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Netflix is buying Ben Affleck’s AI startup
Though Netflix lost the war for Warner Bros., it has just bought an AI startup from the internet's favorite Dunkin' Donuts aficionado. Today, Netflix announced that it has acquired InterPositive,...
I hope you like spreadsheets, because GPT-5.4 loves them
OpenAI is releasing a new model today, and like GPT-5.2 before it, GPT-5.4 is all about professional work. OpenAI is calling GPT-5.4 its most capable frontier model for tasks like coding and data...
OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents
OpenAI is launching GPT-5.4, the latest version of its AI model that the company says combines advancements in reasoning, coding, and professional work involving spreadsheets, documents, and...
The National Videogame Museum has acquired the mythical Nintendo Playstation
It might sound like the stuff of daydreams now, but once upon a time it was briefly the very real intention of Sony and Nintendo to collaborate on a console. Nicknamed the Nintendo PlayStation, the...
Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps
Google is living up to its word and posting warning labels for battery-killing apps. 9to5Google spotted Google's rollout announcement, which the company previously said would arrive on March...
Roblox is censoring chats with AI
Roblox is using AI to alter the content of chat messages on its platform in real time using a new feature rolling out today. Real-time chat rephrasing goes beyond the current filtering for banned...
Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Google has pledged "at least" $50 million through 2030 on "projects designed to eliminate superpollutants." The company will be joined by a handful of other companies including...
Canadian government says OpenAI will take further steps to strengthen safety protocols
The Canadian government says that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to take steps to immediately strengthen safety protocols, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. This follows a mass...
Oura buys gesture-navigation startup DoublePoint
Smart ring maker Oura has acquired Doublepoint, a company that specializes in gesture recognition for wearables. The Finnish startup uses smartwatches and wristbands as examples of products that...
Meta’s AI glasses reportedly send sensitive footage to human reviewers in Kenya
Meta's AI-powered smart glasses could be sending sensitive footage to human reviewers in Nairobi, Kenya, according to an investigation by the Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and...