air clearance, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2026-03-18 08:46:29

Alongside ongoing deals on M4 Mac mini at $150 off, as well as Apple Watch Series 10 at $100 off, we are starting with a notable offer on the upgraded 48GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro at $300 off the list price. Not to be confused with yesterday’s offer on the 16-inch model, this is the 14-inch at the lowest price we have tracked to date – this config isn’t even available on Amazon. Next up we have up to $400 in savings on iPhone 16 Pro in Amazon Renewed Premium condition with deals from $870 alongside c

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The first two Netflix entertainment complexes will open at the end of the year

engadget.com Unknown 2026-03-18 08:21:29

They'll be located in Dallas and outside Philadelphia, with a third branch coming to Vegas in 2027. Looking to grab an official Tires shirt or a sandwich based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's FUBAR? Netflix will have you covered in the near future. The streaming platform's long-promised Netflix House amusement centers will open up shop in Dallas and outside of Philadelphia by the end of the year , with a third location coming to Las Vegas in 2027. These 100,000-square feet behemoths will operate th

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Sitecore CMS exploit chain starts with hardcoded 'b' password

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-03-18 08:10:35

A chain of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP) vulnerabilities allows attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) without authentication to breach and hijack servers. Sitecore is a popular enterprise CMS used by businesses to create and manage content across websites and digital media. Discovered by watchTowr researchers, the pre-auth RCE chain disclosed today consists of three distinct vulnerabilities. It hinges on the presence of an internal user (sitecore\ServicesAPI) with a hardcoded pa

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My favorite iPhone productivity feature just got a major upgrade with iOS 26 (and it's not Siri)

zdnet.com Prakhar Khanna 2026-03-18 08:59:00

Apple Shortcuts app on MacOS 26 Apple At WWDC last week, Apple showcased multiple new functionalities coming to its Shortcuts app. While most of these features were part of the MacOS 26 announcement, the Shortcuts app on iPhone will receive this update, too. The Shortcut app can use AI directly and enables developers to access Apple's on-device large language model (LLM). This means you can use AI-based Shortcut features without requiring an active internet connection. Also: Apple's 'The Illu

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Google Pixel's VIP feature keeps your closest contacts a little closer - how to use it

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2026-03-18 08:13:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Although there were some disappointing absences in Android 16 (Material 3 Expressive being one of the biggest), there are some features that did make it to the release. One of which is called VIPs. Essentially, VIPs are important contacts you add so you can more easily stay connected with them. With VIPs, you can view your last call and message from an added contact, see their location (when shared), receive updates for events like birthdays, and more. VIPs automatically bypass

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AI is rapidly transforming customer experiences - here's 8x8's vision for the future of CX

zdnet.com Omer Minkara 2026-03-18 08:34:33

Just_Super/Getty Images Who says the contact center space is moving slowly? In early April, I attended 8X8's Analyst Summit 2025, where company leaders outlined their vision for transforming customer experience (CX) through an integrated, AI-enabled ecosystem. There was so much content about recent and upcoming trends that I needed to take some time to analyze the discussions before sharing this now long-overdue recap of the event. Also: 7 strategic insights business and IT leaders need for AI

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Cmapv2: A high performance, concurrent map

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-16 18:00:15

cmapv2 installation In your Go project main directory (where the go.mod file is located) go get github.com/sirgallo/cmapv2 go mod tidy Make sure to run go mod tidy to install dependencies. usage package main import ( "github.com/sirgallo/cmapv2" ) func main () { // initialize c map cMap := cmap . NewMap () // insert key/val pair cMap . Put ([] byte ( "hi" ), [] byte ( "world" )) // retrieve value for key val := cMap . Get ([] byte ( "hi" )) // delete key/val pair cMap . Delete ([] byte ( "

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Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years

news.ycombinator.com Ernie Smith 2026-03-18 08:51:10

A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, Ernie Smith’s newsletter, which hunts for the end of the long tail. For roughly three decades, the JPEG has been the World Wide Web’s primary image format. But it wasn’t the one the Web started with. In fact, the first mainstream graphical browser, NCSA Mosaic, didn’t initially support inline JPEG files—just inline GIFs, along with a couple of other formats forgotten to history. However, the JPEG had many advantages over the format it quickl

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Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing of Experimental Reusable Rocket

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-03-18 08:02:12

As announced in 2021, Honda has been pursuing research and development in the field of space technologies while viewing it as a place to take on challenges to realize the “dreams” and “potential” of people worldwide while leveraging its core technologies. Honda has the aim to enable people to transcend the constraints of time, place or ability and make people’s daily lives more enjoyable. Examples of Honda initiatives toward creating new value in the ultimate environment of outer space include r

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No Kings, Just Water

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-03-18 08:10:02

It was a lovely day for a protest until the cops decided to riot. Millions took to the streets on Saturday for No Kings Day, nationwide protests in cities big and small, timed to provide counter-programming for Donald Trump’s own military parade in Washington D.C.—an embarrassing spectacle that coincided with the president’s 79th birthday. Los Angeles, the second largest city in the country, had its own No Kings protest downtown that saw tens of thousands turn out. And it was incredible to witn

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You Can Now Generate ChatGPT Images by Texting a 1-800 Number on WhatsApp

“Have we no shame?”: Trump’s NIH grant cuts appallingly illegal, judge rules

The first Corvette hypercar? Chevrolet’s 1,250 hp ZR1X hybrid breaks cover.

OpenAI weighs “nuclear option” of antitrust complaint against Microsoft

Threads is adding fediverse content to your social feeds

Peak Design Pro Tripod review: a leg up over the original

Peak Design’s new portable pro tripods can support up to 40 pounds of camera gear

Philips’ new ambient wall light is now available

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Waymo robotaxis are pushing into even more California cities

Threads expands open social web integrations with fediverse feed, user profile search

Anysphere launches a $200-a-month Cursor AI coding subscription

Reddit stock jumps after company rolls out new AI advertising tools

Lawyers Just Discovered Something About Meta's AI That Could Cost Zuckerberg Untold Billions of Dollars

Google improves camera playback in Home app, but some are still frustrated

Robot vacuums in HomeKit: Here are the supported models

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Cmapv2: A high performance, concurrent map

Why JPEGs Still Rule the Web After 30 Years

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No Kings, Just Water

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