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AI chatbot fraud: the 'gift card' subcription that may cost you dear

The Guardian

Some users view AI chatbots as indispensable for helping run their affairs. But it can come at a cost. Some users view AI chatbots as indispensable for helping run their affairs. But it can come at a cost. AI chatbot fraud: the'gift card' subcription that may cost you dear After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family's credit card bill.


He Became a Mathematician in Prison. Now, He's Stuck There.

Slate

Christopher Havens was approved for release by the Washington State Clemency Board. All he needed was the governor's signature. Christopher Havens has a part-time position as research staff at the University of California at Los Angeles. And he's had a prolific few years. In June 2020, Havens published an article in the journal Research in Number Theory with co-authors from the University of Torino in Italy.


Get 5 years of AdGuard VPN for just 40

PCWorld

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WIRED's Smart Home Ecosystem Guide (2026)

WIRED

The answer may already be in your home. To achieve a smart home, you need a voice assistant to run it. A smart home assistant, usually folded into a smart speaker, will let you command your smart home with your voice and run your various routines. It also acts as a center for every gadget you want to add to your home. And you can add almost anything these days, from smart garage control to even voice-commanding your blinds .


LinkedIn's new Crosscheck feature lets premium subscribers test competing AI models for free

Engadget

LinkedIn's new Crosscheck feature lets premium subscribers test competing AI models for free The feature is a blind taste test for AI models from Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and other companies. You can now use LinkedIn to test out some of the latest AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft and other companies without having to worry about token limits or paying for an extra subscription. The professional network is experimenting with a new feature that allows people to test AI platforms' latest offerings within LinkedIn. It's called Crosscheck, and it's rolling out now to anyone with a LinkedIn Premium subscription in the United States. The feature is meant to be a kind of blind taste test for AI models, according to the company's Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan.


Anthropic now has a design assistant too

Engadget

Canva AI and Firefly AI Assistant, meet Claude Design. Claude Design allows Anthropic's chatbot to generate visual assets like presentations, prototypes and more. In hindsight, I suppose it was only a matter of time after Anthropic made Claude capable of generating charts and diagrams that the company would then begin offering a more robust image editor. Now, a little more than a month after that release, Anthropic has announced Claude Design, a new research preview that allows subscribers to use Claude to generate designs, prototypes, slides and more. Claude Design gives designers room to explore widely and everyone else a way to produce visual work, Anthropic says of its newest product.


I Learned More Than I Thought I Would From Using Food-Tracking Apps

WIRED

The app reads your email inbox and your meeting calendar, then gives you a short audio summary. It can help you spend less time scrolling, but of course, there are privacy drawbacks to consider.



The Download: inside the QuitGPT movement, and EVs in Africa

MIT Technology Review

Plus: social media firms have agreed to be assessed on how effectively they protect teens' mental health A "QuitGPT" campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month and offers more access to advanced models, to speed up his work. But he grew frustrated with the chatbot's coding abilities and its gushing, meandering replies. Then he came across a post on Reddit about a campaign called QuitGPT. QuitGPT is one of the latest salvos in a growing movement by activists and disaffected users to cancel their subscriptions. In just the past few weeks, users have flooded Reddit with stories about quitting the chatbot. And while it's unclear how many users have joined the boycott, there's no denying QuitGPT is getting attention.


I've Been Using Two of the Most Hyped Tech Tools. One of Them Finally Lost Me.

Slate

The Industry OpenAI Is Losing the Big Tech Race. The Super Bowl Ads Made That Clear. If Sam Altman is annoyed at Anthropic's commercials, he has only himself to blame. Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.