OpenAI might build its own social network, and we think we know why

A new report claims OpenAI is building its own social network. [...]

'We should regard it as a privilege to be stepping stones to higher things': How Arthur C Clarke predicted the rise of AGI and the looming demise of humanity back in 1964

From loose ideas of 3D printing to artificial general intelligence (AGI), Arthur C. Clarke made some spooky predictions way back in 1964 [...]

iPhone 17e review: The economical choice

By introducing the iPhone 17e just a year after the iPhone 16e, Apple is closing some gaps. Before, the company would only roll out a new entry-level iPhone every few years, with the iPhone 5c (2013), [...]

‘Europe is not the US’: Tech insiders call for smarter AI rules

The EU AI Act is expected to introduce its key rules for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models on August 2. However, amid growing concerns that over-regulation could erode Europe’s competitiveness in art [...]

This new ChatGPT feature solves the most annoying thing about Deep Research

OpenAI finally added PDF exports to ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature. [...]

Meta AI is here to take on ChatGPT and give your Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses a fresh AI upgrade

Meta AI launches a standalone mobile app that also controls Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. [...]

Startup challenge seeks sustainable solutions to AI’s energy demands

A new contest is searching for solutions to a defining problem of the AI era: soaring energy consumption. The Energy Innovation for AI Startup Challenge launches amid growing concern over the environm [...]

Stolen Claude session cookies can reach corporate Gmail through grants no IT admin can revoke

Infostealers replayed stolen Claude session cookies into paid accounts without ever touching the login page two-factor authentication guards.The accounts Anthropic flagged were card-billed, self-serve [...]

Australia’s largest pension fund sees agentic AI as a disruption-class technology

The A$410bn pension fund is comparing the disruption to what retail and consumer services have already experienced. ASIC is already monitoring frontier-AI risks across the Australian financial system. [...]