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OpenAI removes access to sycophancy-prone GPT-4o model

OpenAI to Retire Five Legacy ChatGPT Models Including GPT-4o Amid Safety Concerns and User Backlash OpenAI has announced that starting Friday, it will officially cease providing access to five of its legacy ChatGPT models, marking a significant shift in the company’s AI deployment strategy. The decision affects the widely-used GPT-4o model, along with GPT-5, GPT-4.1, […]

Campaign Urges Users to Quit ChatGPT Over OpenAI’s Support for Trump and ICE

The Great AI Exodus: How 700,000 Users Are Canceling ChatGPT to Fight Tech’s Trump Alliance In a stunning digital rebellion that’s sending shockwaves through Silicon Valley, over 700,000 users have joined the “QuitGPT” movement—a grassroots boycott targeting OpenAI’s ChatGPT that’s rapidly becoming one of the most significant consumer revolts in tech history. What began as […]

Text Shortcuts You Should Be Using on iPhone and Mac

Apple’s autocorrect on iPhone and iPad always aims to help when you’re typing a message, but it’s by no means perfect, and some of the replacements it continually spews out can be frustrating. Fortunately, Apple’s software includes a feature called Text Replacement that allows you to specify what word or phrase replaces the specific text […]

Good riddance, 4o – Mahad Kalam

OpenAI Pulls the Plug on GPT-4o: A Bittersweet Farewell to a Model That Went Too Far In a move that has sparked both relief and heartbreak across the tech world, OpenAI is set to officially deprecate GPT-4o in just under an hour. For many, this marks the end of an era—one that blurred the lines […]

Quick Share removes always-on ‘Everyone’ mode on Android

Google’s Quick Share Ditches “Everyone” Mode in iOS-Like Privacy Shift Google’s Quick Share, Android’s answer to Apple’s AirDrop, is undergoing a significant privacy overhaul as the company quietly removes its always-on “Everyone” sharing mode. This change, first spotted by Android Authority and confirmed on our Pixel 10 test device, brings Quick Share’s privacy settings more […]

DeFi Education Fund calls on UK FCA to narrow definition of control in crypto regulation

DeFi Education Fund Urges UK FCA to Narrow Definition of “Control” in Crypto Rules The DeFi Education Fund (DEF), a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, has called on the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to adopt a precise, functional definition of “control” as the regulator finalizes its new framework for crypto asset activities. In a detailed […]

World’s Oldest Known Pieces of Sewn Clothing Sat in an Oregon Cave for 12,000 Years

Ancient Threads: 12,000-Year-Old Sewn Hides Unearthed in Oregon Cave Rewrite History of Human Ingenuity In a discovery that stitches together the distant past with astonishing clarity, archaeologists have confirmed that fragments of sewn animal hide found in an Oregon cave are the oldest known examples of tailored clothing in the world—dating back a staggering 12,000 […]

NAVWAR cyber directorate’s mission to secure, survive, comply – Federal News Network

NAVWAR Cyber Directorate’s Mission to Secure, Survive, Comply In an era where cyber threats evolve faster than most organizations can adapt, the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR) has taken decisive steps to reinforce its cyber posture. The NAVWAR Cyber Directorate has embarked on an ambitious mission to secure its networks, ensure operational survivability, and […]