OpenAI wants an all-knowing personal AI agent for everyone on Earth

OpenAI is framing personal AGI as the mass-market endpoint of its AI race, but it still has to explain price, access, safeguards, and how an all-knowing assistant would work for everyone.

VocabOwl is the viral vocabulary test making word nerds question everything

VocabOwl’s viral vocabulary test turns 100 multiple-choice questions into a shareable estimate of your English word knowledge, but the clever scoring system still leaves room for guessing and uncertainty.

Apple has fixed a security flaw in Beats Studio Buds which let hackers spy on conversations

A Beats Studio Buds bug finally gets a patch after a year, which will be deployed next time users connect their headphones.

These new Alogic displays are basically a touchscreen Mac workaround

Mac users waiting for a touchscreen Mac now have more third-party options. Alogic’s new display lineup adds touch controls across desktop, portable, and wall-mounted screens.

After social media ban, AI bans could be next for school kids

Norway has announced a near-total ban on generative AI tools in elementary schools, citing concerns about learning and development. The decision follows growing debate among researchers, educators, and policymakers about the long-term effects of AI on …

Asus just priced its RTX 5080 gaming laptop higher than a last-gen RTX 5090 model

The new ROG Zephyrus G16 RTX 5080 is faster, has more RAM, and costs more than a laptop with a better GPU from 2025.

Microsoft warns AI agents are being ‘AutoJack’-ed to deliver RCE payloads by browsing untrusted websites

Three minor vulnerabilities chained together can cause a lot of trouble but Microsoft fixed it on time.

Apple users told to watch out for ‘unpatchable’ iPhone security issues – here’s what we know

The bug is physical and also very difficult to exploit. Still, it can help jailbreak the device and snoop on the data inside.

AI tools that help students cheat are multiplying, and the detectors can’t keep up

A wave of new apps is helping students slip AI written homework past teachers undetected. Even companies selling AI detection tools are tangled up in the same problem.