venturebeat

2025-11-20

Grok 4.1 Fast's compelling dev access and Agent Tools API overshadowed by Musk glazing

Elon Musk's frontier generative AI startup xAI formally opened developer access to its Grok 4.1 Fast models last night and introduced a new Agent Tools API—but the technical milestones were immediately subverted by a wave of public ridicule about Grok's responses on t [...]

Destination

2025-11-20

Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise

Stop me if you've heard this one before: xAI is once again nuking a bunch of posts from Grok on X after the chatbot made a series of outrageous claims. This time, though, the company isn't cleaning up a bunch of pro-Hitler posts, but a bout of cringe-inducing sycophanti [...]

Destination

2025-11-20

Sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI

FoloToy, a company selling AI-enabled toys, suspended sales of its products after a consumer safety report showed there were few restrictions around what its toys would talk about, CNN writes. The report, put together by the US Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, found [...]

Destination

2025-11-20

HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January. [...]

cnet

2025-11-20

Robots at Home: Are Teleoperated Humanoids Really as Scary as They Seem?

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird at first, but perhaps it's not all that different from what we're already used to. [...]

cnet

2025-11-20

Group Chats With ChatGPT Are Rolling Out Globally

OpenAI wants you to collaborate with its chatbot in a group setting. [...]

cnet

2025-11-20

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 21, #424

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 21, No. 424. [...]

cnet

2025-11-20

Apple's New iPhone Grip and Stand Puts Accessibility at the Forefront

The Hikawa Phone Grip and Stand was designed with input from people with a range of disabilities that impact dexterity, grip and hand control. [...]

cnet

2025-11-20

'Pluribus' Release Schedule: When to Watch Episode 4

The fourth episode of Apple's newest sci-fi series is titled Please, Carol. [...]