OpenAI’s International Conundrum
If OpenAI has its way, nearly one-third of the planet will be using ChatGPT by the start of the next decade. That’s roughly triple its nearly 900 million weekly users, and sounds like an impressive ...
'Intelition' changes everything: AI is no longer a tool you invoke
AI is evolving faster than our vocabulary for describing it. We may need a few new words. We have “cognition” for how a single mind thinks, but we don't have a word for what happens when human and...
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of 2025 At Techdirt
It’s that time again! Instead of our usual look at the top comments of the week, it’s time to celebrate the most highly voted comments of the year at Techdirt. As usual we’ll be looking at the t...
Aliro arrives – the smart lock standard is set to launch this year
The Aliro standard will launch this year.
The long-delayed smart lock standard Aliro is finally launching. The first specification, which standardizes NFC-based tap-to-unlock and UWB hands-free ...
Twitter and Pinterest Vets Pitch New Social App Tangle
Has social media been the source of a “terrible devastation” upon society?
A pair of Silicon Valley veterans apparently think so, and have debuted an app they say is designed to offer a...
Chinese eCommerce Sellers Say New Tax ‘Will Kill Us’
China’s government is reportedly seeing increased tax revenue from online vendors.
That’s according to a report Sunday (Jan. 4) by the Financial Times (FT), which also noted the pressur...
