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Grok resets the AI race
Elon Musk. Just a few weeks after everyone freaked out about DeepSeek, Elon Musk’s Grok-3 has again shaken up the fast-moving AI race. The new model is ending the week at the top...
OpenAI bans Chinese accounts using ChatGPT to edit code for social media surveillance
OpenAI has banned the accounts of a group of Chinese users who had attempted to use ChatGPT to debug and edit code for an AI social media surveillance tool, the company said Friday. The campaign,...
Can somebody let this robot down?
It's not clear that anyone was asking for a company to build a muscular, sinewy robot or to see a video of it dangling, helpless from a hook, but life is full of surprises and this YouTube video of...
Bybit hacked for almost $1.5 billion in the biggest crypto theft ever
While 20th-century heists involved scoping out a location, recruiting a person on the inside and having a daredevil getaway driver waiting outside, the 21st-century version looks more like what...
DOGE hits a roadblock at the IRS
Welcome to The Logoff. Today I have an update on the fight over your tax data, where the Trump administration has backed off a plan to give a DOGE staffer access to ultra-sensitive tax information....
Elon Musk’s first month of destroying America will cost us decades
It would be impressive if it were not so depressing. | Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; The National Museum of American Diplomacy Let’s pause and look at what the Elon Musk...
The first iOS 18.4 developer beta is here, with support for Priority Notifications
Apple just released its first developer betas of a new round of software updates, and early testers have spotted support for Priority Notifications in the iOS 18.4 preview. It’s an Apple...
Federal workers launch a new site to share inside information about DOGE
Around a dozen current and former federal workers are behind a new website created as an outlet to share anonymous stories and technical expertise about the Department of Government Efficiency’s...
Elon Musk is coming for our weather service
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson helps map the ocean floor to find hazards to shipping. The weather forecasts you see on TV or the severe storm alerts you get from your apps are powered by a federal...
Fortnite’s new season leans heavily on heist mechanics
Fortnite just announced the availability of Chapter 6: Season 2, which has been dubbed Lawless. As the name suggests, this update is all about being a criminal and performing robberies. Fortnite...