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Microsoft renames Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Bing Maps, follows Google and Apple
By Sean Endicott last updated
Software Bing Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Apple Maps and Google Maps did the same recently.

Windows 10 update forces controversial new Outlook App on users
By Sean Endicott published
Windows The new Outlook is being forced onto Windows 10 PCs through the latest security update.

OpenAI eyes China collaboration, but is that even possible?
By Sean Endicott published
AI OpenAI wants to work with China, according to CEO Sam Altman. That would mark a massive shift by the company, which does not support access to APIs in China at the moment.

Elon Musk reacts to reprimanded xAI employee listing Grok 3
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Benjamin De Kraker resigned from xAI after refusing to remove an opinion post on X about the Grok 3 AI model, which the company deemed confidential.

Sam Altman dubs ChatGPT an all-encompassing "oracular system"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO says his ChatGPT usage has increased over the past few months as it evolves into the "everything app."

AI prefers creating a spouse over admitting it doesn't know your marital status
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI The Wall Street Journal says AI tools, including Gemini and ChatGPT are more susceptible to veer off the rails when you ask them who someone is married to.

Shock: ChatGPT-4o uses fewer watt-hours per query than previously assumed
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI ChatGPT doesn't consume as much power as previously assumed. The stats were based on the assumption that OpenAI still relies on dated and inefficient AI chips to power its models.

Windows 11 update adds Studio Effects icon, taskbar enhancements, and security fixes
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 11 Windows 11's Patch Tuesday update is here, and it brings security improvements and a small handful of new features to PCs.
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