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Instagram is internally testing a new Snapchat rival app
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (352+ words) Hey Meta, are you also nostalgic for 2016? As social media users wax poetic and share throwbacks about the social media heyday of 2016, it seems Meta wants to revive a piece of it. Yes, that does sound like Snapchat's original premise....
OpenAI’s Sam Altman used to hate ads. Now he’s selling them.
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (228+ words) OpenAI's Sam Altman used to think ads were gross. Now he's rolling them out. OpenAI says it will serve ads to you based on the conversation you're currently having with ChatGPT, as well as previous queries and chats. It will…...
Moltbook, the Reddit for bots, alarms the tech world as agents start their own religion and plot to overthrow humans
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (949+ words) You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing. Moltbook is a…...
Anthropic and OpenAI release dueling AI models on the same day in an escalating rivalry
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (540+ words) The rivalry between OpenAI and Anthropic intensified this week. The two companies released dueling new AI models on Thursday and had back-to-back podcast appearances on "TBPN." On Thursday, Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 4.6, an upgraded model that the company says would…...
OpenAI’s pitch to nervous software companies: Work with us, not against us
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (448+ words) Are software companies going to need to adapt to AI in general? Yes, of course," Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of Applications, told reporters during a call ahead of Thursday's announcement. But I think the ones that do adapt to AI…...
Moltbook is about as fun as watching two Roombas bump into each other
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (627+ words) In the last few days, people are losing their minds over two, very different things: the latest release of the Epstein files and Moltbook. I've spent time diving into both. My takeaway? A glimpse into the secret conversations humans are…...
China’s tech giants are opening their doors to OpenClaw. The Chinese internet is lapping it up.
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (579+ words) The viral AI agent OpenClaw " formerly known as Clawdbot, then Moltbot " has found an audience in China. OpenClaw began circulating widely in tech circles last month, attracting high-profile fans including Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan and multiple partners at Andreessen…...
Grindr Is Tightening Privacy Settings for Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (455+ words) Every Olympics, athletes basically end up living in a giant fish tank. The world is watching, the cameras are everywhere, and privacy gets thin fast. That's part of the job when you're competing. But off the clock, that same visibility…...
There’s a Scam-Scanning App Inside ChatGPT
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (301+ words) Never heard of Malwarebytes? It's one of the most prominent pieces of software for detecting and removing malware from major desktop and mobile operating systems. Founded 20 years ago, it's a trusted source for cleaning up infected devices and warning users…...
You shouldn’t have posted that. Now what?
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (527+ words) The internet is an archive of so many different versions of ourselves. If you're Gen Z or a millennial, there's a good chance you preserved almost every stage of your life online: old fandoms, old friends, old opinions. And with…...