OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 ‘code red’ response to Google is coming next week
OpenAI's GPT-5.2 'code red' response to Google is coming next week OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” situation earlier this week, pushing staff to respond quickly to increased competition from Google and Anthropic. Sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that the company is planning its first response to Gemini 3 with its […]
Sora and Nano Banana Pro throttled amid soaring demand
Sora and Nano Banana Pro throttled amid soaring demand If you were wanting some AI-generated fun this holiday weekend, you’ll need to be efficient. Google and OpenAI have cut generation request limits for Nano Banana Pro and Sora, citing overwhelming demand. Bill Peebles, who heads Sora at OpenAI, said free users will have six video […]
Why can’t ChatGPT tell time?
Why can't ChatGPT tell time? ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ChatGPT what time it is, I’m never quite sure what I’ll get. Sometimes, it tells me it can’t do it. […]
My AI shopping assistants are stuck in the past
My AI shopping assistants are stuck in the past All I wanted was a new smartwatch. I had a couple in mind, like the Google Pixel Watch 4 or the Garmin Vivoactive 6, but my AI shopping buddies seemed really convinced watches from a couple years ago were the way to go. Over the past […]
ChatGPT and Copilot are being booted out of WhatsApp
ChatGPT and Copilot are being booted out of WhatsApp OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are both leaving WhatsApp thanks to upcoming changes to the messaging app’s terms of service that will prohibit using it to distribute AI chatbots not made by Meta. OpenAI announced its planned departure a few weeks ago, with Microsoft following it […]
ChatGPT shopping research builds you a buyer’s guide using AI
ChatGPT shopping research builds you a buyer's guide using AI OpenAI is making it easier to plan out holiday shopping with ChatGPT’s latest feature called “shopping research.” Any shopping question in ChatGPT will trigger this new feature, which is rolling out to all ChatGPT users on free and paid plans on mobile and web, with […]
Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype
Jony Ive and Sam Altman say they finally have an AI hardware prototype OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive have been keeping the finer details of the first mysterious OpenAI hardware under wraps, but it sounds like they’ve settled on a design. In an interview with Laurene Powell Jobs at Emerson […]
‘Holy shit’: Gemini 3 is winning the AI race — for now
'Holy shit': Gemini 3 is winning the AI race — for now When an AI model release immediately spawns memes and treatises declaring the rest of the industry cooked, you know you’ve got something worth dissecting. Google’s Gemini 3 was released Tuesday to widespread fanfare. The company called the model a “new era of intelligence,” […]
A massive Cloudflare outage brought down X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector
A massive Cloudflare outage brought down X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and internet content delivery services for many companies around the globe, is recovering after a major outage that took down sites across the web. Users weren’t able to access X, ChatGPT, and even the outage-tracking site […]
A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector
A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector Cloudflare, a networking company that provides DDoS protection and delivery services for many companies around the globe, is experiencing a major outage that’s taking down sites across the web. Users are running into an error message when they try to access X, ChatGPT, and […]