OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.0, Codex Labs developer training service

OpenAI Group PBC today launched ChatGPT Images 2.0, an upgraded version of the image generator built into its popular chatbot. The company also debuted a new technical training service called Codex ...

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the ...
The New York Times

Is Strait of Hormuz Open Again? Maybe, but Few Ships Are Using It.

There were conflicting reports about the status of the vital shipping waterway in the cease-fire with Iran. By Pranav Baskar and Shirin Hakim As the cease-fire between the United States and Iran ...
Wall Street Journal

U.A.E. Wants to Force Hormuz Open and Is Willing to Join the Fight

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down the training, equipment and operations of the Marine Corps’s expeditionary units as several get deployed to the Middle East amid a war with Iran. Photo: Lance Cpl.
BGR

What Your USB Drive's Formats Actually Mean (And How To Change Between Them)

When you connect a new USB drive or external drive to a laptop, phone, or another storage-compatible device, it's mostly unusable until you format it. Formatting a drive helps prepare and set up the ...
USA Today

70% of taxpayers in the US can file taxes for free. Here's how

A venerable IRS program called Free File allows 70% of taxpayers to file their taxes for free, just as the name implies. Only 2% of taxpayers used the service in 2024. That is the finding of a ...
Scientific American

AI was supposed to save coders time. It may be doing the opposite

Software engineering was supposed to be artificial intelligence’s easiest win. Today companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft and Google have all released AI products geared specifically to ...
The Verge

Inside Anthropic’s existential negotiations with the Pentagon

A former Uber exec is playing hardball, but for the AI lab, it’s more than just a $200 million military contract at stake. A former Uber exec is playing hardball, but for the AI lab, it’s more than ...
pcguide

TIFF to JPG Converter

Convert TIFF files to JPG for easier sharing and smaller files. Batch supported. Drag & drop TIFF files here, or click to choose. Multiple files will download as a ZIP. TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) ...
ZDNet

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

Free AI tools Goose and Qwen3-coder may replace a pricey Claude Code plan. Setup is straightforward but requires a powerful local machine. Early tests show promise, though issues remain with accuracy ...
Yahoo! Sports

PGA Tour Champ Disqualified for Using Banned Item at Farmers Insurance Open

Michael Brennan’s first round featured 18 holes of solid golf—70 strokes, 2-under, T-55 on the leaderboard. Then, PGA Tour Communications posted seven words that erased all of it: “breach of Model ...