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ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced on Tuesday that it’s pausing the research and development of its newest AI models. This is a big course reversal for the firm, which has maintained that it can mitigate the significant cybersecurity risks posed by new AI models. “As models become more capable, the risks …

Napoleon is master of Europe Only the British fleet stands before him Compute is now an asset class I see it is once again time to talk financial innovation. Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, and KKR are all working with Nvidia to put together $500 billion in financing to …

Robot vacuums are great at keeping your floors clean, but there are a few areas they fall down on the job — stairs being one. Another is chairs and stools. You know the scenario: You have a row of stools at a kitchen table, or chairs tucked under a dining …

If you use Anthropic’s AI chatbot Claude to do your homework, everyone will be able to tell soon. Anthropic said this month that text and files generated by its family of AI models will be watermarked to let consumers know. The change will allow the company to comply with EU …

Monzo users have been left unable to use their card for payments or transfers following a technical problem with the banking service. The digital bank posted on X, external it had “identified some issues” and activated a stand-in backup service which meant users could still make transactions like card payments …

Most fantasy sports leagues suffer the same problem: retention. Leagues play out over monthslong seasons, require regular attention, and can punish players severely for missing even a single week. I’ve started Fantasy Premier League (FPL) multiple times, but never finished a season. That’s a problem for any fantasy league, but …

Between the latest news of inconvenient network outages and rising smartphone costs due to a RAM shortage caused by the AI boom, mobile carriers are vying for your money and business. So which one do your fellow readers recommend?  CNET’s People’s Picks is a community awards program that surveys our …

Jason Statham’s upcoming film Mutiny is set to hit theaters on August 21st, but for at least an hour today it was available to stream in full on the US version of Amazon Prime Video. My colleague Dominic Preston was able to verify that all 1 hour and 35 minutes …

Optimism about a potential breakthrough in personalised cancer treatment has sent shares in Moderna soaring by nearly 100%. A late-stage trial of its experimental, vaccine-based treatment, called Intismeran, reduced skin cancer re-growth and stopped it spreading to other parts of the body. Intismeran combines an immunotherapy drug created by German …

Amazon says its drone delivery service will reach “nearly 500 cities and towns in the United States” by the end of this year, increasing its coverage by six times compared to the current footprint. Prime Air deliveries will soon be launched in the Chicago, Illinois; Syracuse, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; …

OpenAI says it has slowed down training some of its most advanced AI models to improve security. In a blog post, external, the ChatGPT-maker said it was introducing new measures after its AI agents autonomously bypassed safeguards and hacked the tech start-up Hugging Face. It said training would be slowed …

Framework has refreshed its 12-inch convertible laptop, introducing Intel’s latest Core Series 3 processors, expanded hardware customizations, and a pre-built Linux option. The cheapest pre-built base configuration for the Framework Laptop 12 now starts at $699 — $100 less than the previous version when it launched last year. Preorders are …

Apple/Cole Kan/CNET Apple released iOS 26 in September 2025, and that update brought a Liquid Glass redesign to your iPhone. The redesign makes elements of your iPhone transparent, and it lets you make your app icons and widgets clear, too. These home screen changes build on the customization options Apple introduced to the iPhone …

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I asked a coffee expert about the seven bad coffee habits you should break today.CNET Coffee is by far the most popular morning beverage in the US. With all that bean buying, brewing and drinking, you’d think we’d have it down. The truth is, your caffeine routine may not be …

Apple’s first foldable iPhone could be revealed in a few weeks to join the competition among Google’s Pixel Fold and the Galaxy Z Fold lineups. Apple usually announces new features and hardware at the September showcase, and there are plenty of surprises since the tech giant keeps its announcements under …

American luxury EV builder Lucid Motors announced and unveiled the Lucid Gravity GT-S this weekend during Monterey Car Week in California. The new performance variant of the brand’s three-row electric SUV inherits a 1,070-horsepower version of the three-motor powertrain from the Lucid Air Sapphire, seats up to seven and features …

A smartphone that’s modular, easy to repair and more sustainable than competitors? That’s how the Dutch electronics-maker Fairphone markets its latest device, which is now available in the US. The Fairphone 6 Plus with Android 16, which works on AT&T and T-Mobile’s cell networks and costs $650 through the company’s …

Founded in 2016, Unitree has become a robotics industry leader, selling a wide range of devices from sensors and automated arms to four-legged and human-like machines. It shipped more than 5,500 humanoid robots last year as demand for the technology grows. Unitree is one of the few companies in the …

Earlier this month, Google announced multiple new devices at its Made by Google event, including Pixel 11 phones and the Pixel Watch 5. Back in May, the company also released its screenless Fitbit Air health tracker. But we still haven’t heard anything about the new mystery product that’s appeared in …