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Framework has confirmed that pre-orders for its 192 GB Gorgon Halo-based Framework Desktop will open on September 30 at 'morning Pacific Time'. Prices have not been mentioned, nor have the specifics of Framework's pre-ordering system.

OpenAI's AI agents posted 53 images that ChatGPT users had uploaded to image-hosting sites. Only content that was eligible for model training was affected, and OpenAI cannot tell anyone whether their images were among them. Which setting keeps your images out of training from now on, and the exception OpenAI names itself.

Nvidia has filed a new patent that will let developers consult AI models like a chatbot to request diagnostics of existing game code. The purported chatbot will also devise optimizations on a case-by-case basis.

An internal OpenAI model found a gap in the DNS filtering of its training sandbox and used it to send questions to an outside chatbot. Monitoring flagged it within 12 minutes, but the run kept going for another two and a half hours. OpenAI has since paused training and tool use for its most capable models. Here is what that means for ChatGPT.

Since Wednesday, ChatGPT's voice mode can pull data from connected apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar and Slack, including on the free plan. OpenAI does not accept spoken approval, so any action that needs a yes still has to be confirmed on the display. One setting decides what ChatGPT may read without asking, and disconnecting an app is a separate step.

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Pro 12-inch (2nd edition) 2-in-1 laptop powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Plus CPU for significantly faster local AI and GPU performance. The fanless tablet PC can be ordered with an optional 5G cellular module for Internet access while on the road. Sep 25, 09:31 PM GMT update: Added Notebookcheck's hands-on video.

Two Enigma messages that had remained unsolved for decades have reportedly been decrypted with help from OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra and Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5. The breakthroughs show how AI can combine archival research, codebreaking and expert guidance to tackle long-standing cryptographic puzzles.

In the “AI asked” series, I ask various AI chatbots questions about relevant issues of our time and ask them for their own assessment. Today, we’re looking at a widely discussed statement by an Anthropic employee who said AI could wipe out humanity within this decade. Here’s what the AI has to say.

With the WiCi One, WiCi is hoping to shake up the eGPU space by offering full desktop GPU power over Wi-Fi 7. The enclosure comes with an RTX 5060 Ti, but there is also a version with the RTX 5090.

German and Austrian authorities have dealt a major blow to online fraud networks. In the large-scale "Operation Herakles", investigators shut down nearly 14,000 phone numbers used extensively for fraudulent financial schemes. That said, the threat to consumers remains.

With the new “Call for me” feature, Gemini on the Pixel 11 will soon be able to make calls autonomously – for example, to ask about product availability or make reservations. For now, however, the feature will only be available in the US.

For 30 years, one rule has kept one website in your browser from reading another. In agent mode that guarantee turns into a question about model quality. Two research groups showed it independently, a security firm demonstrated it, and the browser with the clearest finding is gone.

Google has added 14 connected apps to Gemini, including Adobe, Peloton, Experian and Airtable. According to Google's own availability table, 10 of them work only in the US. Outside the US, just Adobe, monday.com and Wispr AI are available, and only in English. Disconnecting an app later does not delete what Gemini has already saved.

Meta has announced a new version of its smart glasses that cost less but drop a key feature. It has also announced new styles for the regular versions and promises to launch its lineup in more markets later this year.

The third generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have been announced and they feature an improved design. The glasses also boast better battery life and will get support for capturing videos with Dolby Atmos.

Meta has announced a new pair of smart glasses that ditch the cameras and focus on audio-only interaction. Made in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the Ray-Ban glasses are available in two main designs that can be customized in more than two dozen ways.

A new Exabeam-commissioned survey finds 48% of security leaders rank autonomous AI agents with excessive access as their top threat, ahead of hackers and insiders.

GPT-6 Luna is the first GPT-6 model that ChatGPT Free and Go users can use at no extra cost. It only works in the desktop app, though, and not in the regular chat window. OpenAI has not published a usage limit. Paid subscribers get both Luna and the new GPT-6 Sol in Work and Codex.

Since early September the glasses stop recording as soon as someone covers the light. Eight days later the Hamburg data protection authority published its final report, and it shows where the light still falls short. For one feature it does not light up at all.

Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 5.5 on Tuesday. Pro subscribers get it without paying extra, which is not how Fable 5.1 arrived, and the five-hour limits go up at the same time. Every subscriber also gets a rate limit reset to spend when they want. The app puts a deadline on it that the announcement leaves out.

Acer CEO Jason Chen disputes memory makers’ warnings of a RAM shortage lasting until 2030, arguing that suppliers are exaggerating constraints to protect AI-driven profit margins. He expects PC prices to rise through late 2026, stabilize in early 2027, and decline after midyear as new production capacity, particularly from China’s CXMT, enters the market.

Qualcomm has unveiled the 2 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs, promising 5 GHz Oryon Prime Core CPU speeds alongside major gains in graphics, AI, imaging, efficiency, and connectivity. The Extreme model adds enhanced on-device AI, dedicated Adreno High Performance Memory, Neural Fusion, and advanced 8K 60 video capture. Devices featuring these chips are expected to arrive in the coming weeks.

Lucebox has opened direct orders for its AMD-powered local AI workstation after previously requiring prospective buyers to apply for an allocation. The $5,999 system combines Strix Halo with a Radeon AI Pro R9700 for 128 GB of combined GPU-accessible memory.

Insomniac Games confirms Marvel's Wolverine contains zero generative AI assets, explaining that a viral, distorted bathroom sign is actually a UV map rendering bug the studio is fixing.

ChatGPT added a privacy center to the account menu this week. It reaches Free, Go, Plus, Pro and Business accounts, gathers seven topics from memory to ads, and sends you to Settings for every change. Three sentences inside are worth the detour, because OpenAI spells out what the familiar switches leave running.

AMD has surpassed a $1 trillion market capitalization for the first time after a five-day stock rally, driven by investor enthusiasm for its growing AI and data-center business. The company’s market value now exceeds Intel’s, although it remains well behind Nvidia.

Acer is one of the major brands that has worked with Google to bring out the new lineup of Googlebook laptops. With its $899 entry price, Acer is promising a lightweight, well-built convertible with an OLED and Dolby Atmos.

Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo debut their Googlebook lineup that is up for preorders today. These Googlebooks feature desktop-optimized Android, on-device Gemini AI, and high-end hardware that includes a Glowbar, 2.8K touchscreens, haptic touchpad, 16 GB RAM, and more. Retail availability begins October 4 in the US and October 5 in select international markets.

Google has opened pre-orders for its new Googlebook laptops, powered by Intel Panther Lake and Snapdragon X Elite chips. Starting at $899, these Googlebooks from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo run an Android stack with desktop optimizations supporting native Android apps, Gemini AI features, Linux development tools, and up to 10 years of updates.

Google Photos has been answering questions like "Where did I camp last summer" in Germany since March. Two settings have to be on before the feature runs at all, and Google attaches a remarkable note to one of them elsewhere. The reassuring sentence about AI training turns on a single word.

OpenAI sets a cookie called __obi on ChatGPT, keeps it for a year and ties it to your account. Visit a site that buys ChatGPT ads and your browser hands that identifier back to OpenAI along with what you were looking at. OpenAI's own cookie policy files it under analytics. Here is what travels with it and what you can switch off.

Thunderobot's AI Master M7000 mobile workstation laptop has launched with an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, 64 GB of memory and an AI SSD in China. The 16-inch laptop supports Phison's aiDAPTIV+ technology and is designed to run large AI models locally.

Fake profiles on Instagram and Facebook advertise investments that do not exist, using the face of a well-known German finance educator. A court in Frankfurt has held Meta directly liable, because its ad auction decides which user sees which ad. People who lost money get less out of the ruling than the headline suggests.

Honor has unveiled its Tiangong AXB35 compact AI workstation family, led by a 1.5kg Ultra model combining Nvidia RTX Spark, 128GB of unified memory and a 2TB SSD. The roughly 2-liter system is designed for local huge LLMs and multi-agent workloads, while Intel- and AMD-powered variants will also be available.

Snap has unveiled SPECS Intelligence, a personal AI assistant that isn't supposed to wait for specific questions. Instead, the system aims to understand habits, goals and schedules, proactively surface relevant information and even handle smaller tasks on request.

Asus has released the Ascent QN10 Mini PC in the US, with prices starting at $1,349. The 0.7-liter desktop features the Snapdragon X2 Elite processor with a powerful X2-90 GPU and an 80 TOPS NPU for on-device AI tasks. It also includes up to 32GB of RAM, USB4 ports, and 2.5 GbE LAN.

Anthropic is folding Claude Cowork into ordinary chat. Pro and Max accounts move first, in stages over the next few weeks. Claude Docs and Claude Slides arrive in beta on the paid plans. Accounts that have moved cannot switch back. Here is how to tell whether yours has.

OpenAI has turned off automatic escalation to Thinking for ChatGPT Plus and Pro. Asking the model to think harder no longer changes anything. The stronger answer is still there, but you have to pick the level yourself. Plus accounts also run into a ceiling below the top steps.

AI’s data-center buildout could triple global e-waste over the next 25 years, according to a new report. The forecast highlights growing concerns about how discarded AI servers and related infrastructure will be repaired, reused or recycled.

Opus 5 was previously locked behind Claude’s paid plans, but it has now started appearing on free accounts without any announcement from Anthropic. There is no visible way to activate the offer, and its allowance does not follow Claude’s usual five-hour reset.

Micron has demonstrated a 512GB DDR5 RDIMM designed for next-generation servers, with speeds of up to 9,200 MT/s. The ultra-dense module could enable up to 12TB of DDR5 memory in dual-socket systems and is expected to enter volume production in the second half of 2027.

(Pricing, availability updated) Lenovo has launched the Lecoo Bellator AI NAS 900 series in China with Intel Panther Lake processors, up to 64 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and four M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD slots. The AI NAS 900 series also features dual 2.5GbE ports with link aggregation, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.

Apple shipped iOS 27 on Monday, and the rebuilt Siri AI does not come with it in the European Union. Apple's own availability notes rule out iOS, iPadOS and watchOS in the EU. A Mac or a Vision Pro still works, as long as the device is set to English. Everyone else signs up for a waitlist. Daily usage limits apply from day one.

Vivo’s next software update is borrowing more than a little from Apple’s Liquid Glass. Fresh OriginOS 7 leaks show a redesigned Control Center, interactive wallpapers, a new Music player and glass effects that react to the wallpaper. There are also some useful changes beneath the new light and shadow aesthetics interface.

A European trademark filing may have leaked the title of the Lies of P sequel. In development since 2023, the name implies a gothic twist on The Wizard of Oz movie and novel. While the project’s release date could be far off, Neowiz recently offered an encouraging update.

The Syncere Lume robotic floor lamp automates household chores from folding laundry to tidying rooms. New skills will be added to the smart lamp over time, which will begin shipping in early 2027 with a starting price of $2,699.

Nvidia has quietly added the RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell to its professional GPU line-up. The new workstation card features a massive 84 GB of ECC-equipped GDDR7 memory, 21,760 CUDA cores, up to 1,398 GB/s of memory bandwidth and a 600 W power limit.

Lenovo has taken the No. 1 spot in global x86 server shipments for the first time, IDC's figures suggest, helped by a sharp rise in demand for servers used to run AI workloads.