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Intel says software, not more cache, is key to beating AMD in gaming

Intel says software, not more cache, is key to beating AMD in gaming

Speaking to the German media outlet PC Games Hardware about Intel’s plans to compete with AMD’s X3D line of gaming…
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins

OpenAI has a goblin problem. Instructions designed to guide the behavior of the company’s latest model as it writes code…
Conspiracy videos about the WHCD shooting keep rolling in

Conspiracy videos about the WHCD shooting keep rolling in

In the days since this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner was cut short when shots were fired at the event,…
I ditched cable for Roku’s free channels and haven’t looked back

I ditched cable for Roku’s free channels and haven’t looked back

Anybody trying to cut the cord on cable has searched for alternatives for their viewing pleasure. Unless you’re giving up…
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump

James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump

The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey — this time, for an alleged threat the former…
Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’

Elon Musk Testifies That He Started OpenAI to Prevent a ‘Terminator Outcome’

Elon Musk and Sam Altman appeared in a federal courtroom together for the first time on Tuesday as they fight…
Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity

Elon Musk tells the jury that all he wants to do is save humanity

On the stand, Elon Musk is positioning himself as a savior. Why is Musk giving the jury so much of…
Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App

Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App

Of all the gay hookup apps Brennan Zubrick uses, Sniffies, a cruising app for men interested in discreet sex-positive casual…
The Download: Musk and Altman’s legal showdown, and AI’s profit problem

The Download: Musk and Altman’s legal showdown, and AI’s profit problem

Cheap, accessible models now produce weaponized deepfakes—from sexually explicit images to political propaganda—that look startlingly real. They’re already inciting violence,…
Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS

Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS

Almost as soon as OpenAI announced that its major investor and cloud partner, Microsoft, no longer has exclusive rights to…