Like many backpackers, I’m a sicko. I have weighed all my gear in order to maintain a spreadsheet for pack weight on every trip I’m on. I’ve spent more money than I care to think about in order to drop pounds, or even ounces. This is why I’m the proud new owner of a power…
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. OpenAI is giving ChatGPT users a bit of déjà vu: after a storm of complaints, the company has brought back…
All the fawning by tech CEOs wasn’t enough to convince Donald Trump to back off his crusade against immigrants. Yesterday the president announced that the government would be adding a $100,000-a-year fee on all H-1B visas in an effort to discourage their use. While many industries make significant use of the H-1B program to attract…
A new study from researchers at University of Pennsylvania shows that AI models can be persuaded to break their own rules using several classic psychological tricks, reports The Verge. In the study, the Penn researchers tested seven different persuasive techniques on OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini model, including authority, commitment, liking, reciprocity, scarcity, social proof, and unity….
Sam Altman recently found himself skeptical online, wondering if social media is so filled with bots that one can’t be certain the people who post are even human. The thought came to him as he was scrolling through the subreddit r/ClaudeCode, one that was at one point dedicated to Anthropic’s Claude Code but is now…
The AI web search company Perplexity is being hit by another lawsuit alleging copyright and trademark infringement, this time from Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster. Britannica, the centuries-old publisher that owns Merriam-Webster, sued Perplexity in New York federal court on September 10th. In the lawsuit, the companies allege that Perplexity’s “answer engine” scrapes their websites, steals…
Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Cloud Gaming technology to Xbox Game Pass Core or Standard subscribers, dropping the requirement for the highest tier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for access to cloud games. As part of an Xbox Insider test, Microsoft is also providing access to some PC games for Game Pass Core and Standard subscribers….
It’s September, and many among us are dealing with back to school, and anticipating the colder weather that’s on its way (at least, if you live in the northern climes). This, plus a somewhat fraught political atmosphere, means that you might be looking for reliable, affordable ways to escape the doldrums. You don’t need us…
Oracle just pulled off the tech equivalent of a mic drop. After markets closed yesterday, its stock shot up thanks to whispers of some expensive contracts, and now we know at least one of the names behind the curtain: OpenAI. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sam Altman’s AI empire has agreed to shell out…
Samsung Medison is garnering attention from the global medical community with its ultrasound diagnostic solutions across the women’s life stage from fetal stage to menopause. At the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG 2025) in Cancún, Mexico on September 14, Samsung Medison will showcase its comprehensive women’s health solution under…