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Earlier this month, the company unveiled a wellness council to address these concerns, though critics noted the council did not include a suicide prevention expert. OpenAI also recently rolled out controls for parents of children who use ChatGPT. The company says it’s building an age prediction system to automatically detect children using ChatGPT and impose a stricter set of age-related safeguards. Rare but impactful conversations The data shared on Monday appears to be part of the company’s effort to demonstrate progress on these issues, although it also shines a spotlight on just how deeply AI chatbots may be affecting the…

Deep space holds a horror all its own. The dark void where even a crack could spell death from the cold expanse of space. Sci-fi horror is probably one of my favorite genres, filled with hulking spaceships, eldritch horrors and the endless emptiness of space watching everything that happens. Alien is probably the most popular movie in this genre, but there are some hidden gems waiting if you know where to look. One of my lesser-known favorites is Pandorum. Released in 2009, it’s a claustrophobic trip into space where a mechanic wakes up on a colony ship to see that…

Marks and Spencer has dropped its IT service desk providerThis follows an investigation into the source of a huge cyberattackThe tech firm says the two are ‘clearly unrelated’Marks and Spencer (M&S) has ended its partnership with Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)following the devastating cyberattack which halted systems in store and online.The contract has been ended after TCS was investigated over speculation that it may be the source of the breach- although the source is not yet confirmed.”Regarding the IT service desk contract specifically, as is usual process, we went to market to test for the most suitable product…

You must have heard of “mesh,” “Wi-Fi system,” or “mesh Wi-Fi system,” and might even have some idea of what they are. Well, they practically refer to the same thing, and this post is a lot more than just semantics. It’ll explain this type of Wi-Fi solution in simple terms and offer tips on how to build an optimal one for your home. Sometimes, the little things mentioned here can make a big difference. Similar to getting a single router, only you would know which mesh Wi-Fi system fits you best—no “expert” can decide that for you from afar, and…

Even though the ping-ponging keys are vulnerable to future quantum attacks, they are broadly believed to be secure against today’s attacks from classical computers. The Signal Protocol developers didn’t want to remove them or the battle-tested code that produces them. That led to their decision to add quantum resistance by adding a third ratchet. This one uses a quantum-safe KEM to produce new secrets much like the Diffie-Hellman ratchet did before, ensuring quantum-safe, post-compromise security. The technical challenges were anything but easy. Elliptic curve keys generated in the X25519 implementation are about 32 bytes long, small enough to be added…

The movie industry has been in a tailspin for years, with many people foregoing the theatrical experience in favor of watching films at home. I get it. Going to the movies can be expensive and, let’s face it, dealing with other people can be annoying (it’s been 10 years and I’m still mad about those teenagers who would not stop giggling all the way through my first viewing of The Witch). But there’s nothing quite like going to a theater and getting lost in a great film for a couple of hours. In addition, large-scale formats are growing in popularity…

British tech company Nothing is best known for its retro-inspired transparent technology design, but it’s never been the most affordable option on the market. That looks set to change this week, with the company set to unveil the Nothing 3A Lite on Wednesday.Nothing says that this will be its first entry-level smartphone, and it will incorporate the transparent design elements seen across the company’s range of phones and headphones. We’ve been given our first glimpse of what looks like the back panel of the phone in a photo from Nothing, but we’ll have to wait until Wednesday at 1 p.m.…

NordVPN added adult site blocking to its Threat Protection suiteThe DNS-filtering blocks domains before loading on your deviceAdult site blocking is now available on Android and iOS NordVPN apps onlyNordVPN has just taken another step toward comprehensive security by adding an adult site blocker to its toolkit.The blocker arrives as part of NordVPN’s Threat Protection suite, which already blocks a lot of harmful content. Now, you’ll be able to filter out thousands of adult domains.The new adult site blocking feature uses DNS-based filtering to make this possible, blocking the websites from even loading in the first place. You may like…

The timing of OpenAI’s paper may not be coincidental. In July, the Trump administration signed an executive order barring “woke” AI from federal contracts, demanding that government-procured AI systems demonstrate “ideological neutrality” and “truth seeking.” With the federal government as tech’s biggest buyer, AI companies now face pressure to prove their models are politically “neutral.” Preventing validation, not seeking truth In the new OpenAI study, the company reports its newest GPT-5 models appear to show 30 percent less bias than previous versions. According to OpenAI’s measurements, less than 0.01 percent of all ChatGPT responses in production traffic show signs of…

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) submitted a new measure that allows it to photograph any non-US citizen who enters or exits the country for facial recognition purposes. According to a filing with the government’s Federal Register, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security are looking to crack down on threats of terrorism, fraudulent use of travel documents and anyone who overstays their authorized stay.The filing detailed that CBP will “implement an integrated, automated entry and exit data system to match records, including biographic data and biometrics, of aliens entering and departing the United States.” The government agency already…