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After an outcry, OpenAI swiftly rereleased 4o to paid users. But experts say it should not have removed the model so suddenly.

OpenAI’s decision to replace 4o with the more straightforward GPT-5 follows a steady drumbeat of news about the potentially harmful effects of extensive chatbot use. Reports of incidents in which ChatGPT sparked psychosis in users have been everywhere for the past few months, and in a blog post last week, OpenAI acknowledged 4o’s failure to…

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‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube

“They’re tweaking my voice or whatever they’re doing, tweaking their own voice to make it sound like me, and people are commenting on it like it is me and it ain’t me,” Washington recently told WIRED, when asked about AI. “I don’t have an Instagram account. I don’t have TikTok. I don’t have any of…

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GPT-5 Doesn’t Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence

Since the all-new ChatGPT launched on Thursday, some users have mourned the disappearance of a peppy and encouraging personality in favor of a colder, more businesslike one (a move seemingly designed to reduce unhealthy user behavior.) The backlash shows the challenge of building artificial intelligence systems that exhibit anything like real emotional intelligence. Researchers at…

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

OpenAI is trying to make its chatbot less annoying with the release of GPT-5. And I’m not talking about adjustments to its synthetic personality that many users have complained about. Before GPT-5, if the AI tool determined it couldn’t answer your prompt because the request violated OpenAI’s content guidelines, it would hit you with a…

Deploy Angular App to Cloudflare Pages

psitbdUser2 months ago08 mins

This guide walks you through creating a new Angular application and deploying it to Cloudflare Pages using automated GitHub Actions. What You’ll Build Angular App Name: angular-cloudflare-demo-app Cloudflare Project: angular-cloudflare-demo-app GitHub Repository: angular-cloudflare-demo-app Live URL: https://angular-cloudflare-demo-app.pages.dev Prerequisites Node.js installed locally GitHub account Cloudflare account (free) Step 1: Create New Angular Application 1.1 Install Angular CLI…

The PlayStation 5 Is About to Get More Expensive

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Tech companies are continuing to feel the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, this time in the gaming sector. Sony announced today that all editions of the PlayStation 5 will now cost $50 more in less than 24 hours. New prices take effect August 21. Under Sony’s new pricing, a standard PlayStation 5 will cost…

Optimizing React The Right Way For Blazing Fast Apps

psitbdUser2 months ago014 mins

Building fast, responsive React applications goes beyond writing functional code but also includes ensuring it performs optimally. Users expect pages to load instantly, scroll smoothly, and respond without lag, no matter how complex the app becomes. However, as React apps grow, bundle sizes increase, components re-render unnecessarily, and heavy lists slow down performance. The good…

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

psitbdUser2 months ago08 mins

United States Custom and Border Protection officials have sweeping powers to search anyone’s phone when they are entering the country—including US citizens. Newly released figures show that over the past three months, CBP officials have been searching more phones and other devices than ever before. From April through June this year, CBP searched 14,899 devices…

Exploring the Advantages and Applications of Flexible PCBs in Modern Electronics

psitbdUser2 months ago06 mins

Frank, Senior Electronics Engineer, USA As a senior electronics engineer, I have witnessed firsthand the evolution of printed circuit boards (PCBs) from rigid substrates to increasingly flexible and adaptable forms. Flexible PCBs, or flex PCBs, represent a significant technological advancement that addresses the growing demands of modern electronics for compact, lightweight, and durable interconnections. Unlike traditional…

Arkansas Hosts the Planet’s Only Public Diamond Mine

psitbdUser2 months ago04 mins

The diamonds formed under extreme pressure and heat deep in the Earth’s mantle. If you find one, it will most likely look like a metallic or glassy pebble rather than a sparkly cut gem that you might picture in your mind. The volcanic soil also contains amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, and various types of quartz…

Survey with text input example

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Mixed Poll Types Demo (With text input) Which development practices do you follow? (Select all that apply) ✓ Thank you for your response. ✓ Thank you for completing the survey! Rate your satisfaction with your current development tools ✓ Thank you for your response. ✓ Thank you for completing the survey! What’s the biggest challenge…

Scientists Just Caught Human Embryo Implantation on Camera

psitbdUser2 months ago04 mins

The simulation made it possible to appreciate how a human embryo does not merely adhere to the uterine lining, but actively inserts itself. “We observe that the embryo pulls on the uterine matrix, moving and reorganizing it,” explained Amélie Godeau, coauthor of the research, which was published in Science Advances. These movements could explain the…

GameSpot: The Blood of Dawnwalker First Impressions: Witcher 3 + vampires = ??

psitbdUser2 months ago01 mins

The Blood of Dawnwalker is Rebel Wolves’ debut RPG—built by many ex-Witcher 3 devs—that blends Geralt-style open-world vibes with vampire lore and Slavic mythology. In an hour-long hands-off preview, GameSpot’s Lucy James got a taste of its moody atmosphere, slick combat teases, and charmingly dark world-building. Due in 2026, Dawnwalker promises to feel like the…

The Best Cold-Plunge Pools in 2025—I Spent Months Testing to Find the Best

psitbdUser2 months ago014 mins

It clears my head. I feel mentally fresher after an ice bath. Getting changed and making myself get in the plunge pool is often the hardest part, and coming out of the water with my wet skin hitting the cold air remains brutal. But on the days that I make the effort, my mood improves….