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OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users

WIRED

ChatGPT's new privacy policy states how the company uses cookies for tracking, to turn free users into paying subscribers. OpenAI is ready to target free users of its services with advertisements around the web, based on what it knows about them. On Thursday, OpenAI sent an email to users laying out major changes to the AI company's privacy policy in the US. "We'll now use cookies to promote OpenAI products and services on other websites," reads the email sent on April 30. "This does not impact your conversations in ChatGPT. Your conversations with ChatGPT are private and are not shared with marketing partners."


May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang

Engadget

May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang This coming month of May, PlayStation Plus is getting three pretty great games from three distinct genres: is a 2D action-platformer, is a soccer simulator and is a soulslike RPG. All of these titles will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers on May 5. You may remember RedCandleGames from the 2019 Chinese censorship campaign targeting the studio's title . It's a dark-fantasy story set during the Ming Dynasty, developed by Chinese studio Leenzee and published by 505 Games. The May PlayStation Plus drop includes the PlayStation Plus Icons Pack.


Roundtables: Unveiling The 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now

MIT Technology Review

Watch subscriber-only discussion unveiling a new list capturing 10 key technologies in AI that you need to know about in 2026. Subscribers saw a special edition of Roundtables simulcast live from EmTech AI, MIT Technology Review's signature conference for AI leadership. Subscribers got an exclusive first look at a new list capturing 10 key technologies, emerging trends, bold ideas, and powerful movements in AI that you need to know about in 2026. Grace Huckins, AI reporter, hosted this session as Amy Nordrum and Niall Firth, executive editors, unveiled the list onstage. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts. Exclusive: Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players.


LAUSD to vote on restricting student screen time, after years of encouraging classroom use

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Students with computers participate in a summer program at Canoga Park High School in 2022. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Los Angeles Unified is poised to reverse years of promoting classroom technology with restrictions on student screen time.


Woman says chatbot pushed her son to suicide and these 'guardrails' are crucial

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Woman says chatbot pushed her son to suicide and these'guardrails' are crucial ChatGPT is among companion chatbots that minors use that one legislator said Monday could be "extremely dangerous." This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . As the mother of a teen boy who killed himself after using a chatbot, Maria Raine said she was dealing with constant grief.


California could be attacked by drones because of Iran war, memo warns. Officials downplay threat

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. California could be attacked by drones because of Iran war, memo warns. A rocket trail is seen in the sky over Israel. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .


LAPD officer under investigation for allegedly taking cash from unlocked Tesla

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A pedestrian walks past Los Angeles Police Department headquarters along 1st Street downtown. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . An LAPD official said an investigation is underway after video footage showed an officer from Transit Services Division enter a Tesla while responding to a call for service.


LAPD would delete nearly 12 million body camera videos under proposed policy change

Los Angeles Times

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. A body-worn camera shows the perspective of LAPD officers when arresting a suspect. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . LAPD officials are proposing changes to the department's data retention policy, seeking to purge millions of old records.


Anthropic opens up its Claude Cowork feature to anyone with a 20 subscription

Engadget

How to claim Verizon's $20 outage credit Pro subscribers can have Claude can handle simple tasks on their computer. Claude Cowork, Anthropic's AI assistant for taking care of simple tasks on your computer, is now available for anyone with a $20 per month Pro subscription to try. Anthropic launched Cowork as an exclusive feature for its Max subscribers, who pay a minimum of $100 per month for more uses of Claude's expensive reasoning models and early access to experimental features. Now Claude Cowork is available at a cheaper price, though Anthropic notes Pro users may hit their usage limits earlier than Max users do. Like other AI agents, the novelty of Claude Cowork is its ability to work on its own.


ChatGPT to carry adverts for some users

BBC News

Adverts will soon appear at the top of the AI tool ChatGPT for some users, the company OpenAI has announced. The trial will initially take place in the US, and will affect some ChatGPT users on the free service and a new subscription tier, called ChatGPT Go. This cheaper option will be available for all users worldwide, and will cost $8 a month, or the equivalent pricing in other currencies. OpenAI says during the trial, relevant ads will appear after a prompt - for example, asking ChatGPT for places to visit in Mexico could result in holiday ads appearing. In example screenshots shared by the firm, the ads look like banners.