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OpenAI Designed GPT-5 to Be Safer. It Still Outputs Gay Slurs

You Don’t Say

OpenAI Designed GPT-5 to Be Safer. It Still Outputs Gay Slurs

Reece Rogers

AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

Goodbye

AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

Apple’s AI Ambitions Leave Big Questions Over Its Climate Goals

Green Apple

Apple’s AI Ambitions Leave Big Questions Over Its Climate Goals

Sophie Charara

Ford’s Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars

Auto Overhaul

Ford’s Answer to China: A Completely New Way of Making Cars

Jeremy White

How to Use Parallels to Run Windows on a Mac

Parallel Universe

How to Use Parallels to Run Windows on a Mac

David Nield

Gear News of the Week: iPhone 17 May Be a Month Away, and Sonos to Raise Prices

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: iPhone 17 May Be a Month Away, and Sonos to Raise Prices

Julian Chokkattu

Here’s How to Buy the Best Used EV

Take Charge

Here’s How to Buy the Best Used EV

Aarian Marshall

The Vibes-Based Pricing of ‘Pro’ AI Software

Uncanny Valley

The Vibes-Based Pricing of ‘Pro’ AI Software

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Reece Rogers

TikTok Promotes Stickers for Secretly Recording Meta Ray-Ban Video

Ghost Dots

TikTok Promotes Stickers for Secretly Recording Meta Ray-Ban Video

Reece Rogers and Boone Ashworth

What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans

Peanut Better

What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans

Alex Christian

You Can Now Control Home Depot's Viral Skeleton With an App

Spooky Season

You Can Now Control Home Depot's Viral Skeleton With an App

Nena Farrell

The Nintendo Switch 2’s Biggest Problem Is Already Storage

Mega Byte

The Nintendo Switch 2’s Biggest Problem Is Already Storage

Matt Kamen

What Happens to Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?

Cloud Over

What Happens to Your Data If You Stop Paying for Cloud Storage?

David Nield

Gear News of the Week: Insta360 Debuts a Drone Company, and DJI Surprises With an 8K 360 Camera

Gear Roundup

Gear News of the Week: Insta360 Debuts a Drone Company, and DJI Surprises With an 8K 360 Camera

Julian Chokkattu

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

Crash Report

Tesla Found Partly Liable in 2019 Autopilot Death

Aarian Marshall

Uber’s Drive to Become the Kleenex of Robotaxis

Party Ride

Uber’s Drive to Become the Kleenex of Robotaxis

Aarian Marshall

Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

Still Using Windows 10? Here’s How to Get Another Year of Updates for Free

Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

Google’s Newest AI Model Acts Like a Satellite to Track Climate Change

World View

Google’s Newest AI Model Acts Like a Satellite to Track Climate Change

Boone Ashworth

Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover

Q&A

Everything You Wanted to Know About China’s Auto Industry Takeover

Jeremy White, Sophie Johal, and Michaela Neville

I Lived With Alexa+ for a Week. Here’s How It Went

Hey Alexa

I Lived With Alexa+ for a Week. Here’s How It Went

Nena Farrell