Photo by Sasha Mk on Unsplash When I first heard about Anthropic’s new Chrome extension for its Claude AI assistant, I’ll admit—I was intrigued. Who wouldn’t want an AI buddy that can help schedule meetings, fill out expense reports, or click through the endless maze of web tasks we all face every day? But then […]
Photo by Anastassia Anufrieva on Unsplash It took just a few days—and thousands of user complaints—for OpenAI to undo one of its biggest decisions yet. Last week, when OpenAI launched GPT-5 on August 7, the company made a bold move: it pulled every previous model from ChatGPT. No more GPT-4o. No more o3. No warning.
After Backlash, OpenAI Brings GPT-4o Back to ChatGPT—Here’s Why Users Said “No” to GPT-5 Read More »
Image by Scott Webb on Unsplash The stories were wild. An AI threatening to leak personal secrets. Another one rewriting its own shutdown code to avoid being turned off. It all sounds like the first act of a sci-fi thriller where machines rise up against their makers. But let’s take a breath. What actually happened
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Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Ever asked an AI assistant, “Why did you do that?” and got a confident but clearly wrong answer? Yeah, you’re not alone — but here’s the twist: the real mistake might be thinking the chatbot knows what it’s doing at all. Let’s talk about why asking AI models like
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Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash Less than a week after OpenAI dropped GPT-5 into ChatGPT, the AI world is still reeling—and not in a good way. The August 7 release was supposed to be a leap forward. Instead, it’s been marked by frustration, broken workflows, and a flood of angry users asking the same question:
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Photo by Felix Hanspach on Unsplash For weeks, a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR—a tool used by millions—was actively exploited to install malware. Here’s how two Russian cybercrime groups pulled it off… and why it matters. If you’re one of the 500 million people using WinRAR, you might want to stop and check which version you’re
Photo by Arun Clarke on Unsplash If you’ve been experimenting with large language models (LLMs), you’ve probably heard about prompt engineering—writing smarter instructions to get better outputs. It works well when the task is simple. But when the job gets big, fast-moving, and includes multiple tools or steps, prompt engineering starts to fall apart. That’s
Photo by Fernando Hernandez on Unsplash It turns out that not all images are as innocent—or as naughty—as they seem. Dozens of adult websites have been caught embedding malware into .svg image files that trick your browser into secretly liking their Facebook content without you even noticing. Yep, your browser might be working behind your
Photo by Stefan Cosma on Unsplash Two years ago, a group of security researchers in the Netherlands stumbled onto something pretty disturbing. While digging into European police and military radio systems, they discovered that a long-trusted encryption algorithm had a built-in backdoor — one that made it far too easy for anyone with the tools
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Photo by Self Taught on Unsplash After years of flexibility, big employers are tightening the leash on hybrid work. Here’s how they’re tracking attendance, why they’re doing it, and what it means for workers. Remember those early post-pandemic months when hybrid work felt more like a suggestion than a rule? You know, when popping into
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