OpenAI's growth obsession continues as AWS becomes the latest megadeal in its scaling spree

OpenAI has signed a $38 billion multi-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to run and expand its AI models using AWS infrastructure.<br /> The article OpenAI's growth obsession continue [...]

ChatGPT's goblin obsession may be hilarious, but it points to a deeper problem in AI training

A faulty reward signal during training caused ChatGPT models to start dropping goblins, gremlins, and other mythical creatures into their answers at a surprising rate. OpenAI says it's an example [...]

Guillermo del Toro delivers a Frankenstein for the tech bro era

There's a reason the story of Frankenstein endures. Its examination of mankind's hubris and inhumane scientific progress has only become more relevant since Mary Shelley's time. The pur [...]

Estonia is the rare EU country opposing child social media bans

As child social media bans spread across Europe and beyond, Estonia isn't having it. On Friday, the country's education minister said the bans won't "actually solve problems," [...]

Bracket City could be your latest word game obsession

Millions of us got into Wordle over the last few years and while there have been many clones of that game, other developers went in a slightly different direction and found success, as The New York T [...]

A Ball x Pit animated short answers some key questions about our roguelite obsession

Devolver Digital had a lovely little surprise up its sleeve this fine Thursday. The publisher released an animated short for Ball x Pit, the roguelite mashup sensation that’s put a serious dent in t [...]

Obsession review — I couldn't have wished for a more disturbing, heart-pounding horror movie if I'd tried

Curry Barker's wish fulfillment horror movie has everyone talking, you're sure to become obsessed with Obsession. [...]

Google makes NotebookLM a content platform with curated public notebooks

Google is expanding its AI-powered note-taking app, NotebookLM, with a curated collection of public notebooks.<br /> The article Google makes NotebookLM a content platform with curated public no [...]

Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]