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In brief Apple is expected to debut the iPhone 17 lineup, including a new ultra-slim iPhone 17 Air, according to rumor sites. The Pro models may support reverse wireless charging, letting them top up AirPods or other devices. Expect upgrades a to AI-powered Siri, Apple Watch, and AirPods Pro. Apple has officially set its fall…
In brief Musk’s X Corp. and xAI claim Apple’s exclusive ChatGPT integration gives OpenAI “billions of user prompts” while completely blocking competitors. The lawsuit accuses Apple of manipulating App Store rankings to favor ChatGPT despite Grok ranking second in “Productivity.” Xai and X Corp. are seeking billions in damages and court orders to end the…
In brief Top AI firms and tech leaders, including Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAI’s Greg Brockman, unveiled a $100 million fund to back pro-AI candidates. The fund, which mirrors crypto PAC Fairshake, will target races in California, New York, Illinois, and Ohio this year before moving to federal contests and the 2026 midterms. Supporters say the…
In brief Pudgy Penguins is a popular crypto-native IP that started from NFTs and has expanded into toys, games, and more. CEO Luca Netz told Decrypt that he hopes to take the company public within two years. In addition to NFTs on Ethereum, the brand has launched a meme coin, PENGU, on Solana. Pudgy Penguins…
In brief Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss donated over $21 million in Bitcoin to help launch the Digital Freedom Fund, a pro-crypto PAC. Unlike most crypto PACs, which aim to stay nonpartisan, the twins explicitly said their PAC will work to support Republicans, defeat Democrats, and back Trump’s crypto agenda in the 2026 midterms. The PAC’s…
In brief Wilder World launched a 10-player shooter game mode in “super early access” at Gamescom, featuring deathmatch gameplay in a recreated Miami setting called Wiami. The Ethereum-based project is hosting a $100,000 tournament from August 25 to September 24, with five finalists receiving all-expenses-paid trips to compete in person. This shooter represents the second…
In brief Following July’s Hitler-praising fiasco and an August suspension over Gaza comments, Grok now flags innocuous objects like sunsets and potatoes as coded hate. Users post memes of Grok calling clouds, puppy photos, and even geometric shapes antisemitic, complete with confident “expert” explanations. This situation is an example of why alignment and super alignment…
In brief Chinese tech giant Ant Group has said claims it’s working on a rare earth RMB stablecoin are false. It comes amid exploration of stablecoin uses by Chinese e-commerce firms. Hong Kong’s stablecoin regulatory regime has been a key driver for increased interest. Chinese tech giant Ant Group has denied online rumors that it…
Sam Altman’s OpenAI o3 model—which was deprecated late last week with the release of GPT-5—demolished Elon Musk’s Grok 4 in four straight games Thursday to win Google’s Kaggle Game Arena AI Chess Exhibition.You may think it was a super complex spectacle of high tech behemoths putting their reasoning to the ultimate test, but as an…
In brief Developers report regressions in coding ability, raising doubts about GPT-5’s “reasoning powerhouse” claim. Rollout frustrations mount as older models vanish and access differs sharply across pricing tiers. PR stumbles and ethical concerns deepen skepticism around OpenAI’s most ambitious model yet. OpenAI’s much-hyped launch of GPT-5—touted as a groundbreaking leap in artificial intelligence—has instead…
