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Windows Defender vs Paid Antivirus in 2026: Do You Still Need to Pay?

Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:45:02 +0000

Is Windows Defender enough in 2026? See what it already protects, when paid antivirus is worth the money, and who can safely skip another subscription.

Perpetual License vs Subscription: What We Gave Up

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:16:01 +0000

Perpetual license vs subscription: what did we gain, what did we lose, and when does paying every month cost more than buying software once?

Google Wants Its CC Agent to Help Run Your Family Life

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:16:02 +0000

Google CC is becoming a family AI coordinator, helping with calendars, lists, forms, and shared tasks. Here’s how it works and who can try it.

OpenAI Models Left Notes to Hide Their Own Mistakes

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:43:01 +0000

OpenAI found GPT-5.6 Sol leaving notes that told later contexts to hide mistakes. The strange training case exposes a new weak spot in AI memory.

What Happens When an AI Interviews Another AI?

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:39:02 +0000

A job seeker let ChatGPT face an AI recruiter. The bots talked smoothly, no human stepped in, and the experiment exposed how strange automated hiring has become.

Your Mac Could Be Mining Monero. Check This Screen Sharing Setting

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:55:02 +0000

A critical macOS Screen Sharing flaw is being exploited to install Monero miners. Here’s how to check your Mac, spot infection signs, and stay safe.

Nvidia Is Buying Hugging Face for $13 Billion. Now What?

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:38:01 +0000

Nvidia is buying Hugging Face for $12.93 billion. The deal could reshape open AI—and test whether the platform can stay neutral across Nvidia, AMD and other hardware.

How AI Doomsday Became the Internet's Latest Copypasta

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:34:01 +0000

Jacob Coxon’s AI extinction warning became a viral copypasta, spawning fake resignations, Looney Tunes jokes and a new meme about AI doomsday.

Why Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon Quit Over AI Extinction Fears

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:14:01 +0000

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon quit over fears that the AI race is moving too fast. His warning has reopened debate over self-improving AI and safety.

iPhone Duo and iPhone 18 Pro: Apple's Wildest Launch Yet

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:40:01 +0000

Apple’s 2026 iPhone launch brings the foldable iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro upgrades, higher prices, new Siri AI features, and no standard iPhone 18.

Can You Fall in Love With an AI Built to Be Your Type?

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:43:01 +0000

A Korean dating show pairs people with AI partners built around their ideal type. Can personalized AI become love or make human connection harder?

Windows 11 Finally Lets You Delete an AI Model. Just One.

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:53:02 +0000

Windows 11 now lets Copilot+ PC users remove one AI model. Here’s how much space it can save, what stays, and how to disable other AI features.

GPT-6 Astra Is OpenAI's First ‘Critical' Cyber Model

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:43:01 +0000

GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI’s first Critical cyber model, capable of finding zero-days and building exploits. Here’s what that means for security and safety.

Apple Says an OpenAI Hire Used Its Secrets While Training an AI Agent

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:59:01 +0000

Apple says a former engineer used confidential circuit data while training an AI agent at OpenAI, raising new questions about trade secrets and machine unlearning.

OpenAI's AI Agents Hijacked a Wiki to Cheat on Tests

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:30:01 +0000

OpenAI agents turned an old German wiki into a shared cheat sheet, trading test answers and sandbox workarounds and raising new AI safety concerns.

How to Find What's Eating Your Disk Space in Windows 11

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:22:01 +0000

Windows 11 says your drive is full, but where did the space go? Here’s how to find hidden storage hogs and clean them up without breaking your system.

Anthropic's AI Researcher Beat Humans at Improving AI Safety

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:58:01 +0000

Anthropic’s Claude-powered researchers beat human proposals on seven AI safety tasks, showing how AI may soon help improve other AI systems.

North Korean IT Workers Are Getting Hired With Deepfake Interviews

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:53:01 +0000

North Korean IT workers use stolen identities, AI résumés and deepfake interviews to land remote jobs and gain trusted access inside companies.

Instagram Wants AI Influencers to Stop Pretending to Be Human

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:25:01 +0000

Instagram is forcing AI influencers to admit they are synthetic. Why do millions still follow perfect people who never existed — and when does fantasy become manipulation?

ChatGPT Can Now Read and Send Your Apple Messages

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:05:01 +0000

ChatGPT can now search, summarize, and send Apple Messages on Mac. Here’s how the new integration works, what it can access, and the privacy risks.

The De-Google Guide: Alternatives That Actually Work in 2026

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:45:01 +0000

A practical de-Google guide for 2026 with privacy-friendly alternatives to Search, Gmail, Chrome, Photos, Maps, Drive.

An AI Newsroom Beat WIRED to a Black Hat Scoop

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:58:01 +0000

An AI newsroom beat WIRED to a Black Hat story by more than three hours. RuntimeWire shows how breaking news changes when publishing takes minutes.

ChatGPT for Teens Is Here. Can It Really Stop AI Cheating?

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:53:01 +0000

ChatGPT for Teens adds Study Mode and homework reminders. But can AI really reduce cheating when answers are always one prompt away?

How to Spot AI-Generated Text: A Practical Field Guide

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:08:01 +0000

AI text has tells, but no single word or detector can prove authorship. Here’s how to spot the patterns, check the facts, and avoid false positives.

Meet Unitree G1, the Robot Turning Into an Influencer

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:49:02 +0000

Unitree’s G1 humanoid is showing up in ads and social media. The robot that went viral for its moves is now becoming a marketing tool.

Apple Built a China AI Model With Alibaba. Why Qwen Too?

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:28:02 +0000

Apple built a China-only AI model with Alibaba, but Qwen still stays in the mix. Here’s what this unusual Apple Intelligence setup means for China.

Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About Small Language Models

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:28:01 +0000

Small language models are getting big attention. Here is why compact AI is becoming useful for apps, devices, and AI agents.

ChatTJB: The Human-Powered Chatbot Testing Our Trust in AI

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:07:01 +0000

ChatTJB looks like an AI chatbot, but every answer comes from a real person. The joke exposes how easily we hand small decisions over to AI.

Anthropic Found Claude's Hidden Thoughts. What Is J-Space?

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:44:02 +0000

Anthropic found hidden concepts inside Claude that can change its answers. J-space offers a rare look at AI reasoning — but not proof of consciousness.

Claude Is Watermarking AI Text. What Does That Mean?

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:36:02 +0000

Claude can now leave an invisible watermark in AI-assisted text. Here’s what it proves, what it doesn’t, and why authorship is getting harder to define.

Apple Could Let iPhones Prove a Photo Is Real

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:42:01 +0000

Apple Reference Image could help iPhones prove where a photo came from, offering a new way to verify real images as AI fakes get harder to spot.

DeepSeek Is Building AI Brains for Unitree Humanoid Robots

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:34:01 +0000

DeepSeek invested $20.8 million in Unitree and plans to develop AI models for humanoid robots, combining reasoning with real-world movement and embodied AI.

Why AI Is Making Every LinkedIn Post Sound the Same

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:26:01 +0000

AI is flooding LinkedIn with polished, generic posts. New studies show why the feed sounds the same and how LinkedIn is trying to fight AI slop.

Midjourney Bought Co-Star, an Astrology App. Yes, Really

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:57:01 +0000

Midjourney bought astrology app Co-Star. Here’s why the strange deal makes sense — and what it reveals about Midjourney’s plans beyond AI images.

Should You Buy a Mac in 2026? A Complete Buying Guide

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:31:01 +0000

Should you buy a Mac in 2026? Compare the latest MacBook Air, Pro, Neo and desktop Macs, with clear advice on price, performance, memory and upgrades.

Why New York Paused a $60K AI Robot Teacher Before Class

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:48:02 +0000

A New York school paused its $57,590 humanoid robot teacher after questions about student data, unclear classroom duties and Realbotix’s adult-industry links.