Take More Control Over ChatGPT’s Tone With New Options in GPT-5.1
Don’t like ChatGPT’s tone? Change it. That’s the gist of OpenAI’s latest update to the language model behind the industry-leading chatbot. GPT-5.1, announced in a blog post Wednesday, is supposed…
The best budget robot vacuums for 2025
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple…
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
On Wednesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. The company is wrapping the models in the language…
DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
On November 21, 2023, field intelligence officers within the Department of Homeland Security quietly deleted a trove of Chicago Police Department records. It was not a routine purge. For seven…
ElevenLabs strike deals with celebs to create AI audio
ElevenLabs struck a deal with actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey to AI-generate their voices, the company announced this week. Hollywood and AI have an up-and-down relationship, with its guardrails…
IBM announces Nighthawk and Loon quantum chips
IBM has introduced two different quantum chips that it believes could help demonstrate “quantum advantage,” or the ability for a quantum computer to solve a problem faster than a classical…
ARC Raiders Adds Duo Matchmaking and Prepares for North Line Update
ARC Raiders is a hit for developer Embark Studio. The extraction shooter has had more than 700,000 players since its launch last week, according to an Instagram post from the…
The Steam Frame has two speakers on each side of your face for vibration cancellation
In its new Steam Frame VR headset, Valve put dual audio drivers on each side in the included head strap. That puts the audio near your ears while you’re wearing…
Microsoft releases update-fixing update for update-eligible Windows 10 PCs
Officially, Windows 10 died last month, a little over a decade after its initial release. But the old operating system’s enduring popularity has prompted Microsoft to promise between one and…
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
A provision in the federal spending bill that could end the US government shutdown would effectively destroy the hemp extracts industry by banning intoxicating hemp-based THC products, including gummies and…
















