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OpenAI’s GPT-5 rollout is not going smoothly

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2026-02-08 15:40:57

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now The launch of OpenAI’s long anticipated new model, GPT-5, is off to a rocky start to say the least. Even forgiving errors in charts and voice demoes during yesterday’s livestreamed presentation of the new model (actually four separate models, and a ‘Thinking’ mode that can be engaged for three of them), a number of user reports have emerge

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Wear OS users are spotting a new kind of Google Wallet pass (Update: More confirmation)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 16:15:25

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Some Wear OS watches are starting to show Google Wallet photo passes with patterns like QR codes or barcodes. Standard photo-only passes still don’t appear, based on our testing. This may be an early test of limited support for scannable custom passes on smartwatches. Update: August 8, 2025 (2:15 PM ET): More confirmation of this change is coming in from the Android Authority team. Rita El Khoury shared the photos of a custom photo pass on her Pixel W

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Introducing the Authority Insights Podcast and Newsletter

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 16:29:26

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority With so many amazing media outlets and YouTube channels out there in 2025, why should you spare time for Android Authority? If you care about Android and Google news, we know you have options. However, we’re the best site to follow if you want the inside scoop on what Google is working on before it’s announced, especially when it comes to its Android operating system and mobile apps. Now, we’re making it even easier to get that exclusive content delivered righ

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Big Galaxy S26 changes, even bigger Android changes | Authority Insights Podcast #001

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 16:36:54

00:00 – Mishaal Rahman: Samsung might be killing the Galaxy S26, well, at least the base model. 00:05 – C. Scott Brown: And Google may want you to ditch your MacBook for an Android PC, eventually. 00:09 – Mishaal Rahman: I’m Mishaal Rahman. 00:11 – C. Scott Brown: And I’m C. Scott Brown and this is the Authority Insights Podcast where we break down the latest news and leaks surrounding the Android operating system. 00:21 – Mishaal Rahman: Now, when I heard that Samsung was going to be shakin

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Have stock questions? Google Finance tests new AI chatbot

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2026-02-08 16:22:00

panithan pholpanichrassamee ZDNET's key takeaways: Google Finance is getting an AI upgrade, including a chatbot. The upgrade comes with a live news feed, plus other features. It will roll out to US users in the coming weeks. You'll soon be able to ask Google Finance all your money questions via a new AI chatbot, the company announced in a blog post on Friday. Google says the bot can answer "detailed questions about the financial world" and return responses with relevant web links. Also: Ho

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Lurk – A Turing-complete programming language for ZK-SNARKs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 15:03:50

Lurk Overview Lurk is a statically scoped dialect of Lisp, influenced by Scheme and Common Lisp. A reference implementation focused on describing and developing the core language can be found in the lurk-lisp repo. Lurk's distinguishing feature relative to most programming languages is that the correct execution of Lurk programs can be directly proved using SNARKs. The resulting proofs are succinct: they are relatively small, can be verified quickly, and they reveal only the information expli

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Someone keeps stealing, flying, fixing and returning this man's plane. But why?

news.ycombinator.com Staff Writer 2026-02-08 15:45:26

Jason Hong, 75, has had his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk stolen, and returned, multiple times in the last couple of months, but he and police have no idea who has been taking the colorful plane. While Jason Hong was celebrating his 75th birthday, he suddenly found himself thinking about his 1958 Cessna Skyhawk, a white and red single-engine beauty with colorful stripes that he calls his “old treasure.” He doesn’t fly it much anymore, but given the occasion he resolved to visit his plane as soon as he c

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AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 15:58:30

AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is the largest copyright class action ever certified. They've warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic's AI training now threatens to "financially ruin" the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement. Last week, Anthropic petitioned to appeal the class certification, urging the court to weigh questions that the district court judge, William

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A Robust, Open-Source Framework for Spiking Neural Networks on Low-End FPGAs

news.ycombinator.com Fan 2026-02-03 22:36:09

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Tor: How a military project became a lifeline for privacy

news.ycombinator.com The Mit Press Reader 2026-02-08 12:45:27

The Secret History of Tor: How a Military Project Became a Lifeline for Privacy A story of secrecy, resistance, and the fight for digital freedom. By: Ben Collier A↑ A↓ Off Bright Dark Blues Gray BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. I’m sitting in a cold, scuffed, and dirty plastic chair on a crowded train, watching freezing fog stream past the window — one of the many unpleasant but strangely enjoyable everyday experiences of life in the United

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I want everything local – Building my offline AI workspace

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-02-08 16:19:05

I want everything local — no cloud, no remote code execution. That’s what a friend said. That one-line requirement, albeit simple, would need multiple things to work in tandem to make it happen. What does a mainstream LLM (Large Language Model) chat app like ChatGPT or Claude provide at a high level? Ability to use chat with a cloud hosted LLM, Ability to run code generated by them mostly on their cloud infra, sometimes locally via shell, Ability to access the internet for new content or se

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This Week’s ‘Foundation’ Took a Killer Spy-Fi Turn

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-02-08 16:30:49

Foundation is nearing the halfway point of season three. Episode five, “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity,” began to show us how Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) hopes to gain an advantage over the sinister Mule (Pilou Asbæk). Her plan tapped into a much-loved trope that Star Wars series Andor also made excellent use of: sci-fi spycraft. “Where Tyrants Spend Eternity” is also tense throughout and ends up involving a horrific, large-scale tragedy (another Andor similarity), building to a final scene that t

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Heaviest Black Hole Ever Found Pushes Limit of What’s Cosmologically Possible

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2026-02-08 16:45:21

The largest black hole ever detected is 36 billion times the mass of our Sun. It exists near the upper limit predicted by our cosmological models, leaving astronomers with burning questions surrounding the relationship between black holes and their galaxy hosts. In a paper published August 7 in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers announced the discovery of a black hole inside a supermassive galaxy 5 billion light-years from Earth, dubbed the Cosmic Horseshoe. The newl

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The War for the Web Has Begun

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2026-02-08 16:54:30

A high-stakes war has just broken out over the future of the internet. In one corner is Cloudflare, a giant of web infrastructure that acts as a gatekeeper for a huge portion of online traffic. In the other is Perplexity, a darling of the AI world, a search engine threatening to upend Google’s dominance. The accusation is explosive: Cloudflare claims Perplexity is a bad actor, a rogue bot that ignores the internet’s oldest rules to secretly scrape data from websites that have explicitly told it

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What Should I Do With My OG Switch? Nintendo’s Wooden Amiibos Are the Answer

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2026-02-08 16:54:59

With a Switch 2 in tow, your original Switch is likely gathering dust. The sequel handheld is an upgrade—a spec bump. Nintendo is trying to give users a few more use cases for the older handheld, implying its first dockable handheld may end up being your child’s or younger cousin’s new toy. The Mario maker introduced a whole slew of new toys and Switch software explicitly geared toward kids. They’re all currently exclusive to Japan, though we can’t imagine western audiences wouldn’t jump on the

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Today's Wordle Is Super Tough: Here Are Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 8, #1511

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-08 15:11:00

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today's Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. That sound you hear is Wordle streaks breaking across the land. Oof, today's Wordle puzzle is a pretty tough one. I know the word, but I would never just put these letters together in my guessing. It helps to get a bunch of correct letters right away, of course. If you need a ne

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Today's Super-Tough NYT Strands Answers for Aug. 8, #523, Explained

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-08 15:19:00

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today's NYT Strands puzzle assumes you have deep knowledge of a very specific musical genre. Could be tough. I knew some of the answers, but not others. I did a little research and explain what the answers refer to further down in this story. If you need hints and answers to

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AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-02-08 15:44:05

AI industry groups are urging an appeals court to block what they say is the largest copyright class action ever certified. They've warned that a single lawsuit raised by three authors over Anthropic's AI training now threatens to "financially ruin" the entire AI industry if up to 7 million claimants end up joining the litigation and forcing a settlement. Last week, Anthropic petitioned to appeal the class certification, urging the court to weigh questions that the district court judge, William

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Join Our Next Livestream: What GPT-5 Means for ChatGPT Users

wired.com Reece Rogers 2026-02-08 16:25:10

Few recent software releases have been as hyped as OpenAI’s launch of its GPT-5 model. “GPT-5 is the first time that it really feels like talking to an expert in any topic, like a PhD level expert,” said CEO Sam Altman in a recent press briefing. Is this new release as big of an upgrade as OpenAI claims? What do these changes actually mean for ChatGPT users? WIRED reporters are currently testing this newest drop from OpenAI, and seeing how GPT-5’s ability to write, code, and perform other tasks

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How Wikipedia is fighting AI slop content

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-02-08 16:30:47

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. With the rise of AI writing tools, Wikipedia editors have had to deal with an onslaught of AI-generated content filled with false information and phony citations. Already, the community of Wikipedia volunteers has mobilized to fight back against AI slop, somethi

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A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2026-02-08 16:31:20

Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t exist in the new PC Settings app. “Why do I have to go the PC settings to forget a network and Control panel to change IP settings? Can’t this all be done from a single place?” It’s a fair criticism, and one that Microsoft should look to address with Windows 10.

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Sam Altman says he doesn’t think about Elon Musk that much

cnbc.com Ruxandra Iordache 2026-02-08 17:14:37

Sam Altman has dismissed longtime rival Elon Musk's warnings that OpenAI is set to dominate Microsoft, after the companies announced that OpenAI's latest AI model will be incorporated into Microsoft products. On Thursday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that OpenAI's GPT-5 service would be launching across platforms including Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Azure AI Foundry — prompting a response from Musk that "OpenAI is going to eat Microsoft alive." Nadella sought

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It's Staggeringly Easy for Hackers to Trick ChatGPT Into Leaking Your Most Personal Data

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-07 12:30:27

OpenAI's ChatGPT can easily be coaxed into leaking your personal data — with just a single "poisoned" document. As Wired reports, security researchers revealed at this year's Black Hat hacker conference that highly sensitive information can be stolen from a Google Drive account with an indirect prompt injection attack. In other words, hackers feed a document with hidden, malicious prompts to an AI that controls your data instead of manipulating it directly with a prompt injection, one of the mo

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China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-08 20:09:57

It's no secret that China is blazing full-steam into the future, developing technological marvels like levitating bullet trains, robot boxing fights, and a supercomputer network in space. But as geopolitical tensions simmer, the People's Republic is also using its technological savvy to build cutting-edge weapons tech. The Chinese state broadcaster CCTV recently released a brief video series showing off its newly developed "robot wolves," equipped with combat rifles, in simulated combat drills

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Visible is finally rolling out a family plan feature, well sort of

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:00:23

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Visible is rolling out a new “Inner Circle” feature that links multiple accounts for easier payment and management. The feature is in Early Access and requires at least two accounts to join. You’ll also have to sign a special form and wait for approval. While major discounts aren’t included with these group plans, members can get $5 off Visible Plus or Plus Pro if not on another promo. For years, Visible has been one of my top recommendations for mobile s

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You can apparently buy Google’s official Pixel Tablet stylus that never launched

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:15:33

TL;DR Last year, Google canceled its plans for the Pixel Tablet 2, leaving the fate of the company’s Pixel stylus unclear. This summer, that stylus has started popping up at online retailers, now branded as the Pixel Tablet Pen. The pen works fine with the existing Pixel Tablet, but not all its features appear fully implemented. Google’s approach right now towards Android on screens larger than our phones is confusing, to put it mildly. On one hand, we’ve got Android’s increasingly impressive

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Galaxy S26 Ultra leak hints at a serious upgrade for power users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:16:44

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR A new leak claims the Galaxy S26 Ultra will use LPDDR5X RAM running at 10.7 Gbps. This would be around 11.5% faster than the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s 9.6 Gbps RAM. The speed matches Micron’s latest LPDDR5X chip, which is up to 20% more power-efficient than its predecessor. A new leak suggests Samsung’s next Ultra flagship could get a boost to both performance and battery life. If accurate, the Galaxy S26 Ultra will ship with cutting-edge LPDDR5X RAM that not o

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This app lets Mac users take full advantage of Android’s Quick Share with new QR code support

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-08 21:42:14

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR NearDrop allows users to send files from their Android device to their Mac. A new update adds support for sending files using QR codes. This update now allows you to send files from your computer to your Android device. It would be nice if Google created a Quick Share app for macOS that allowed you to share files quickly between your Android phone and your Mac. The NearDrop app can help fill that gap, but it’s not a perfect solution. However, a new up

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macOS Tahoe put your apps in icon jail? Here’s the fix

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-02-08 16:38:44

Yesterday I highlighted macOS Tahoe’s aggressive behavior of putting nonconforming app icons inside an ugly gray box of shame. The change seems to affect the Mac user experience more than it impacts the app developer. It makes the actual icon 20% smaller and 80% harder to recognize. A great thing about the Mac, though, is the ability to customize app icons. This can be a temporary solution. You just need to track down an app icon that works. Here’s how to swap out app icons on macOS Tahoe and a

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AirDrop IRL: iPhone 16 Pro falls from plane and keeps filming [Video]

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-02-08 18:51:33

We all know the feeling we get after dropping our iPhone and immediately inspecting the glass for damage. Now imagine dropping your iPhone out of an airplane. That happened over the summer for conservationist Ashley Prange. Prange was filming video from inside a small aircraft over Germany when her iPhone 16 Pro was suddenly pulled out of her hands and out of the plane. It plummeted more than 2,600 feet while the aircraft was traveling at 110 knots. She assumed that was the end of it. Still, s

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You can apparently buy Google’s official Pixel Tablet stylus that never launched

Galaxy S26 Ultra leak hints at a serious upgrade for power users

This app lets Mac users take full advantage of Android’s Quick Share with new QR code support

macOS Tahoe put your apps in icon jail? Here’s the fix

AirDrop IRL: iPhone 16 Pro falls from plane and keeps filming [Video]

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