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OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT's erotic mode

It's only the latest of several side project that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.

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TechCrunch

OpenAI abandons yet another side quest: ChatGPT's erotic mode

Engadget

Stalker 2 is getting its first DLC, Cost of Hope, this summer

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Engadget

Stalker 2 is getting its first DLC, Cost of Hope, this summer

TechCrunch

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

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TechCrunch

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills

Engadget

Google begins rolling out Search Live globally

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Engadget

Google begins rolling out Search Live globally

TechCrunch

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

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TechCrunch

Defense startup Shield AI lands $12.7B valuation, up 140%, after US Air Force deal

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WIRED

Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories

Independent writers are using AI agents all throughout their reporting process. What’s the value of a human journalist, anyway?

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WIRED

Meet the Tech Reporters Using AI to Help Write and Edit Their Stories

Engadget

Hades 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on April 14

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Engadget

Hades 2 is coming to Xbox Series X/S and PS5 on April 14

Engadget

The EU is investigating Snapchat over possible child protection breaches

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Engadget

The EU is investigating Snapchat over possible child protection breaches

Engadget

Serious Sam: Shatterverse will hit Xbox platforms this year

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Engadget

Serious Sam: Shatterverse will hit Xbox platforms this year

Engadget

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction

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Engadget

Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez introduce a bill to pause US data center construction

TechCrunch

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

Leaked hacking tools threaten the security of millions of older iPhones. Cybersecurity experts weigh in.

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TechCrunch

Apple made strides with iOS 26 security, but leaked hacking tools still leave millions exposed to spyware attacks

Ars Technica

Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs

Great performance for the price, if you ignore the price of RAM, SSDs, and GPUs.

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Ars Technica

Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs

TechCrunch

Google is launching Search Live globally

Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed.

1 hour ago

TechCrunch

Google is launching Search Live globally

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Ars Technica

OpenAI “indefinitely” shelves plans for erotic ChatGPT

Some staff reportedly questioned how sexy ChatGPT benefits humanity.

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Ars Technica

OpenAI “indefinitely” shelves plans for erotic ChatGPT

TechCrunch

ByteDance's new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

The new model in CapCut will have built-in protections for making video from real faces or unauthorized intellectual property.

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TechCrunch

ByteDance's new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

Ars Technica

The Corvette E-Ray is dead, long live the Grand Sport X

The mid-engined Corvette gets a new variant.

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Ars Technica

The Corvette E-Ray is dead, long live the Grand Sport X

WIRED

The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail

A six-year EV rollout ends with a thud.

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WIRED

The Sony Afeela Was Doomed to Fail

Ars Technica

2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West

For much of the Western US, winter 2026 was the year snow never came.

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Ars Technica

2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West

WIRED

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

US lawmakers are pressing Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether using a VPN can strip Americans of their constitutional protections against warrantless surveillance.

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WIRED

Using a VPN May Subject You to NSA Spying

WIRED

Soundboks Mix Review: A Great Party Speaker

This large Bluetooth speaker is massively loud, nearly indestructible, and lasts for 40 hours.

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WIRED

Soundboks Mix Review: A Great Party Speaker

WIRED

Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.

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WIRED

Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

WIRED

Eufy Omni C28 Review: Affordable and Full-Featured

Eufy's latest robot vacuum proves you can still get a great vac-mop without dropping four figures.

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WIRED

Eufy Omni C28 Review: Affordable and Full-Featured

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Ars Technica

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

Company calls Guardian the "most capable 911 response drone ever.”

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Ars Technica

BRINC's new police drone uses Starlink, carries Narcan, chases vehicles at 60mph

Ars Technica

Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars

Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago.

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Ars Technica

Here is NASA's plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars