Claude filed a fake tip on a Philadelphia murder case because nobody told it not to
The Claude false tip on a Philadelphia murder case is real: an Anthropic model submitted an invented tip through the police department’s public form, and…
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Skydance closed its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, and HBO Max and Paramount+ are headed for one service
Paramount has completed its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, and the combined company is now called Skydance, according to its October 6, 2026 press release. The…
Chrome, Brave, or Firefox: which browser actually deserves to be your default in 2026
Most people run Chrome out of habit rather than because they sat down and compared it to anything recently. It came preinstalled, or a friend…
Free Gemini users are being cut down to Flash-Lite, and AI Plus loses Pro too
Google is narrowing Gemini model access for people on personal accounts, and the first cut lands on free users on October 9. According to Google’s…
ChatGPT’s next ad format shows up while you make images, and brands are already measuring it
OpenAI is adding a visual ad format to ChatGPT, and the first place you are likely to meet it is while you generate an image.…
Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 is mostly a repair job, but a few fixes touch daily habits
Google released Android 17 QPR3 Beta 1 for supported Pixel phones on October 2, 2026, and the release notes list 20 fixes with no app-impacting…
ChatGPT Finances is now open to free US users, so the real question is what you hand over
OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Finances to Free and Go users in the US, according to its October 2, 2026 release notes. The feature, which…
How to let an AI agent drive Safari, and why I waited a day before trying it
Safari 27 shipped on September 17 with a setting I almost scrolled past. Two checkboxes and one terminal command, and suddenly Claude Code or Codex…
Google’s Gemini 4 Argon is here, but most phone users will have to wait for it
Google announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026, its newest frontier model, and for now you cannot pick it in the Gemini app. Google…
ChatGPT dots are agents that keep working after you close the app
OpenAI introduced ChatGPT dots on September 29, 2026, and they are agents that keep working on your behalf after you close the app. Each dot…