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OpenAI is expanding a low-cost subscription tier called ChatGPT Go to the US and the rest of the world. Go was released in India in August and later became available in another 170 countries prior to ...
Elizabeth Warren and other Democrat lawmakers have written an open letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking for an investigation into alleged "false advertising and deceptive practices" fro...
YouTube is now home to the "largest digital library of Sesame Street content" with the arrival of over a hundred older, "classic" episodes of the show, as first announced last year . YouTube's collect...
It's been 25 years since the launch of Wikipedia on January 15th, 2001, and it's come a long way from housing just 100 pages to becoming a behemoth of online knowledge with more than 65 million articl...
For the past year I've been working to rethink how AI manages timing in conversation at Tavus. I've spent a lot of time listening to conversations. Today we're announcing the release of Sparrow-1, the...
Google's Gemini AI is getting what could prove to be a very big upgrade: To help answers from Gemini be more personalized, the company is going to let you connect the chatbot to Gmail, Google Photos, ...
The Trump administration announced last week that it wants Americans to consume more protein, churning out a colorful illustration of an inverted food pyramid that prominently features a big, red stea...
Millions are at risk of losing health insurance without Affordable Care Act subsidies. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Images 1.4 million fewer Americans enrolled in ACA marketplace ...
The Stream Deck Plus is on sale for $159.99. If you’re looking for a simple way to streamline your workflow, the Elgato Stream Deck Plus is a handy productivity tool for automating everyday tasks. Rig...
My husband and I sold our house and spent a year traveling. Jason Prokowiew After my husband was laid off from his tech job, we decided to sell our house and travel for a year. During our time abroad,...
Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum , one of the company's MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase ...
Raspberry Pi is launching a new add-on board capable of running generative AI models locally on the Raspberry Pi 5. Announced on Thursday , the $130 AI HAT+ 2 is an upgraded - and more expensive - ver...
It was an overcast January morning in 2025 the day I decided to delete my operating system. The Ubuntu installer warned me that it would remove everything on my hard drive, permanently wiping the enti...
Animal Crossing fans looking to return to the cozy island life can do so earlier than expected. While New Horizons ' next major update, which brings the life sim game to version 3.0 , was originally s...
Steve Cohen is the owner of the New York Mets. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A new continuation vehicle has acquired stakes in Point72's fintech startups, a press release states. The new fund raised $280 mi...
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images Polymarket partnered with the Golden Globes, showing viewers betting odds for each award category. Ultimately, Poly...
This year’s CES introduced a bevy of unique headphones, including Fender’s first set and a pair that roll up to become a Bluetooth speaker when you want to share your music with friends. However, desp...
Delta's 787 order reinforces its push for premium long-haul revenue. Delta Air Lines Delta is the last of the legacy carriers to order the popular Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 787-10 variant offers impr...
Business Insider's reporter spent 30 hours in an Amtrak bedroom while traveling from Miami to New York. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I spent 30 hours on an overnight Amtrak train traveling from Miami ...