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Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer pressure

Chatbots can be manipulated through flattery and peer p...

Generally, AI chatbots are not supposed to do things like call you names or tell...

Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ by Mubi’s funding from Sequoia

Director Jim Jarmusch ‘disappointed and disconcerted’ b...

Veteran indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is the latest to criticize Mubi for taking ...

UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply, helping those that don’t

UK age check law seems to be hurting sites that comply,...

The U.K. recently started enforcing new age-check rules, and The Washington Post...

Who says crime doesn't pay? Microsoft has deployed its own security chip on all Azure servers to protect its customers from $10 trillion cybercrime 'pandemic'

Who says crime doesn't pay? Microsoft has deployed its ...

Microsoft unveils Windows Resiliency Initiative in a bid to avoid another CrowdS...

Who says databases are boring? Microsoft, Google, and AWS all back the Linux Foundation's move to add DocumentDB

Who says databases are boring? Microsoft, Google, and A...

DocumentDB combines the reliability of Postgres with document storage.

NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1535, Monday, September 1

NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1535, ...

Looking for Wordle hints? I can help. Plus get the answers to Wordle today and y...

How to access BBC Sounds outside the UK

How to access BBC Sounds outside the UK

Here's how to access BBC Sounds from outside the UK, following the corporation's...

AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime

AI agents are science fiction not yet ready for primetime

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from...

Meta is struggling to rein in its AI chatbots

Meta is struggling to rein in its AI chatbots

Meta is changing some of the rules governing its chatbots two weeks after a Reut...

The Verge’s favorite gifts for book lovers

The Verge’s favorite gifts for book lovers

What do you gift somebody who loves books? The obvious answer is "a book," but s...

TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and Waymo’s robotaxi fleet surpasses 2,000

TechCrunch Mobility: A new speed bump for EV owners and...

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on ...

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam fi...

FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson appears to be pursuing conservative complaints over...

There’s one thing that Apple must fix in the next Studio Display, and it could benefit gamers and creatives alike

There’s one thing that Apple must fix in the next Studi...

Apple’s Studio Display needs a refresh rate update. With a new model coming soon...

PCIe 6.0 SSDs with up to 512TB capacity and 28GB/s speeds are coming soon - and Meta may be the first to get them

PCIe 6.0 SSDs with up to 512TB capacity and 28GB/s spee...

FADU confirms SSD controller supply deals with two hyperscalers, and Meta is the...

NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September 1 (game #813)

NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, September...

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, September 1 (game #547)

NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, September 1 (...

Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve ...