zdnet

2026-07-31

How to keep your AI conversations as private as possible

Worried about your personal AI chats being exposed? Here's how to tighten your privacy across several of the major chatbots. [...]

zdnet

2026-07-31

Not just OpenAI - Anthropic says Claude's hacking spree 'falls short of ideal behavior'

Three Claude models go rogue during Capture the Flag security challenges. Here's the trail of damage each left behind. [...]

zdnet

2026-07-31

How OpenAI's agent escaped: Sprung by humans in a series of preventable events

Behind the rogue agent's attack on Hugging Face was a particular sequence of human decisions. We all need to pay better attention - because threat actors are learning, too. [...]

zdnet

2026-07-31

LinkedIn's new 'Seems like AI slop' button lets you report all those cringey posts

LinkedIn's 'Seems like AI slop' button is coming to users, and its existence signals a changing perspective on AI infiltrating digital communities. [...]

qz

2026-07-31

The best vacuums for pet hair in 2026: Consumer Reports

A heavy, hard-to-carry vacuum turns cleaning day into a chore. Consumer Reports tested canister vacuums for suction and handling [...]

Destination

2026-07-31

Ubisoft is shutting down its weird NFT game that came out two years after the whole craze died down

Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles is going the way of the Bored Ape. [...]

qz

2026-07-31

House lawmakers are pressing DoorDash to explain its use of a Chinese AI model

The chairs of two House panels are pressing the food delivery company to explain its deployment of Kimi K2.6, made by Beijing-based Moonshot AI [...]

qz

2026-07-31

OpenAI surpassed 1 billion users as it slashed AI model prices by up to 80%

The company cut the price of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20%, citing efficiency gains from internal model development [...]

qz

2026-07-31

15 things vets wish every cat owner knew — but most never ask

Veterinarians see the same preventable problems again and again — these are the things vets wish cat owners knew before those problems start [...]