What OpenAI will show the White House this week
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman heads to Washington this week to brief the Trump administration on the company’s most powerful AI model yet, pushing for speedy
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Anthropic’s Claude Cowork could escape its local VM and read credentials on a Mac
Security researchers at Accomplish AI demonstrated that Anthropic’s Claude Cowork could break out of its local virtual machine sandbox and read files across the underlying
Why businesses are bracing for more economic volatility in 2026
The first half of 2026 has been marked by waves of economic uncertainty. From fuel prices to inflation to market dives, here’s why leaders should
Roku raises streaming device prices by up to 60 percent as the memory shortage reaches the living room
Roku has raised prices on its entire US streaming hardware lineup, with increases ranging from $10 to $50 per device, as the global memory shortage
Judge rebuffs Trump admin demand for phone records from NYT reporters
After criticism from a federal judge, the Department of Justice yesterday withdrew demands for phone records and grand jury testimony from New York Times reporters
European Union grants US request to restrict satellite images of Iran War region
The European Union has begun delaying the release of satellite images showing shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz by 24 hours. The move comes
Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure
A Son of Wealth Finds His Calling in a High-End Grocery Store
How the scion Sammy Nussdorf found his calling among the carefully arranged shelves of Meadow Lane, his chic market in Lower Manhattan.
AI chatbots are quietly becoming the uninvited third person in people’s relationships
A Pew Research Center survey published last month found that one in five Americans aged 18 to 29 have used AI chatbots for emotional support
DeepSeek pauses its second fundraising round after founder’s leaked investor comments go viral
DeepSeek has suspended its second fundraising round after comments made by founder Liang Wenfeng during private investor meetings were leaked and went viral on Chinese
Roku raises streaming stick prices by up to 60 percent
Roku is raising the prices for its streaming sticks and boxes by up to 60 percent. Roku has updated its website with the new prices.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked committee approves manufacture of peptides he uses
In a widely expected move, a committee organized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has voted to endorse removing restrictions on the manufacture of
Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray”: All the New Features So Far
Every two years, Canonical puts out a Long Term Support release that gets five years of security updates, which can be stretched further with Ubuntu
Collabora Online Turns 10, Refusing to Hand Over Your Data to Someone Else’s AI
Collabora Productivity has spent the past decade proving that an open source office suite can compete directly with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace without asking