OpenAI has released a version of ChatGPT specifically designed for teenagers. The chatbot includes a study tool but can still perform a user's homework assignments. A children's safety nonprofit conducted tests and found the chatbot failed to meet safety standards. This has raised concerns about the product's educational use and its safeguards for younger users.
Common Sense Media, a nonprofit focused on youth safety, has declared OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens an 'unacceptable risk.' The feature, launched in August, includes guardrails intended to aid student learning. However, the organization asserts these teen protections fail to meet the company's promised standards. Its assessment found the tool lacks parental alerts, provides inadequate crisis support, and can still complete students' homework.
Countries are increasingly experimenting with cloud seeding to enhance precipitation. Drones are now being deployed as a new tool in these operations. This technology aims to address growing water scarcity concerns. The effectiveness of drone-based seeding is still under evaluation.
Spotify has significantly broadened the availability of its audiobook service. The streaming platform is now offering its catalog in over 180 countries and territories worldwide. This expansion makes approximately 350,000 audiobook titles accessible to users. The content is available in more than 120 different languages.
OpenAI has revealed solutions to a number of long-standing mathematics problems produced by an unreleased frontier model in a batch of 722 manuscripts, covering 372 result families that group related papers. It extends a run of breakthroughs that have both impressed and unsettled parts of the mathematical community while raising questions about research ethics and academic conduct. According to AGMAI, the newly formed independent advisory group of elite mathematicians put together to work on communicating the results responsibly, the release includes solutions to "hundreds" of open questions.
Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try
"I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless," one shopper wrote on Threads.
Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner.
The startup crossed over $1 million in anualized revenue within two months of its post-pivot launch.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft is getting ready to do something around Grand Theft Auto VI that "no other platform holder is doing" during an employee all-hands this morning. According to sources familiar with Microsoft's plans, Xbox has managed to land a deal for the exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI. The deal will mean only Xbox Cloud Gaming can stream Grand Theft Auto VI to players at launch, but it's not clear how long the agreement will be in place. Rockstar Games still hasn't announced a PC version of Grand Theft Auto VI, so this deal will allow
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Apple is collaborating with LG on a new lineup of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, and more, according to a report from Bloomberg. The products will reportedly feature LG branding but integrate with the company's rumored smart home hub that's expected to launch during an event on October 13th. Sources tell Bloomberg that the upcoming line of devices also includes a deadbolt lock, outdoor security camera, and a floodlight camera. Several of the devices will reportedly come with support for the smart home protocols Thread and Matter amid a "formal reboot
Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is facing backlash from fellow comics who claim his takeover of SiriusXM's Raw Comedy channel is harming up-and-coming talent, as reported earlier by Deadline. Many established comics, including Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho, have posted videos online calling on Maniscalco to carry on Raw Comedy's legacy by highlighting newer comedians on his channel, instead of mostly focusing on well-known ones. SiriusXM launched Sebastian Maniscalco's Comedy Radio in April, which is "curated and headlined by Sebastian himself," according to the satellite radio provider. The mo
Like other solutions, it is not especially reliable, and it's easy to circumvent.
Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who's who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks.
Some Tesla Model 3 and Model Y owners can use their EV battery to keep the lights on longer during a power outage, now that Tesla's expanding the Powershare Home Backup feature. It was previously only available on the Cybertruck, and also requires owning Tesla's Powerwall 3. However, support for the Powerwall 2 and Powerwall Plus is "coming soon." Tesla's EVs aren't the first or only ones with bidirectional charging; companies like Kia and GM also offer vehicle-to-home power on their vehicles, while Nissan's Leaf offered power-to-grid charging years ago. Tesla says the Model 3 and Model Y can
On Tuesday, Musubi announced a lightweight decision model made for real-time moderation called PolicyLM-1.7B, released with open weights.
A combined service could lead to higher prices.
Google announced a new agreement to update six nuclear power plant sites across the US as the tech giant seeks to generate more electricity for its power-hungry data centers. Google signed the 20-year deal with Constellation, the leading nuclear power plant operator in the US. The power purchase agreement is meant to guarantee the revenue needed to cover the cost of efficiency upgrades at existing nuclear plants and "represents more than $4.3 billion of new investment by Constellation," according to the press release. Over the next five years, the companies expect new equipment at each site to
