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OpenAI has started testing ads inside ChatGPT for logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers in the United States, the company said. The Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education tiers remain ad-free. Ads are matched to users based on conversation topics, past chats, and prior ad interactions, and appear clearly labeled as “sponsored” and visually separated from ChatGPT’s...
Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini set 16 instances of Claude Opus 4.6 loose on a shared codebase over two weeks to build a C compiler from scratch, and the AI agents produced a 100,000-line Rust-based compiler capable of building a bootable Linux 6.9 kernel on x86, ARM and RISC-V architectures. The project ran through nearly 2,000 Claude Code sessions and cost about $20,000 in API fees....
The romance genre — long the publishing industry’s earliest adopter of technological shifts, from e-books to self-publishing to serial releases — has become the front line for AI-generated fiction, and the results as you can imagine are messy. Coral Hart, a Cape Town-based novelist previously published by Harlequin and Mills & Boon, produced more than 200 AI-assisted romance novels last year...
The Epson ET-2980 is a great value at its full price, and the discount sweetens the deal.
Slot games have a huge online following. Many people are turning to casino websites that accept cryptocurrency for its low costs and smooth facilitation. Few online games offer the unique experience that slots bring. With bright and bold themes, crisp soundtracks pulsing in your ears and unique mechanics that let you win huge jackpots, many […]
Autodesk has sued Google in San Francisco federal court, alleging the search giant infringed its “Flow” trademark by launching competing AI-powered software for movie, TV and video game production in May 2025. Autodesk says it has used the Flow name since September 2022 and that Google assured it would not commercialize a product under the same name — then filed a trademark application in...
The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.
Many physicians find chatbots threatening, but that doesn’t mean they’re giving up on medicine.
London, UK — Swipey AI today announced the launch of its interactive AI-powered companion platform, introducing a conversational experience designed to prioritise personalisation, user control, and immersive digital interaction. Unlike traditional digital entertainment platforms that rely heavily on static or pre-defined content, Swipey AI focuses on real-time interaction. The platform...
CT3 and Jemdean Ltd today announced a partnership agreement focused on long-horizon data retention for fiduciary and corporate pension-plan operations. Under the agreement, CT3 will store Jemdean Ltd’s data for 10 years, with unlimited storage volume available upon request, enabling archives to scale as reporting obligations and datasets expand. Partnership details The agreement covers...
Alphabet has lined up banks to sell a rare 100-year bond, stepping up a borrowing spree by Big Tech companies racing to fund their vast investments in AI this year. From a report: The so-called century bond will form part of a debut sterling issuance this week by Google’s parent company, according to people familiar with the matter. Alphabet was also selling $15bn of dollar bonds on Monday and...
Gacha Galaxy, a Web3 discovery platform focused on data-driven market intelligence, today announced the completion of a $3 million Seed funding round. The capital will be used to support global expansion and further development of the platform’s discovery infrastructure, including new tools for analyzing prediction market activity. The Seed round included participation from Bora Ecosystem […]
It found people using AI for health reasons found it hard to identify what advice they should trust.
Discord said today it’s rolling out age verification on its platform globally starting next month, when it will automatically set all users’ accounts to a “teen-appropriate” experience unless they demonstrate that they’re adults. From a report: Users who aren’t verified as adults will not be able to access age-restricted servers and channels, won’t be able to speak in Discord’s livestream-like...
Findings suggest smaller cognitive decline, but US study cannot prove daily caffeine hit is good for the brain
People who have a couple of teas or coffees a day have a lower risk of dementia and marginally better cognitive performance than those who avoid the drinks, researchers say.
Health records for more than 130,000 people showed that over 40 years, those who routinely drank two to three...
The AI boom has revived a workplace philosophy that China’s own regulators cracked down on years ago: the 72-hour work week, known as 996 for its 9am-to-9pm, six-days-a-week cadence. US startups flush with venture capital are now openly advertising it as a feature, not a bug. Rilla, a New York-based AI company that monitors sales reps in the field, warns applicants on its careers page to expect...
Charity says situation breaks Nice guidelines and is having devastating impact on couples struggling with infertility
Millions of women in England are able to access only one round of IVF on the NHS because of health authority cutbacks and in contravention of official policy, research from a fertility charity has shown.
Nearly 70% of local areas fund just one cycle for women under 40 who have...
Visiting The Majestic in Johannesburg in February 2026 was a real blast from the past.
A mounting body of research is making it harder for companies to justify what most of them still do — push experienced workers out the door just as they’re hitting their professional peak. A 2025 study published in the journal Intelligence analyzed 16 cognitive, emotional and personality dimensions and found that while processing speed declines after early adulthood, other capabilities —...
South African residents can subscribe to DStv EasyView and pay R15 per month, or DStv Stream Access and pay R50 per month.
Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi Note 15 Series, delivering world-first creator features and exceptional battery life.