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ChatGPT now runs tasks on a schedule without you asking
OpenAI added Scheduled Tasks to ChatGPT, letting you set up jobs that run at specific times. What it does and how to test it.
Anthropic and OpenAI race mid-tier model launches as Claude and GPT compete
Anthropic and OpenAI are both preparing frontier model releases aimed at the competitive mid-tier segment. Here's what to expect from the dueling launches.
OpenAI releases LifeSciBench to test AI on biology research tasks
OpenAI introduced LifeSciBench, a benchmark measuring how well large language models perform on life sciences research problems. The tool helps assess frontier model capabilities in domain-specific reasoning.
Coinbase Adds Pre-IPO Futures on Anthropic, OpenAI After SpaceX
Coinbase is now offering perpetual futures contracts tied to pre-IPO valuations of frontier AI labs. The move follows similar products on SpaceX and extends crypto-native investing into private company stakes.
Samsung deploys ChatGPT and Codex across its workforce
Samsung Electronics has rolled out ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to employees globally in one of OpenAI's largest enterprise deployments to date. What this means for large-scale LLM adoption.
Norway digs world's longest subsea road tunnel 1,280 feet below sea
Rogfast will stretch 16.6 miles under fjords at depths where water pressure exceeds 500 psi. Workers use drill-and-blast methods to navigate granite, phyllite, and constant seawater seepage — a technique no nation has attempted at this scale.
Memory chip shortage pushes phone prices up, used devices gain appeal
SK Hynix dethroned Samsung as South Korea's most valuable company, riding AI's insatiable demand for memory. Consumers are already paying the bill in higher device costs.
Patreon CEO: Platforms are killing creators, so we built our own discovery
Jack Conte says Patreon flipped its strategy to add discovery, video, and feeds — reversing his five-year-old opposition to competing directly with Instagram and TikTok. Here's why he thinks creator survival depends on it.
Your AI 'Strength Score': In the Weights Ranks You Against Chatbot Memory
Two ex-OpenAI designers built a leaderboard that queries Grok, Gemini, GPT, Claude, and Llama to see which names stick in their weights. Your score reveals how well AI models remember you without search.
Signal's Whittaker: AI chatbots aren't friends, they're surveillance risks
Signal president warns that AI assistants with access to your messages, calendar, and credit card function as backdoors into your personal life. Here's what pervasive AI access actually means.
Apple adds 8 AI features to iPhone in iOS 27, no Siri required
iOS 27 brings bill splitting, password updates, smart notifications, and task automation to existing apps. Apple Intelligence works on-device across Messages, Home, Safari, and Shortcuts.
Trump's Anthropic crackdown may help rivals, but hurts U.S. security
The White House forced Anthropic to pull two models citing national security, but cybersecurity experts warn the move actually weakens U.S. defenses. Here's why the dispute looks personal.