OpenAI: Latest news and insights
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence organization comprised of the non-profit OpenAI, Inc. and several for-profit subsidiaries. The company is perhaps best known for its ChatGPT
Month: August 2026
I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.
Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
Sachin Bansal’s Navi hires banks for a $315m IPO, four years after his first attempt stalled
Navi, the Indian fintech founded by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal, has hired banks for an initial public offering of about $315m, according to a Bloomberg
Putting a number on a founder’s voice
Every few months another agency pitches me a personal-branding framework, and the pitches tend to land in the same place, with stages, arrows, and a
Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting: What that means
Israel, which hosted the contest in 2019, will no longer be allowed to do so – but can still compete, protesters say.
Russell Westbrook announces NBA retirement after 18 seasons
Westbrook, a former NBA Most Valuable Player, holds the record for the most career triple-doubles in league history.
Life and loss as a first responder in southern Lebanon
A new Al Jazeera film speaks to the head of the Civil Defence in Tyre, southern Lebanon’s largest city.
How to see and photograph the partial lunar eclipse on August 27-28
Just over two weeks after the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12 comes an encore. On the night of Aug. 27–28, a very deep partial
New 2D memory device stores data on just a single electron
Every time you use your smartphone to send a text, take a photo or post to social media, countless electrons are doing the heavy lifting
A study of 60 popular Chinese teas found reassuring results and one important warning
Researchers analyzing 60 best-selling online teas in China found that concentrations of six harmful elements remained within Chinese national limits and modeled noncarcinogenic risks were
Totality! See incredible photos ofthe Aug. 12 total solar eclipse from across Europe
The first photos from yesterday’s total solar eclipse are here, and they’re spectacular. Captured Wednesday (Aug. 12) by NASA scientists during a special eclipse livestream
Natural gut molecule could strengthen chickens’ immune response against bacterial infections
A naturally occurring gut molecule that could strengthen chickens’ immune response against a wide range of bacterial infections, has been identified by University of Bristol-led
Liver’s internal clock coordinates daily metabolic communication, study finds
What if one of the keys to a healthier metabolism is understanding how and when the liver communicates with the rest of the body?
Mitochondrial rewiring may explain why orthoflaviviruses harm humans but persist in mosquitoes
Orthoflaviviruses reshape mitochondrial structure, metabolism, redox signaling, and quality control differently across human and mosquito models, helping explain their contrasting infection outcomes. The review highlights