OpenAI launches Privacy Filter, an open source, on-device data sanitization model that removes personal information from enterprise datasets

In a significant shift toward local-first privacy infrastructure, OpenAI has released Privacy Filter, a specialized open-source model designed to detect and redact personally identifiable information [...]

The best air purifier for 2025

You’ve probably heard the statistics about indoor air being more polluted than outdoor air. Cleaning products, pet dander, cooking emissions off-gassing furniture and decor — they all contribute. [...]

Grok 4.1 tops emotional intelligence scores yet drifts into sycophancy

xAI has released Grok 4.1, a new model designed to deliver more creative, emotionally aware, and coherent interactions. But a companion safety report shows that these gains come with a marked rise in [...]

Sony just dropped a first look-trailer for Insidious: Out of the Further — but I’m worried it’s spoiled the sequel’s best scares

Insidious: Out of the Further has a first trailer, but those wanting to avoid spoilers should probably avoid it. [...]

Insidious: Out of the Further review — the new horror movie is the franchise's scariest yet, but that doesn't mean it's good

Insidious: Out of the Further is now playing in theaters worldwide, but it's a disappointing entry into the horror franchise. [...]

Closing an Azure OpenAI assistant's retrieval gap didn't take a new identity platform. It took one filter and a narrower assistant.

Egiziago Cioffi is the IT and Enterprise Architect and CEO of SynSphere Italia, a Microsoft partner based in Milan. He built an agent himself. He wrote the indexing job, configured the Azure OpenAI re [...]

AI sycophancy makes people less likely to apologize and more likely to double down, study finds

AI models tell people what they want to hear nearly 50 percent more often than other humans do. A new Science study shows this isn't just annoying: it makes people less willing to apologize, less [...]

Persona vectors allow Anthropic to steer language model behaviors like sycophancy and evil

Anthropic has developed a technique for monitoring, controlling, and even preventing specific personality traits in language models.<br /> The article Persona vectors allow Anthropic to steer la [...]

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," [...]