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OpenAI may have called GPT-5.2 its “most advanced frontier model for professional work,” but tests conducted by the Guardian cast doubt on its credibility. According to the report, OpenAI’s GPT-5.2 model cited Grokipedia, the online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when it came to specific, but controversial topics related to Iran or the Holocaust.As seen in the Guardian’s report, ChatGPT used Grokipedia as a source for claims about the Iranian government being tied to telecommunications company MTN-Irancell and questions related to Richard Evans, a British historian who served as an expert witness during a libel trial for Holocaust denier David Irving.…

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Really, New York Times? The paper noted for being rather sedate actually put the words SUB and DOM next to each other in today’s NYT Connections puzzle. Of course, they didn’t mean what they could have meant, and they did not end up in the same category, but still. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle.…

AI-assisted fraud has grown sharply, making phishing campaigns more convincingDeepfake-enabled identity attacks caused verified losses exceeding $347 million globallySubscription-based AI crimeware creates a stable, growing underground marketArtificial intelligence is now used by cybercriminals to automate fraud, scale phishing campaigns, and industrialize impersonation at a level that was previously impractical.Unfortunately, AI-assisted attacks could be among the biggest security threats your business faces this year, but staying aware and acting promptly can keep you a step ahead.Group-IB’s Weaponized AI report shows the growing use of AI by criminals represents a distinct fifth wave of cybercrime, driven by the commercial availability of AI…

On Tuesday, eBay updated its User Agreement to explicitly ban third-party “buy for me” agents and AI chatbots from interacting with its platform without permission, first spotted by Value Added Resource. On its face, a one-line terms of service update doesn’t seem like major news, but what it implies is more significant: The change reflects the rapid emergence of what some are calling “agentic commerce,” a new category of AI tools designed to browse, compare, and purchase products on behalf of users. eBay’s updated terms, which go into effect on February 20, 2026, specifically prohibit users from employing “buy-for-me agents,…

In Big Tech’s never-ending quest to increase AI adoption, Google has unveiled a meme generator. The new Google Photos feature, Me Meme, lets you create personalized memes starring a synthetic version of you.Google describes Me Meme as “a simple way to explore with your photos and create content that’s ready to share with friends and family.” You can choose from a variety of templates or “upload your own funny picture” to use in their place.The feature isn’t live for everyone yet, so you may not yet have access to it. (A Google representative told TechCrunch that the feature will roll…

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one, particularly that purple group, which wants you to find hidden words inside four of the words in the puzzle. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but…

A PS5 trophy list for Wildlight Entertainment’s PvP raid shooter Highguard has appeared onlineThe game was announced at The Game Awards last month but has since been radio silentHighguard seemingly won’t be delayed and is still set to launch on January 26, 2026Highguard, the PvP raid shooter created by former Apex Legends and Titanfall developers, is still alive and kicking as its PS5 trophy list appears online.The game was announced as The Game Awards’ traditional ‘one last thing’ last month, closing out the ceremony with a gameplay trailer and a release date scheduled for January 26, 2026.Strangely, developer Wildlight Entertainment…

The project developer for one of the Internet’s most popular networking tools is scrapping its vulnerability reward program after being overrun by a spike in the submission of low-quality reports, much of it AI-generated slop. “We are just a small single open source project with a small number of active maintainers,” Daniel Stenberg, the founder and lead developer of the open source app cURL, said Thursday. “It is not in our power to change how all these people and their slop machines work. We need to make moves to ensure our survival and intact mental health.” Manufacturing bogus bugs His…

TikTok has finalized the deal for its US entity, with its parent company ByteDance selling majority of its stake to a group of non-Chinese investors. The deal was closed just before the Trump Administration’s latest deadline, banning the app in the US unless it was divested from ByteDance, which will only retain 20 percent of the new entity. TikTok’s investors will own 80 percent, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, an Emirati-state owned investment firm, taking 15 percent each. Other investors include the investment firm of Dell’s CEO.The terms of the deal were first leaked last month, after TikTok CEO…

A brutal winter storm is taking shape and poised to barrel across a vast swath of the United States this weekend, with forecasters warning of potentially dangerous impacts. As many as 180 million people—from Texas through the Midwest and into New England—could find themselves in its crosshairs, bracing for heavy snow, crippling ice, bitter cold, and the risk of widespread power outages. Ahead of its arrival, here’s an expert-backed guide to help you prepare and stay safe.”Power outages are likely from northern Texas to the Carolinas,” Thomas Kines, Senior Meteorologist at Accuweather told CNET. “The worst-case scenario is that power…