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OpenAI sued over Tumbler Ridge shooting, $1T IPO at risk
Families of seven victims of the Tumbler Ridge school shooting have sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging employees flagged the shooter's violent ChatGPT conversations eight months before the attack bu
ChatGPT Spurs Uniform Writing Style, Research Shows
New research shows that large language models like ChatGPT are nudging users toward a more uniform writing and speaking style, shrinking linguistic diversity across scientific, news, and social media
Study: OpenAI's o1 correctly diagnosed 67% of emergency room patients using electronic records and a few sentences from nurses, vs. to 50-55% for triage doctors (Robert Booth/The Guardian)
Following recent cuts to its Prism and Sora projects, OpenAI’s o1 model achieved 67% diagnostic accuracy on emergency‑room patients using electronic records and brief nurse notes, outpacing triage phy
GameStop Prepares Takeover Bid for eBay
GameStop is preparing a takeover offer for eBay despite being worth roughly a quarter of its target, with CEO Ryan Cohen driving the bid and both companies' shares surging on the report.
MLJAR Studio Launches Local AI Data Analyst
MLJAR Studio debuts a local AI data analyst that turns natural-language questions into Python code, automates machine learning experiments, and converts notebooks into self-hosted web apps — all witho
AI Erodes Big Law's Junior Training Pipeline
AI is rapidly absorbing the entry-level legal work that has long served as Big Law's training ground for junior associates, forcing elite firms to restructure their hiring and apprenticeship models.
Browser Light Pollution Simulator with Real Data
A new browser‑based platform, iesna.eu, lets users import and analyse real photometric data without installing software. It parses common luminaire file formats and runs design calculations against mu
SimplePDF Copilot Adds AI Client‑Side PDF Filling
A developer unveiled SimplePDF Copilot, an AI‑powered assistant that can fill form fields, answer queries, add or delete pages, and more—all within a client‑side PDF editor. Built on the seven‑year‑ol
RansomHouse Claims Trellix Source Code Breach
Trellix confirmed a breach that gave attackers unauthorized access to a portion of its source code, and days later the RansomHouse ransomware group claimed responsibility by listing the company on its
Uber to Equip Drivers’ Cars with Sensors for AV Data
Uber’s chief technology officer unveiled a plan to turn its global driver fleet into a massive sensor network, creating a labeled data cloud for autonomous‑vehicle developers and positioning Uber as t
Replit's Masad Rejects Sale as Cursor Heads to SpaceX
Replit CEO Amjad Masad, speaking at TechCrunch's StrictlyVC, defended staying independent as rival Cursor reportedly moves toward a $60 billion SpaceX acquisition, while touting Replit's path to a bil
GameStop Prepares eBay Takeover Bid
GameStop is preparing an unsolicited takeover offer for eBay despite eBay's market cap being roughly four times larger, with CEO Ryan Cohen driving the audacious bid partly to secure a massive payday.
Meta Acquires Humanoid Robotics Startup ARI
Meta has bought Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup that builds foundation models for humanoid robots, to accelerate its push into AI‑driven physical agents. The deal, highlighted by co‑founders wit
Microsoft Tests Redesigned Windows 11 Run Menu
Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned Windows 11 Run menu to Insiders in the Experimental Channel, adding dark mode support and a modern interface built on Command Palette code from PowerToys.
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OpenAI Adds Marketing Cookies for Free ChatGPT Users
OpenAI will now place marketing cookies on free‑ChatGPT browsers to target ads for its own services, a change confirmed by its updated privacy policy and WIRED’s testing. The move arrives as OpenAI ex
Apple Kills $599 Mac Mini, Starts at $799 With 512GB
Apple discontinued the 256GB Mac mini globally, raising the US starting price from $599 to $799 with a new 512GB base, as outlets tie the shift to AI-driven chip and memory shortages hitting Mac mini
OpenAI Targets Goblin, Gremlin Bugs in ChatGPT
OpenAI is confronting a wave of whimsical hallucinations—dubbed goblins, gremlins and trolls—that have plagued ChatGPT, launching a coordinated fix that includes a model patch and a reallocation of te
ChatGPT Became So Obsessed With Goblins That OpenAI Had to Intervene - WSJ
OpenAI is moving ten Prism engineers to its Codex team to rein in ChatGPT’s runaway goblin chatter, blaming a “nerdy personality” for the fantasy‑filled output. The fix aims to tighten model alignment
Microsoft Launches Legal Agent AI in Word
Microsoft is rolling out a new AI agent inside Word called Legal Agent, built specifically for legal teams to handle contract review, document edits, and negotiation history, with the engineering root
Manus Hid Paid Creator Ties in Get-Rich-Quick AI Ads
Meta-owned AI company Manus ran a network of get-rich-quick ads across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok promoting AI-built websites as a '$5K/month side hustle' — while the content creators behind them
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