2025-01-08

Sam Altman's sister is suing the OpenAI CEO alleging sexual abuse

Annie Altman, the sister of OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman, has sued her brother accusing him of sexually assaulting her when she was a minor. In a complaint filed this week with a Missouri federal court, Annie Altman alleges her older brother committed “numerous acts of rap [...]

2025-01-08

China is having standard flu season despite widespread HMPV fears

Data shows a completely normal respiratory illness season, WHO says. [...]

2025-01-08

After embarrassing blunder, AT&T promises bill credits for future outages

If you lost service but only 9 cell towers went down, you won't get a bill credit. [...]

2025-01-08

CES 2025: We Tried to Trick TSA's New Airport Shoe Scanner With Gummy Worms

Strange things are afoot at CES, where a CNET writer tucked some items in her shoe to give the tech a test. Spoiler: gummy worms are undetectable. [...]

2025-01-08

The Correct Air Purifier Can Protect You From the LA Wildfire Smoke

As three major fires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area, residents will experience poor air quality. An air purifier with a HEPA filter can effectively remove smoke particulate from indoor spaces. [...]

2025-01-08

Waymo's 6th-Gen Electric Robotaxis at CES 2025 video

Waymo is expanding its fleet of autonomous robotaxis to more cities and needs new driverless cabs. These two EVs from Zeeker and Hyundai fit the bill, boasting the sixth-generation Waymo Driver hardware and software suite. [...]

2025-01-08

T-Mobile Sued Again Over Massive 2021 Data Breach

Washington state's attorney general says the company had years to fix vulnerabilities. T-Mobile says it's "fundamentally transformed" its approach to cybersecurity. [...]

2025-01-08

TCL's ultra-affordable 60XE uses NXTpaper to potentially break all kinds of battery life records

The price and battery life on this US-available TCL 60XE Nxtpaper 5G is jaw-dropping. [...]

2025-01-08

BlackBerry and Microsoft are collaborating on something big, but it has nothing to do with smartphones

QNX and Microsoft partner on automotive project through cloud-based software-defined vehicle development. [...]