I'm a ChatGPT power user: Here are 7 useful settings that are turned off by default

If you want to change ChatGPT's personality, go to the Personalization tab, change its overall base style, and then tune its characteristics. One interesting option is Headers & Lists. You can tweak ...
PCMag

ChatGPT Rolls Out Ads. Here's How to Avoid Them for Free

To avoid ads, you’ll need to be a subscriber to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or one of the brand's business or education options. It means you have to pay at least $20 a month to avoid ads without any ...

I tried a Claude Code rival that's local, open source, and completely free - how it went

I was curious if Block's Goose agent, paired with Ollama and the Qwen3-coder model, could really replace Claude Code. Here's how it worked.
Engadget

Roblox now requires age verification to use in-game chat

Roblox Corporation, the company behind the popular online game platform Roblox, announced today that age verification will now be required for any users wishing to use in-game chat in all regions ...
The Verge

Roblox now requires an age check if you want to chat

After a user’s age has been verified, they’ll be able to chat with others in similar age groups. After a user’s age has been verified, they’ll be able to chat with others in similar age groups. is a ...
TechCrunch

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an ...
Deadline.com

‘September 5’s Tim Fehlbaum To Direct Remake Of French Thriller ‘Black Box’ For Netflix

EXCLUSIVE: French thriller feature Boîte Noire (Black Box) is getting an English-language remake. Netflix has acquired the remake rights to the film with Oscar-nominated September 5 director Tim ...
Wired

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block Are Teaming Up to Make AI Agents Play Nice

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block have cofounded a new open source organization—the Agentic AI Foundation—to promote standards for artificial intelligence agents. The three companies are also transferring ...
TechCrunch

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Anthropic is launching Claude Code in Slack, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The beta feature, available Monday as a research preview, builds on Anthropic’s ...
PC Gamer

Garry's mod successor s&box goes open source and even opens up the finances, Garry says: 'Valve gave me my chance, I'm already rich, I don't want to f*ck anyone over'

FPS Valve veteran imperiously scorns reports that it's secretly finished Half-Life 3 and moving devs to other projects: 'They've been done for months! They just sit on the game! They're just relaxing!
Variety

‘Wicked’: How Universal’s Risky Gamble to Split the Musical Into Two Movies Paid Off at the Box Office

More than a few eyebrows were raised around Hollywood when Universal decided to turn “Wicked” into two separate films. Yes, the stage show has been a sensation on Broadway for decades. But it’s a risk ...
Mashable

ChatGPT is now an actual chat app

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