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ChatGPT will offer personalized financial advice (if you connect your bank account)

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OpenAI is rolling out a preview of a new personal finance feature inside of ChatGPT. Starting today, Pro users in the US can connect their financial accounts to ChatGPT in order to get more personalized advice from the chatbot. To hear OpenAI tell it, every month more than 200 million users already turn to ChatGPT for guidance on managing their money. By building a framework that allows those people to connect their accounts to its servers, ChatGPT can go from offering generic advice to helping those same users take actions that more directly improve their lives. The integration is made possible through a partnership OpenAI has signed with Plaid, which offers connections to more than 12,000 financial institutions, including banks like Citi and Chase, in addition to services like Affirm and Robinhood.


Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS

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Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS Security researchers, aided by Anthropic's Mythos, claim to have breached macOS Apple's operating systems are known for their security, especially compared to their rivals in mobile and computing. Now, security researchers from a Palo Alto-based company called Calif claim they were able to breach macOS after designing a privilege escalation exploit with help from Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview . As The Wall Street Journal reports, the exploit could be used to access parts of the MacBook that should be inaccessible and, thus, allows the attacker to take control of a Mac computer. The researchers worked with Mythos to identify the vulnerabilities and to help them with the exploit's development. Mythos Preview was able to identify the bugs quickly, because they belonged to known classes.


xAI introduces its coding agent called Grok Build

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It's called Grok Build, and it's still in its early beta version that's initially only available to SuperGrok Heavy subscribers paying $300 per month for the service. It says it will take user feedback from the early beta release to improve the product. SuperGrok Heavy users can install the beta from xAI's website and then log into their account to be able to access it. As Bloomberg notes, xAI has been trying to catch up to its rival companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. Elon Musk, the company's founder and CEO, previously admitted that it has fallen behind its competitors when it comes to coding.


OpenAI brings its Codex coding app to mobile

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Since debuting last spring, OpenAI's Codex coding app has seen standalone Mac and Windows releases, so it was only a matter of time before OpenAI gave people a way to access their Codex projects on mobile. Starting today, all ChatGPT users, including those using the chatbot through OpenAI's Go and Free tiers, can use the software through the ChatGPT app on Android and iOS. To be clear, you won't be using Codex to program on your phone. Instead, the ChatGPT mobile app is acting here as a intermediary between you and whatever environment you've set it up for your coding projects, whether that be a physical device like a Mac mini or a remote space managed by your company. That might seem limiting, but it does mean your files, credentials and permissions stay secure on the machine where Codex is running.


Netflix wants to use generative AI to make animated shorts

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Hollywood may have some conflicted feelings about the use of AI for content creation, but Netflix seems ready to jump in the deep end. According to, the streaming service has launched a new studio called INKubator that will specialize in creating generative AI content. Based on the current job listings for the team, it appears this studio will be creating short-form animated content that centers gen-AI workflows and tools. Considering INKubator is still hiring pretty key roles like a head of technology, it may be a while before viewers see anything the group produces. To start, the team's goal appears to be making animated shorts and specials, but there are suggestions that Netflix has greater ambitions for INK.


Americans really don't want AI data centers close to their homes

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Americans really don't want AI data centers close to their homes Americans really don't want AI data centers close to their homes AI companies are spending astronomical sums of money on building data centers as quickly as possible in order to increase their compute power. But the majority of Americans don't want that infrastructure close to their homes, according to a Gallup survey . The polling company asked 1,000 adults across the US about their views on AI data centers, and 71 percent were against having one in their local area. Almost half of the respondents (48 percent) were strongly opposed. On the flip side, just seven percent were strongly in favor of having a data center close to their home.


The ChatGPT desktop app for Mac just got hit with a security breach

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OpenAI's ChatGPT app for Mac just experienced a security breach involving two employee devices, according to a report by . The company is issuing a software update to users that's rolling out now, but won't arrive for everyone until June 12. The why of it all is a bit convoluted, stemming from a security issue involving open-source code. A widely-used open-source library was compromised and two devices at the company were impacted. Upon identification of the malicious activity, we worked quickly to investigate, contain and take steps to protect our systems, the company wrote in a blog post.


We're going to be watching the Legend of Zelda movie sooner than expected

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We're going to be watching the Legend of Zelda movie sooner than expected We're going to be watching the Legend of Zelda movie sooner than expected Unless you've been staying off the internet and running past all theaters with a bag over your head for the past few years, you'll probably be aware that Nintendo is very much in the movie business these days. And while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie likely won't stop inhaling money for a while yet, the company's focus will be on generating hype for next year's live-action Zelda movie, which is now coming out a bit earlier than planned. Announced by Nintendo executive and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto in his trademark social media style, 's worldwide theatrical release date has been brought forward to April 30, 2027, rescheduled from its previous May 7 spot in the release calendar. That means we have one week fewer to wait to see what exactly Nintendo and Sony Pictures have come up with for Link and Zelda's big-screen debut. In order to deliver it to everyone even one day sooner, the team is united in advancing production, Miyamoto wrote on X, in a post that has been translated from Japanese.


Apple backs Google after EU orders Android be opened up to AI rivals

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Apple is on Google's side when it comes the latter's criticisms against the European Union's proposals which would give third-party AI services the same level of access to Android that Gemini has. The European Commission has been taking steps to ensure that Google complies with the rules of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In January, it told the company that it has to give external AI assistants the same access to Android its own technology has and to hand over anonymized ranking, query, click and view data held by Google Search to rival search engines. The aim, the commission said, was to give third-party providers an an equal opportunity to innovate and compete in the rapidly evolving AI landscape on smart mobile devices. It explained that opening up Android would keep the AI market open and promote innovation in the field.


Microsoft is retiring Copilot Mode on Edge, because everything is Copilot Mode now

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Microsoft is retiring Copilot Mode on Edge, because its features are now built directly into the browser for both desktop and mobile. If you'll recall, Microsoft started testing Copilot Mode on Edge in July last year, allowing you to use it to search for information across multiple open browser tabs and to analyze the details on each page. Now, the feature is available not just on desktop, but also on Edge for mobile. Just ask Copilot a question or give it a command, such as Compare the smart TVs across all my open tabs, and it will pull info from your tabs to give you a structured, side-by-side comparison analysis. After the initial testing of Copilot Mode, Microsoft rolled out Journeys, which you can use to save projects you can revisit in the future. It's now also available for free on mobile, so you can pick up planning trips or making purchases from where you left off days or weeks ago.