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OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic
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OpenAI’s adult mode will reportedly be smutty, not pornographic

OpenAI's delayed "adult mode" for ChatGPT is expected to support saucy text conversations at launch, but not the chatbot's ability to generate images, voice, or...

My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness
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My fitness tracker is a secret weapon against my chronic illness

One of the first major crashes I experienced as a chronically ill person happened on an unusually sunny January day in New York City. It was 2023, and I was rid...

These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play
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These Musical Instruments of the Future Sound Weird, Wacky—and Are Easy for Anyone to Play

A bicycle wheel with guitar strings, a touch-operated synth, and the “Demon Box” were just a few of the new instruments on show at Georgia Tech’s Guthman Musica...

Warner Bros. dominates Oscars with 11 wins ahead of its acquisition by Paramount
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Warner Bros. dominates Oscars with 11 wins ahead of its acquisition by Paramount

Ahead of its acquisition by Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. dominated the 2026 Oscars with 11 wins primarily for Ryan Coogler's Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderso...

Playdate games to check out before the Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale ends
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Playdate games to check out before the Catalog's 3-year anniversary sale ends

If your Playdate wishlist is anything like mine (endless), here's a good excuse to actually go ahead and free some of those games from limbo: Panic is running a...

Aether OS is computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol
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Aether OS is computer in a browser built for the AT Protocol

Aether OS puts a full-fledged desktop in your browser that ties directly into the AT Protocol. That means it connects to your Bluesky account and other public r...

Arc Raiders replaced some of its AI-generated voice lines with professional actors
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Arc Raiders replaced some of its AI-generated voice lines with professional actors

In an unexpected twist, humans have taken some jobs back from AI. Embark Studios' CEO Patrick Söderlund recently told GamesIndustry.biz that the studio "re-reco...

Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026
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Sotomayor’s Wabi Sabi is the funnest record of 2026

Shout out to subscriber N_Gorski for today's pick. They popped into the comments on last week's recommendation to ask what I thought of the new Sotomayor record...

Anthropic is doubling Claude's usage limits during off-peak hours for the next two weeks
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Anthropic is doubling Claude's usage limits during off-peak hours for the next two weeks

To capitalize on Claude's recent spike in popularity, Anthropic is offering a limited-time promotion that doubles usage limits for anyone using its AI chatbot d...

AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran
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AI Czar David Sacks wants Trump to ‘get out’ of Iran

David Sacks, the White House's AI and crypto czar, has warned that a continued war in Iran could be catastrophic. On the All In podcast, Sacks said that "we sho...

AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion
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AI companies want to harvest improv actors’ skills to train AI on human emotion

If you've got strong creative instincts, the ability to authentically portray emotion, and are capable of staying true to a character's voice throughout a scene...

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone

Samsung promised "more than a design refresh" for its new top-end Galaxy Buds - it added upgraded woofers for improved, dual-amped hi-fi sound, a new blade desi...

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