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AI kept moving closer to the device, the workflow, and the boardroom this week, with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia, and Zoom pushing smarter assistants and on-device tools while security researchers kept finding new ways for those same systems to go sideways. Add in major Android and web server flaws, AI-enabled scams, and SpaceX’s record IPO plans, and the message was clear: tech’s next era is arriving fast, carrying both productivity gains and a suspiciously large number of blinking warning lights. Top news AI assistants and on-device intelligence take center stage OpenAI introduced Dreaming V3, a new memory system for…
California’s attorney general Rob Bonta launched a probe into the deal shortly after it was announced. Robert V Schwemmer/Shutterstock Amid widespread opposition to Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., multiple US states are reportedly working together to fight the merger. According to a Reuters report, California and New York are among states preparing a lawsuit to block the deal. The deal has faced scrutiny since it was announced back in February, when Paramount officially beat out Netflix in its attempt to buy Warner Bros. following multiple bids. California Attorney General Rob Bonta in particular has…
After Dell Technologies Inc. saw an 88% jump in revenue reported last week, it’s safe to say the hardware and data management company is on a roll. Although the hype is primarily around Dell’s artificial intelligence servers, the company knows that AI adoption goes hand in hand with strong data protection. As AI-powered cyberattacks increase, the pressure is on enterprises to defend smarter and faster, according to Simon Jelley (pictured), Dell’s new vice president of product management. “A number of people often question me, ‘Why have you stayed in the realm of data management, data protection for so long now?’” he…
Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles. Today’s NYT Strands puzzle rounds up a group of creatures that some people keep as pets. (Well, not all of them make great pets…) Some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on. I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT…
Staring at a quarterly marketing deck filled with exploding Lead Gen metrics while the actual sales pipeline undergoes a multi-quarter freeze is a profoundly frustrating exercise. Most modern Business Intelligence (BI) setups are built to defend budgets rather than diagnose real commercial blockages. They function as internal performance theater-administrative loops that burn massive amounts of human capital while offering zero clarity on why high-intent enterprise accounts drop out during legal review. The macro B2B environment has reached a breaking point. We are living through a true SaaSpocalypse, an era where generic AI automated content and aggressive programmatic outbound have fundamentally…
Tod Machover, the Muriel R. Cooper Professor of Music and Media, faculty director of the MIT Media Lab, and director of the Opera of the Future research group, will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America — the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. As a composer and music tech pioneer, Machover has helped expand music’s possibilities for artists and audiences alike through his work in participatory opera, artificial intelligence, and creative technologies. He joins a roster of previous George Peabody Medal recipients that includes Stevie Wonder, Misty…
What The Puff produces up to 1,500 puffs a day Singapore’s hawker scene is not short of curry puff stalls. But when Lim Yuan Ming, 24, and his older brother Brandon, 29, decided to start one, they weren’t trying to out-tradition the traditionalists—they wanted to give the curry puff a modern twist. Growing up around their parents’ Teochew porridge stall in Bedok, the brothers had a front-row seat to the realities of the hawker grind. That experience shaped their decision to build something simpler, more scalable. With their friend Oh Chin Jie, 31—a trained cook—they pooled S$10,000 and launched What…
For years, the biggest conversation around AI has been what these tools can do. They can browse the web, analyze documents, connect to your apps, conduct research, and increasingly act on your behalf. But as AI systems become more capable, another question has become harder to ignore: what happens when an AI assistant is tricked into handing over information it shouldn’t? OpenAI’s new Lockdown Mode is its latest answer to that problem. Available across all ChatGPT account types, Lockdown Mode is an optional security setting designed for people and organizations handling sensitive information. The trade-off is that you get stronger…
Ravie LakshmananJun 06, 2026Cybersecurity / Artificial Intelligence OpenAI has begun rolling out a new Lockdown Mode to ChatGPT for eligible personal accounts to reduce the risk of data exfiltration arising from prompt injection attacks. The feature is primarily designed for people and organizations that handle sensitive data and require stricter protection guarantees. Lockdown Mode is available to logged-in users across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro, and self-serve ChatGPT Business plans. “Lockdown Mode is an optional advanced security setting that limits many tools and capabilities in OpenAI products that can connect to the web or external services,” OpenAI said. “It is…
As a crowd of 60 anti-vaxxers squeezed into the upstairs dining area of Jonathan’s Grille in Nashville on a recent Monday night, a moment of pride washed over Scott Armstrong.Years ago, he had been let go from his job as a drug and alcohol counselor for refusing to get vaccinated. Now, unvaccinated people from all over the country were piling into the sports bar to meet others like them. There was a woman who flew in from New Jersey and another from Philadelphia. One group drove up from Florida.They were there to attend a mixer hosted by Unjected, an anti-vaccination…