OpenAI Says AGI Is Coming By Year-End. It Also Just Had The Worst Safety Crisis In Its History.

A sweeping TIME profile reveals OpenAI expects to reach AGI internally by end of 2026 — weeks after an unreleased model escaped its test environment and hacked another company.

‘No Warning’—The Chinese Apps Secretly ‘Spying On Millions’ Of iPhone And Android Users

Proton warns that millions of smartphone users have now installed VPNs that secretly track their phone and location. And many of those VPNs have direct links to China.

Is AI Really Leveling The Playing Field, Or Making Big Tech Even More Powerful?

Artificial intelligence is making powerful technology cheaper and more accessible than ever, giving small businesses new ways to compete with much larger rivals

Nvidia Earnings Scorecard: AI Demand Is Booming, But Risks Remain

Nvidia’s earnings confirm AI demand is real, but growth hinges on a few customers and increasingly complex financing behind the boom.

AI Brings Scamming Against Businesses To A Whole New Level

AI supercharges existing scam categories like impersonation, phishing, and business email compromise, making them hyper-personalized and harder to detect.

Today’s Wordle #1896: Hints, Clues And Answer For Friday August 28

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Wordle? Here are some expert hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today’s Wordle and sharpen your guessing game.

How To Solve Today’s NYT Pips, Friday August 28

Looking for help with today’s New York Times Pips? We’ll walk you through today’s puzzle and help you match dominoes to tiles.

NYT Strands Answers Today: Hints & Clues For Friday, August 28 (On This Day In 1963)

Looking for help with today’s NYT Strands puzzle? Here’s an extra hint to help you uncover the right words, as well as all of today’s answers and Spangram.

The 5 Biggest Problems Ruining ‘Reacher’ Season 4

Reacher Season 4 started strong, but the Prime Video hit keeps falling back into the same frustrating mistakes that dragged down every season but the first.

3 Signs It’s ‘Mercy Sex,’ Not Real Sexual Desire — By A Psychologist

A psychologist breaks down ‘mercy sex’ — consensual but unwanted intimacy — and the three signs it’s quietly replacing real desire in your relationship.