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  • Florida's Attorney General is investigating OpenAI, raising concerns about the potential misuse of AI like ChatGPT following an incident involving the FSU shooting.
  • OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT Pro subscription tier priced at $100 per month, signaling a move towards premium AI services.
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has announced its departure from X, formerly Twitter, citing ongoing issues with the platform's direction.
  • Volkswagen is reportedly pivoting back towards gasoline-powered SUVs in the US, discontinuing its all-electric ID.4 model.
  • StubHub has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the FTC to resolve allegations of deceptive ticket pricing practices.

TechCrunch

  • Florida AG to probe OpenAI, alleging possible connection to FSU shooting 2 hours ago by Amanda Silberling
    Government & Policy, TC, ChatGPT, OpenAI

    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier plans to investigate OpenAI for its alleged harm to minors, potential to threaten national security, and its possible link to a shooting at Florida State University last year.

  • ChatGPT finally offers $100/month Pro plan 2 hours ago by Julie Bort
    AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT

    OpenAI announced on Thursday something that power users have been asking for: a $100/month plan. Previously, subscriptions jumped from $20 to $200 per month.

  • EFF is the latest organization to leave X 2 hours ago by Sarah Perez
    Apps, Media & Entertainment, Social, media, News, publishers, social media, Twitter, X

    The EFF follows the departure of various news organizations and others who no longer find X a viable source of traffic.

  • What founders can learn from Anjuna’s layoffs and recovery 3 hours ago by Maggie Nye, Isabelle Johannessen
    Startups, Anjuna, Build Mode, founder, Layoffs, startup lessons

    In 2021, Anjuna Security was growing fast, hiring aggressively, and chasing a market that seemed limitless. By the end of that year, the venture-backed cybersecurity company had scaled to around 75 employees, building out sales, customer success, and support teams in anticipation of continued hypergrowth. Then 2022 hit.

  • Volkswagen drops all-electric ID.4 in the US in pivot back to gas SUVs 3 hours ago by Kirsten Korosec
    TC, Transportation, electric vehicles, EVs, ID.4, volkswagen

    All resources at its U.S. factory are aimed at the upcoming Atlas SUV.


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Engadget

  • Apple is closing three US stores, including the first to unionize an hour ago by Anna Washenko
    Business, Society & Culture, Company Legal & Law Matters, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Anna Washenko

    Apple is closing three of its retail stores this summer, including its first location to unionize. The tech company said it plans to permanently close Apple Store in Trumbull, CT, Escondito, CA, and Towson, MD. The Apple Store location in Towson, was the first where unionized workers and Apple reached a contract agreement back in 2024.  MacRumors published a statement from Apple confirming the closures. The company credited noting "the departure of several retailers and declining conditions" at the shopping centers where this trio of stores are housed as the reason for ending operations. "Our team members at Trumbull and North

  • The Metal Gear Solid movie is back on, with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors in charge 2 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Movies, Media, Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid is in the works again, this time from filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of Final Destination: Bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo are reviving the project at Columbia Pictures as part of a new first-look deal with Sony, the latest attempt in what's been multiple decades of work to turn the blockbuster stealth game into a blockbuster film. "Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games," Lipovsky and Stein said in a statement. "We are thrilled and honored to bring

  • A maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii 4 hours ago by Will Shanklin
    Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Will Shanklin

    You may already know that emulators can run Wii games on a Mac. But one developer has flipped the script. Bryan Keller now has an ancient version of the Mac's operating system running on Nintendo's 2006 game console (via Kottke). Why? Because they said it couldn't be done. The developer first had the idea in 2013 while a sophomore in college. However, they found renewed motivation five years ago when Redditor u/CussdomTidder posted, "There is a zero percent chance of this ever happening." Developer Bryan Keller took it personally. YouTube / ESPN / Netflix Keller used that as fuel to begin plugging away, "feeling

  • Instagram comments can now be edited (within 15 minutes) 4 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Internet & Networking Technology, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    Meta is giving users the ability to edit Instagram comments they leave on posts, though only within a 15 minute window after they're posted. The setup is similar to how the social app handles editing messages, an option it first added in 2024, 11 years after direct messaging was introduced to Instagram in 2013. You're only able to edit comments you left with your own account, and the process of actually doing so is easy. Just tap on the word "Edit" under your comment to pull up a text box where you can tweak, rework or embellish what you've written, and

  • Jazzy stealth-action game Thick as Thieves hits PC on May 20 4 hours ago by Jessica Conditt
    Video Games, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Jessica Conditt

    Thick as Thieves, the magical heist game from a crew of stealth legends at OtherSide Entertainment, is coming to Steam on May 20. OtherSide and publisher Megabit Entertainment announced the release date in a new gameplay trailer during today's Triple-i Initiative showcase (which was packed with cool indie games, as always). OtherSide was founded by Thief and System Shock 2 veteran Paul Neurath in 2013, and Deus Ex creator Warren Spector joined in 2016. These are two of the developers who shaped the stealth genre as we know it, so Thick as Thieves has a solid foundation. The new trailer showcases


The Verge

  • ChatGPT has a new $100 per month Pro subscription an hour ago by Jay Peters
    AI, News, OpenAI

    OpenAI has announced a new version of its ChatGPT Pro subscription that costs $100 per month. The new Pro tier offers "5x more" usage of its Codex coding tool than the $20 per month Plus subscription and "is best for longer, high-effort Codex sessions," OpenAI says. The company is introducing the new tier as it tries to win over users from Anthropic and its popular Claude Code tool. ChatGPT's $100 per month option will directly compete with Anthropic's "Max" tier for Claude, which costs the same price. It also offers a middle ground between the $20 per month Plus tier and

  • Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now an hour ago
    Apple, Deals, Gadgets, Report, Roundup, Smartwatch, Tech, Verge Shopping, Wearable

    In September, Apple launched its latest batch of smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 11, the SE 3, and the Ultra 3. Each has its own pros and cons, but the introduction of Apple’s newest wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models on the market than ever before — and a lot more deals to be had. But with all of those options, which one should you pick? Generally speaking, you want to buy the newest watch you can afford so that it continues to receive software updates from Apple. The latest update, watchOS 26, launched in September

  • Florida launches investigation into OpenAI 2 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, News, OpenAI, Policy, Politics, Tech

    Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching an investigation into OpenAI over public safety and national security risks, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a statement on Thursday, Uthmeier says there are concerns that OpenAI's data and technology are "falling into the hands of America's enemies, such as the Chinese Communist Party." Uthmeier also says that OpenAI's ChatGPT has been "linked to criminal behavior" related to child sexual abuse material and the "encouragement" of self-harm. He adds that ChatGPT may have been used to "assist" the person suspected of carrying out a shooting at Florida State University in April 2025. Thi

  • The EFF is quitting X 2 hours ago by Stevie Bonifield
    News, Tech, Twitter - X

    The digital privacy non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation will no longer be posting on X as of Thursday, largely due to a sharp decline in views on the platform over the past several years. In a blog post announcing the departure, EFF's social media and video manager Kenyatta Thomas explained that the non-profit used to get 50 to 100 million impressions per month on X, but that has changed. "Last year, our 1,500 posts earned roughly 13 million impressions for the entire year. To put it bluntly, an X post today receives less than 3% of the views a single tweet delivered

  • John Deere will pay farmers $99 million over right-to-repair lawsuit 2 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Law, News, Policy

    John Deere has agreed to pay farmers $99 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused the agricultural giant of preventing farmers and mechanics from accessing the materials needed to repair equipment, as reported earlier by Reuters. As part of the proposed settlement, John Deere says it will make repair resources available for a period of 10 years, "on a license or subscription basis." The company has also agreed to start allowing equipment owners and repair shops to reprogram or perform diagnostics on equipment while in offline mode by the end of 2026. These terms will allow equipment owners to


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