Anthropic and OpenAI Fight Over AI Disaster Liability Law
Two major AI companies are battling over a new Illinois law that decides who pays when AI systems cause massive harm. Anthropic opposes the bill that OpenAI supports, creating a…
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Netflix Thumbnails Reveal How Your Brain Really Makes Decisions
Scientists discovered that your brain has two completely different ways of making decisions, and it explains why you pick movies so differently than you pick cars. The Elaboration Likelihood Model…
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Developer Claims to Crack Google's AI Image Watermarks
A software developer says they figured out how to remove Google's invisible watermarks from AI-generated images. The watermarks are supposed to help people identify when pictures were made by artificial…
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McDonald's AI Drive-Thru Orders Ice Cream With Bacon
McDonald's quietly ended its AI voice ordering test at drive-thrrus after two years of hilarious failures. The system was supposed to take your order faster, but customers shared videos of…
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ChatGPT Maker Buys Company That Manages Your Money
OpenAI just bought Hiro, a startup that uses AI to help people manage their personal finances. The deal signals that ChatGPT could soon become your financial advisor. This isn't just…
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Man Threw Molotov Cocktail at OpenAI CEO's House
A Texas man is facing federal charges after throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and trying to break into the company's headquarters. Daniel Moreno-Gama traveled from…
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New Video Game Lets You Run a 1990s Blockbuster Store
A new indie game called Retro Rewind turns the mundane job of working at a video rental store into surprisingly addictive entertainment. Players stock shelves, help customers find movies, and…
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McDonald's Adds Energy Drinks and Dirty Sodas to Menu
McDonald's is betting big on drinks with a major menu expansion coming next month. The fast-food giant will add Red Bull energy drinks, "dirty sodas," and colorful fruit refreshers nationwide…
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The next stage in Chipotle’s master plan to sell more burritos: a gamified rewards program
Chipotle, like almost every other fast casual restaurant, has been battling an ongoing period of increased inflation and lower consumer spending. Last year, the company saw what its CEO Scott…
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Trump Team Wants Banks to Use AI the Pentagon Just Banned
Trump administration officials are encouraging banks to test Anthropic's new AI model called Mythos, even though the Pentagon just labeled the same company a security risk. The mixed signals show…
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Nintendo Switch 2 Bundles Include Mario Galaxy Games
Nintendo announced a special bundle deal for its new Switch 2 console that includes both Super Mario Galaxy games for $50 extra. The company is promoting the bundle alongside the…
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AI Words Everyone Uses But Nobody Understands
Tech companies throw around AI terms like "hallucinations" and "LLMs" constantly. Most people nod along without knowing what any of it means. The AI boom created a whole new vocabulary…
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AI Coding Tools Spark Battle Between Tech Giants
Major tech companies are racing to build AI tools that write computer code automatically. GitHub, Google, and others are launching competing products that can generate software from simple text descriptions.…