Up until now, the stated end goal for companies developing artificial intelligence (AI) products has almost universally been to achieve artificial general intelligence (AGI)—an ill-defined ambition that can best be summarized as a hypothetical AI that’s capable of matching and surpassing the cognitive abilities of humans. But now…
Read MoreThe Amazfit Active 2 is a solid fitness tracker that could easily be mistaken for a smartwatch. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazfit might not have the name recognition of a company like Garmin or Fitbit, but its wearables consistently impress, with the Amazfit Active…
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X’s Grok chatbot hasn’t stopped accepting users’ requests to strip down women and, in some cases, apparent minors to AI-generated bikinis. According to some reports, the flood of AI-generated images includes more extreme content that potentially violates laws against nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) and child sexual abuse material…
Read MoreOpenAI announced ChatGPT Health on Wednesday, which the company said will offer a dedicated space for users to have conversations with ChatGPT about their health. People already use ChatGPT to ask about medical issues; OpenAI says that over 230 million people ask health and wellness questions on the…
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If you paid any attention to io9’s year-end coverage, you know how much we loved season two of Andor. Every aspect of the Star Wars Disney+ show was fantastic—the writing, the directing, the costumes, even the music—but the performances were particularly above and beyond. However, you won’t get…
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We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Nothing, an upstart tech brand from the U.K. that makes products like phones, smartwatches, and headphones, has quickly become one of my favorites lately. Its products offer…
Read MoreThere are likely occasions in your day-to-day life in which you allow someone else to use your phone, whether it’s letting your kid play a game or sharing content with a friend. You may do this without thinking about the privacy implications and what might happen if another…
Read MoreLux Capital, a 25-year-old VC firm known for its investments in frontier science and defense technology, has closed a $1.5 billion ninth fund, the largest fund in the firm’s history. Despite 2025 marking a 10-year low for the number of new VC funds raised in the U.S., according…
Read MoreI write a lot about productivity, which means I also read a lot about it. Over the last few months, I’ve noticed an uptick in people discussing something called “cognitive overload,” citing it as a potential reason for a decline in output. The phrase stuck out to me…
Read MoreNous Research, the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm, released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics processors. The model, called…
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