Photo by Igor Shalyminov on Unsplash Recently, a wave of tension swept through the AI world. And no, it’s not a new chatbot going rogue — it’s Silicon Valley turning its fire on the very groups trying to make AI safer. If you’ve been keeping an eye on the push for AI safety, buckle up, […]
Image by GLADYSTONE FONSECA on Unsplash OpenAI just confirmed something that’s bound to stir up conversations—erotic chat with ChatGPT will be allowed for verified adults starting this December. Yep, you read that right. It’s a major shift in how OpenAI is handling adult content, and it’s all part of their “treat adult users like adults”
Image by DL314 Lin on Unsplash Last week, Ars Technica hosted a strikingly candid live chat with Ed Zitron, tech critic and host of the podcast Better Offline. The big question: Is generative AI a trillion-dollar transformation or just a $50 billion illusion? Let’s talk about it. “Everyone’s Acting Like It’s Something It Isn’t” Right
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Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash If you’re a parent trying to keep up with your teen’s digital life, take a breath. Meta just announced they’re adding a handful of parental controls aimed specifically at teen interactions with AI characters on platforms like Instagram. And while all of this might sound futuristic and a little
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Image by Waldemar Brandt on Unsplash When Tech Meets Ethics: How a Powerful AI Tool Crossed the Line and What OpenAI Is Doing About It OpenAI is hitting pause on one of the core features in its new video-generating platform, Sora—and honestly, it’s a move that couldn’t have come soon enough. On Thursday, OpenAI announced
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How public blockchains became the perfect place for state-backed cyberattacks, and why it’s getting harder to stop them Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash If you thought blockchains were just for crypto and NFTs, think again. Hackers—some working directly for the North Korean government—are using public blockchain platforms like Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain to
Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash Think of it this way: five months ago, Anthropic released a coding model so capable, they called it one of the best in the world. Now they’ve managed to squeeze nearly all that power into a lighter, faster, and shockingly cheaper version called Claude Haiku 4.5 — and it’s
Image by Dan Taylor What happens when a venture firm decides not to chase billions, but instead keeps things lean, focused, and smart? You get AAF Management — a small, quiet force that’s landing big deals before the rest of the VC world even notices. Omar Darwazah and Kyle Hendrick launched AAF back in 2017
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Photo by davide ragusa on Unsplash If your camera roll is full of pictures of your friends that you’ve been meaning to send but never do, you’re not alone—and someone’s finally trying to fix that. Mayank Bidawatka, co-founder of the now-defunct Indian social media platform Koo, just launched a new photo-sharing app called PicSee. It
A stealthy breach, stolen source code, and urgent warnings from US cybersecurity officials — here’s what we know about the F5 intrusion and why it matters Image by Peter Conrad on Unsplash If you’ve never heard of F5, that’s kind of the problem. F5 isn’t a consumer brand. It’s infrastructure — the digital plumbing behind
