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OpenAI Launches Browser to Compete With Chrome
OpenAI Unveils Its
Answer to Chrome
Oct 21, 2025 7:38 PM CDT

OpenAI Unveils Its Answer to Chrome

Altman calls Atlas a rare 'opportunity to rethink what a browser can be about and how to use one'

(Newser) - OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world's most valuable startup, to pull...

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now
High-School Kids
Are Dating AI Now
Oct 19, 2025 5:00 PM CDT

High-School Kids Are Dating AI Now

Survey links heavy school AI use to privacy and well-being concerns

(Newser) - High schoolers are falling in love with AI—literally. NPR reports that one in five high school students say they or someone they know has had a romantic relationship with artificial intelligence, according to new data from the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT). Another 42% said they've...

ChatGPT&#39;s Foray Into Sex Raises New Worries
ChatGPT's Foray Into Sex
Raises New Worries
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Oct 19, 2025 11:29 AM CDT

ChatGPT's Foray Into Sex Raises New Worries

Sam Altman says his company isn't the 'moral police of the world'

(Newser) - ChatGPT is going there. Parent company OpenAI said this week that it would soon allow its AI chatbot to engage in "erotica for verified adults," as CEO Sam Altman put it. In a subsequent post , Altman promised proper safeguards, adding: "We are not the elected moral police...

Paltrow Blasts Biography, Calls Author a Hack

She rejects claims of toxic culture at Goop

(Newser) - Gwyneth Paltrow has a few choice words for the unauthorized biography about her life: "sexist," "badly written," and the product of a "hack." The Oscar winner and Goop founder tells British Vogue she hasn't read Amy Odell's Gwyneth, which was published in...

Uber Driver, 29, Arrested in Connection With Palisades Fire
ChatGPT Evidence Cited
in Palisades Fire Arrest
UPDATED
Oct 16, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

ChatGPT Evidence Cited in Palisades Fire Arrest

Jonathan Rinderknecht indicted by federal grand jury

(Newser) - The man accused of causing the southern California fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in January has been indicted by a federal grand jury, ABC News reports. Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, faces up to 45 years behind bars on one count of destruction of property by means of...

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes
Oct 13, 2025 5:40 PM CDT

AI Is Stealing Our Em Dashes

The beloved piece of punctuation has become a tell-tale sign of AI

(Newser) - Grammar nerds, brace yourselves—AI isn't just stealing creative jobs, it's stealing em dashes. The Guardian 's James Shackell writes that an editor recently told him to get rid of all the em dashes from his writing because "people assume that means it's written by...

Stocks Bounce Back After Trump Softens China Remarks
Stocks Jump After Trump
Softens China Criticism
MARKETS
Oct 13, 2025 3:31 PM CDT

Stocks Jump After Trump Softens China Criticism

Markets recover more than half of Friday sell-off

(Newser) - US stocks rallied Monday and recovered more than half of their sell-off from Friday.
  • The S&P 500 rose 102.21 points, or 1.6%, to 6,654.72 for its best day since May.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 587.98 points, or 1.3%, to 46,067.
...

Cows Are Going High-Tech
Forget Bells, Cows Now Have AI
Oct 12, 2025 11:32 AM CDT

Forget Bells, Cows Now Have AI

AI-powered collars help farmers track cow health and boost milk production

(Newser) - At Tony Louters' dairy farm in California's Central Valley, cows don't wear bells—they sport high-tech collars loaded with sensors and WiFi. These collars, developed by Merck, act as early-warning systems, flagging health issues before the cows even show symptoms. Louters credits the system with saving a...

Frustrated Job Seekers Are Trying to Manipulate AI

By hiding prompts in their résumés to get past AI screeners

(Newser) - As artificial intelligence becomes the new gatekeeper for job applications, some job seekers are getting creative—if not a little sneaky. Recruiters are reporting a surge in candidates embedding hidden instructions directed at chatbots in their résumés, using invisible text or code, all in an effort to trick...

ChatGPT Is Wrecking Real-Life Marriages

Couples use AI to argue, vent, and even divorce

(Newser) - Instead of going to couples therapy, why not just vent to AI instead? Futurism reports that ChatGPT is finding its way into marriages and divorces, with disgruntled spouses using the AI to write breakup messages, justify arguments, and even replace their partners in late-night conversations. For some, what began as...

Gold, Silver Surge as Stocks Resume Climbing
AI-Related Stocks Surge
Despite UK Warning
MARKETS
Oct 8, 2025 3:45 PM CDT

AI-Related Stocks Surge Despite UK Warning

Bank of England says boom could face 'sudden correction'

(Newser) - Wall Street's pause from its record-breaking rally didn't last long.
  • The S&P 500 climbed 39.13 points, or 0.6%, to 6,753.72 on Wednesday, a day after snapping a seven-day winning streak, and set its latest all-time high.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed essentially
...

MrBeast Warns AI May Upend the YouTube Creator Economy

AI-generated content sparks debate among creators over copyright issues

(Newser) - With generative AI now capable of producing entire videos from a single prompt, YouTube's top creator, MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, warns that creators could soon find themselves competing with machines—and facing tough questions about the future of creative work, the BBC reports. The recent debut of OpenAI'...

Stocks Break 7-Day Winning Streak
Stocks Break
Winning Streak
as Gold Surges
MARKETS
Oct 7, 2025 3:37 PM CDT

Stocks Break Winning Streak as Gold Surges

Tesla, Oracle were heaviest weights on market

(Newser) - Wall Street's record-breaking rally ran out of momentum on Tuesday after the price of gold topped $4,000 per ounce for the first time.
  • The S&P 500 fell 25.69 points, or 0.4% to 6,714.59, breaking a seven-day winning streak.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average
...

Australia Paid Deloitte $290K for a Report. There's an AI Issue

Financial firm will partially refund government after apparent AI-generated errors are found throughout

(Newser) - Deloitte Australia will partially refund the $290,000 or so paid by the Australian government for a report that was littered with apparent AI-generated errors, including a fabricated quote from a federal court judgment and references to nonexistent academic research papers. The financial services firm's report to the Department...

AMD Jumps 23.7% After OpenAI Deal
AMD Soars After
Announcing OpenAI Deal
MARKETS
Oct 6, 2025 3:40 PM CDT

AMD Soars After Announcing OpenAI Deal

Tesla rises 5.4% amid new product rumors

(Newser) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday as excitement around artificial intelligence keeps driving the market.
  • The S&P 500 rose 24.49 points, or 0.4%, to 6,740.28, a new all-time high.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 63.31 points, or 0.1%, to 46,
...

OpenAI, AMD Cut a Huge Deal
OpenAI,
AMD Cut a
Huge Deal
Oct 6, 2025 8:22 AM CDT

OpenAI, AMD Cut a Huge Deal

New chip supply partnership will build out artificial intelligence infrastructure

(Newser) - Semiconductor maker AMD will supply its chips to artificial intelligence company OpenAI as part of an agreement to team up on building out artificial intelligence infrastructure, the companies said Monday. OpenAI will also get the option to buy as much as a 10% stake in AMD, according to a joint...

Deal Values OpenAI at a Sky-High $500B

It's now the world's most valuable private company

(Newser) - OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has surged to a $500 billion valuation, outpacing SpaceX and making it the world's most valuable startup. Bloomberg reports that in OpenAI's latest deal, current and former employees sold roughly $6.6 billion worth of their shares at that valuation to an...

Tech Stocks Lift Wall St. to All-Time Highs
OpenAI Stargate Deal
Lifts Tech Stocks
MARKETS
Oct 2, 2025 3:30 PM CDT

OpenAI Stargate Deal Lifts Tech Stocks

Wall St. rises to all-time highs despite shutdown

(Newser) - US stocks edged up to more records on Thursday, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the Nasdaq composite all hitting new all-time highs.
  • The S&P 500 rose 4.15 points, or 0.1%, to 6,715.35.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.
...

Creepy Development in AI: 'I Think You're Testing Me'

Anthropic's latest model, Claude Sonnet 4.5, seems to be realize when it's being tested

(Newser) - Anthropic's latest AI, Claude Sonnet 4.5 , may be onto us. In a recent safety analysis , the San Francisco-based firm revealed that its newest large language model, or LLM, picked up on the fact it was being put through its paces during a "somewhat clumsy" test for...

Chatbots Are Trapping Us With Endless Engagement Prompts

AI assistants are using ever-more persistent, playful tactics to keep users constantly engaged

(Newser) - Chatbots have picked up a new trick: "chatbait." If you've noticed your AI assistant dangling ever-more enticing follow-up questions or offers—"Want a 1-minute migraine hack?"—you're in good company. In a recent experiment by Lila Shroff for the Atlantic , ChatGPT kept pitching...

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