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OpenAI is adding a new privacy feature to ChatGPT that allows users to lock individual conversations, making sensitive discussions harder for other people to access when they have access to the same device. Announced Tuesday, the new Locked Chats feature lets users protect selected conversations with a four-digit PIN or biometric authentication, such as Face ID or Touch ID on supported devices. The update offers an additional layer of privacy for people who use ChatGPT to discuss personal matters, handle sensitive topics, or plan surprises they don’t want others to see. How Locked Chats Work Unlike Temporary Chats, which don’t…

Tolan, an AI companion designed to help people manage everyday challenges, relationships, emotions, and personal goals, has raised another $30 million in funding as interest in AI-powered personal assistants continues to grow. The latest investment includes backing from Union Square Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and Homebrew. According to Upstarts Media, the new round doubles Tolan’s total funding to date and increases its valuation beyond the previously reported $120 million. PitchBook estimates the company’s valuation at more than $268 million, although that figure carries medium confidence. Tolan has not publicly confirmed its new valuation. An AI Companion for Everyday Challenges Tolan takes…

As artificial intelligence companies compete to build increasingly powerful models, benchmark scores have become a major way to demonstrate progress. But according to Hugging Face’s chief policy officer, Irene Solaiman, the industry still has a long way to go before these evaluations can be considered consistently reliable. Solaiman warned that AI benchmarking remains an evolving science, with unresolved questions about reproducibility, fairness, and whether different tests can meaningfully be compared. Her concerns also extend to a growing industry proposal: embedding independent evaluators inside AI companies to monitor model safety and performance. Can AI Benchmark Results Be Trusted? AI benchmarks are…

Facebook is introducing a new way for users to personalize the content they see. Meta has announced “Your Algorithm,” an AI-powered feature that allows people to directly influence recommendations across Facebook Feed and Reels. Instead of relying entirely on Facebook’s automated recommendation system, users can now describe the types of content they want to see more or less often using everyday language. The update is part of Meta’s broader effort to make social media recommendations more personalized and responsive to individual preferences. Tell Facebook What You Want to See With Your Algorithm, Facebook users can communicate their interests directly to…

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a major enforcement operation targeting a North Korean scheme that allegedly used stolen American identities and U.S.-based facilitators to infiltrate companies across the country. Federal authorities say they seized more than 180 computers and searched over 40 suspected laptop farms in Texas. These locations allegedly allowed North Korean IT workers to remotely access computers provided by U.S. employers while disguising their true identities and locations. More Than 70 Companies Allegedly Infiltrated According to the Justice Department, the operation affected at least 70 U.S.-based companies across sectors including healthcare, retail, manufacturing, communications, and cybersecurity…

Meta is stepping up its artificial intelligence ambitions with the launch of Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, two advanced AI models that mark the company’s first major move into the frontier-model category. Released by Meta’s Superintelligence Lab, the models are designed to deliver stronger performance than the company’s earlier, lightweight Muse Spark model, particularly when handling demanding tasks such as software development, complex reasoning, and long-running interactions. Bigger Models Target More Complex Tasks Muse Spark was built with speed and low latency in mind. The new Wonder models take a different approach, prioritizing greater capabilities and improved performance on…

AI companies are increasingly experimenting with decision models that are designed to make fast, structured judgments instead of generating text. Now, startup Musubi is applying the technology to one of the internet’s biggest challenges: content moderation. The company has introduced PolicyLM-1.7B, a lightweight decision model released with open weights that is designed to evaluate online content in real time. Turning Written Policies Into Automated Decisions PolicyLM-1.7B is designed to take a content policy written in plain English and apply it to individual messages in less than 50 milliseconds. That could make it useful for social platforms that need to process…

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly common in everyday software, LibreOffice is taking the opposite approach. The open-source office suite has made a clear decision not to include built-in AI features for the foreseeable future. The Document Foundation, the nonprofit organization behind LibreOffice, says the decision is less about rejecting AI altogether and more about protecting user privacy, data control, and the software’s offline-first philosophy. LibreOffice Doesn’t Want Your Documents Leaving Your Device In a recent blog post, the Document Foundation said it currently has no plans to integrate AI directly into LibreOffice. The organization reinforced the position shortly after releasing…

TikTok is pushing deeper into e-commerce with two new features designed to help users go from discovering a product to buying it without leaving the app. The company has introduced an AI-powered Shopping Assistant alongside a new in-app checkout option that allows users to purchase products directly from brands with a single click. AI Shopping Assistant Helps Users Find the Right Products TikTok describes its new Shopping Assistant as a conversational AI agent built specifically for shopping. Instead of simply displaying product recommendations, the assistant can interact with users and respond to questions throughout the shopping process. It can provide…

Meta is making a major push into consumer AI with Muse, a personal AI agent designed to handle tasks on behalf of users. The company showcased Muse at its annual Connect event, signaling that Meta wants AI to become part of everyday digital life across its platforms and devices. But while the technology may be impressive, one major question remains: will people trust Meta enough to give an AI agent access to their most personal information? That question came up during a recent episode of the Equity podcast, where Kirsten Korosec, Sean O’Kane, and Anthony Ha discussed Meta’s AI strategy…