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OpenAI Pivots ChatGPT Away From Instant Checkout
OpenAI is deprioritizing its "Instant Checkout" feature in ChatGPT, launched last September, after finding users weren't using the chatbot to actually complete purchases. The company will now focus on
Epic Games Cuts 1,000+ Jobs, Targets $500M Savings
Epic Games is slashing over 1,000 jobs in a sweeping layoff driven by falling Fortnite engagement, aiming to save $500 million and stabilize its finances while addressing cash‑flow concerns after a pe
OpenAI Discontinues Sora App, Disney Exits Deal
OpenAI is discontinuing its Sora video products — the consumer app, developer version, and a video feature inside ChatGPT — roughly a year after the app's launch, as Disney exits a related investment
Gemini Adds Gap Checkout as ChatGPT Drops Built-In Version
Google is expanding AI-powered shopping through a new partnership with Gap Inc for Gemini, while OpenAI abandons its built-in ChatGPT checkout feature after disappointing results and pivots to letting
Arm Launches Own AI CPU Chips
Arm is launching its own AI-focused CPU chips, marking a strategic shift from licensing designs to producing semiconductors in-house to capture a share of the fast-growing data center and agentic AI m
Anthropic's Claude AI can control macOS in preview
Anthropic unveiled a research‑preview update that lets its Claude AI agents autonomously control macOS on your computer, opening files, browsing and running development tools for Pro and Max subscribe
Agile Robots integrates Google DeepMind's Gemini robots
Munich-based Agile Robots announced a strategic research partnership with Google DeepMind to embed Gemini Robotics foundation models into its industrial robots across manufacturing, automotive, data c
Anthropic: AI Fluency Is Becoming a Class Gap
Anthropic's March 2026 Economic Index report, drawing on over 1 million Claude conversations, finds that experienced AI users get meaningfully better results than newcomers — a skills gap that researc
Chile to Philippines: Communities Resist Big Tech AI
Across Chile, Mexico, Kenya, and the Philippines, workers and communities are organizing against Big Tech AI's environmental destruction, water consumption, exploitative labor, and gaps in digital vio
OpenAI asks UK CMA to add AI chatbots to Google's
OpenAI has formally petitioned the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to mandate the inclusion of AI chatbots with search capabilities, like ChatGPT, in Google's default search engine choice
FCC Bans New Foreign Routers Over Security Concerns
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has barred imports of any new consumer routers made abroad, citing national security concerns, a move that targets a market where foreign firms—especially Ch
Microsoft disables NVMe registry hack; ViVeTool works
Microsoft has disabled the registry hack that let Windows 11 users activate the high‑performance native NVMe driver, leaving only third‑party tools like ViVeTool as a workaround, and no official consu
Epic Games Cuts 1,000 Jobs as Fortnite Slumps
Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement declines, with the company telling staff "we're spending significantly more than we're making" and targeting $500M in savings to re
Musk Unveils Orbiting Data Centers Larger Than ISS
Elon Musk has unveiled plans for orbiting data centers, described by PCMag as larger than the International Space Station, sparking both technological excitement and significant controversy. While Spa
Fink: AI Boom Risks Widening Wealth Gap
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned in his annual letter that the AI boom risks widening inequality by concentrating gains among a handful of well-capitalized companies and their investors, urging broader
Claude Can Now Control Your Computer
Anthropic launched a 'Computer Use' research preview letting Claude browse the web, open files, and operate your computer via keyboard and mouse — available now to Pro and Max subscribers on MacOS and
US Startup Funding Drops in March as AI Megarounds Fade
U.S. startup funding has slowed dramatically in March, with roughly $13 billion raised so far—far behind February's record driven by OpenAI's $110 billion and Anthropic's $30 billion megarounds.
SETI Scanned 3I/ATLAS for Radio Signals During Closest
SETI recently scanned interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS for radio technosignatures during its closest Earth approach, a significant search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This effort was complemented b
Add this line to AI prompts for better answers
Multiple tech outlets are highlighting a 'Master Key' prompt designed to simplify AI interaction and improve response quality. This single line of instruction aims to make AI more accessible for newco
Microsoft: IRS Phishing Hit 29,000 Users in Single Day
Microsoft is alerting organizations to a wave of IRS-themed phishing campaigns leveraging tax-season urgency, with one February 10, 2026 attack hitting 29,000 users across 10,000 organizations via fak
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