OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, the company that developed Sky, a natural language interface for macOS. According to a company statement, the acquisition will bring Sky’s technology and team into OpenAI…
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Roku may have finally fixed the biggest headache in TV streaming – here’s how
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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- New Roku upgrades will be free to all current customers.
- The upgrades include an AI-enabled Roku Voice feature.
- The company is launching a new $198…
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Microsoft is distancing itself from longtime partner OpenAI, shunning erotica chatbots: ‘Just not a service we’re going to provide,’ AI CEO says
Microsoft will not emulate the strategies of Elon Musk’s xAI or Sam Altman’s OpenAI in creating “simulated erotica” for its chatbot users, according to the company’s CEO of AI, who warned the bots’ capabilities can be “very…
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OpenAI’s New AI Browser Is Already Falling Victim to Prompt Injection Attacks
OpenAI unveiled its Atlas AI browser this week, and it’s already catching heat.
Cybersecurity researchers are particularly alarmed by its integrated “agent mode,” currently limited to paying subscribers, that can attempt to do online tasks…
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Mega Charizard X Available Now in Pokémon UNITE
Bellevue, WA — October 24, 2025 — Today, The Pokémon Company group announced that Mega Charizard X, a Mega Evolution of Charizard discovered in the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games, is now available in Pokémon UNITE.
Mega…
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Virtual Scientists Rival Experts in Solving Challenges
Engineers at Duke University have constructed a group of AI bots that together can solve complex design problems nearly as well as a fully trained scientist. The results, the researchers say, show how AI might soon automate straightforward…
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PyTorch Monarch Simplifies Distributed AI Workflows with a Single-Controller Model
Meta’s PyTorch team has unveiled Monarch, an open-source framework designed to simplify distributed AI workflows across multiple GPUs and machines. The system introduces a single-controller model that allows one script to coordinate…
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Alzheimer’s disease and the brain’s ‘eraser’
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September 21, 2025, marked the 32nd World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the primary cause of dementia. Often linked to aging, it is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, not a natural part of…
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Microsoft said my PC was ‘too old’ to run Windows 11 – how I upgraded in 5 minutes anyway
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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 earlier this month.
- Many PCs with Windows 10 don’t pass Microsoft’s strict requirement check.
- It’s possible…
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Finally, an airline-friendly power bank that charges my MacBook from 0 to 50% in record time
ZDNET’s key takeaways
- A premium-quality power bank designed and built for modern workloads
- Three USB-C ports and a retractable USB-C cable with a maximum of 300W power output
- Expensive at $220, but right now there’s $50 off!
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