ChatGPT now has a dedicated experience for teens, but its new protections are not a guarantee. OpenAI began a global rollout of ChatGPT for Teens on Aug. 18, adding stronger safeguards for eligible users ages 13 to 17 and optional controls for linked parents and guardians. The teen experience can be enabled when account-provided age
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The amount of gas-fired power in development for data centers in the US has nearly doubled in less than a year, new research released Tuesday shows. The findings illustrate just how heavily tech companies are relying on building private fossil fuel plants to power data centers—and how fast artificial intelligence’s energy demand has grown. Global
Situational Awareness, the AI focused hedge fund that was Wall Street’s fleeting obsession, is having a very bad month. The company, led by twentysomething OpenAI alum Leopold Aschenbrenner, went all-in on a variety of AI investments and, for a period, enjoyed phenomenal growth. Then, at the end of July, a downturn in AI stocks erased
Microsoft’s next major Exchange Server update is still waiting for a clear runway. Exchange Server Subscription Edition Cumulative Update 1 has no firm release date as engineers work through security findings surfaced in part by AI-assisted vulnerability discovery. The Exchange Team said Aug. 13, 2026, that reported issues still require validation, reproduction, remediation, and regression
We are now just weeks away from Apple’s big September iPhone launch event, where we expect the new iPhone 18 lineup to be announced, along with the company’s first foldable iPhone. Now, the lucky people who acted as early testers for the foldable iPhone, which is rumored to be called the iPhone Ultra, have shared
I recently took over testing for our guide to the best gaming headsets, but before that, I purchased our top pick in March, with my own money, for $100. I’ve used it every day since. Right now, three of the four available color options are on sale. SteelSeries’ Arctis Nova 3P usually fluctuates between $110
New York-based General Intuition, the startup building a foundation model that trains generalized AI agents to move through space and time, is in talks to raise funding at a $6 billion pre-money valuation from new investors including Valor Equity Partners, Point72 Ventures, and Seven Seven Six, according to sources familiar with the matter. Existing investors
Installing unvetted apps on Android will soon require a deliberate exercise in patience. Google has started rolling out its “advanced flow,” a new verification process that introduces an intentional 24-hour waiting period for users attempting to sideload software from unverified developers. The feature acts as a bridge ahead of Google’s broader enforcement of mandatory developer
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