From PC Mag: Fans of GPT-4o, prepare to bid adieu. OpenAI has sunset the model for good, months after the company retired and then un-retired it for paid subscribers following user backlash over GPT-5.

Effective today, the company retired GPT-4o, alongside several other models. Perhaps a pre...

From PC World: We all know RAM prices have skyrocketed. We all know why—data center demand. We even know that this won’t end any time soon, barring a collapse of the AI sector. You’ve heard these talking points endlessly in the last couple of months.

Less hammered on: The possible coming...

From CNET: Autonomous driving company Waymo on Thursday announced the next move for its sixth-generation self-driving technology, Waymo Driver. The company will provide fully autonomous trips to its employees in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

The Alphabet-owned robotaxi company is...

From PC Mag: WhatsApp no longer works in Russia after a government crackdown, allegedly aimed at pushing users to a state-backed alternative called Max.

Meta's app was removed from Russia's internet regulator's online directory on Feb. 11, with the service abruptly halting for users days after...

From PC World: Google has fixed 11 security vulnerabilities in the latest Chrome versions 145.0.7632.45/46 for Windows and macOS and 145.0.7632.45 for Linux. According to Google, none of these vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild yet. Chrome 145 was actually scheduled for release...

From CNET: Google's AI-fication of the Fitbit app is charging full speed ahead and will soon be reaching more people and more countries. After debuting as an Android-exclusive preview for US Premium subscribers, Google has announced that the public preview of its redesigned Fitbit app and health...

From PC Mag: Elon Musk's AI company has now lost half of its founding members.

This week alone, xAI co-founders Jimmy Ba and Yuahai (Tony) Wu both announced their departure from the company, as TechCrunch reports. This follows other co-founders leaving over the past year, bringing the original 12...

From PC World: Microsoft has recently begun replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 systems running 24H2 and 25H2, according to a report by BleepingComputer. Update: On February 10, Microsoft confirmed plans to update Secure Boot certificates through the usual Windows...

From CNET: Sony's WF-1000XM6 earbuds are arriving imminently, according to image leaks from online retailers. And we now have a better idea of the tech that'll be packed into these active noise-cancellation earbuds, thanks to spec leaks from Billbil-kun, who's known for accurate tech scoops.

A...

From PC Mag: Intel's next-generation flagship may be an absolute monster when it comes to power draw. New rumors suggest the top chip with 52 cores could pull as much as 700W all by itself once power limits are removed, VideoCardz reports.

That's not how it would operate day to day, but it could...