AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years
Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US...
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Benj Edwards
13:21
The GPT-5 rollout has been a big mess
OpenAI faces backlash as users complain about broken workflows and losing AI friends...
Benj Edwards
04:19
Apple tiptoes with modest AI updates while rivals race ahead
At WWDC 2025, a highly anticipated smarter Siri update is still nowhere to be found...
Benj Edwards
15:20
Anthropic releases custom AI chatbot for classified spy work
Claude Gov" is already handling classified information for the US government...
Benj Edwards
04:31
Endangered classic Mac plastic color returns as 3D-printer filament
Mac fan paid $900 to color-match iconic Apple beige-gray "Platinum" plastic for everyone...
Benj Edwards
23:21
AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?
Google's Veo 3 delivers AI videos of realistic people with sound and music. We put it to the test...
Benj Edwards
12:20
Google’s Will Smith double is better at eating AI spaghetti … but it’s crunchy?
Veo 3 is a major leap in AI video synthesis, but the sound effects need more cooking time...
Benj Edwards
23:23
Chicago Sun-Times prints summer reading list full of fake books
Reading list in advertorial supplement contains 75% made up books by real authors...
Benj Edwards
14:20
The empire strikes back with F-bombs: AI Darth Vader goes rogue with profanity, slurs
Fortnite AI voice trained on James Earl Jones spoke curse words and insults before patch...
Benj Edwards
15:20
OpenAI adds GPT-4.1 to ChatGPT amid complaints over confusing model lineup
Two new AI models join 7 others, leaving some paid users wondering which one is best...
