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Grok, Elon Musk’s ChatGPT competitor, temporarily refused to respond with “sources that mention Elon Musk/Donald Trump spread misinformation,” according to xAI’s head of engineering, Igor Babuschkin. After Grok users noticed that the chatbot had been given instructions to not respond with those results, Babuschkin blamed an unnamed, ex-OpenAI employee at xAI for updating Grok’s system … Read more

Google has quietly revealed the pricing of Veo 2, the video-generating AI model that it unveiled in December. According to the company’s pricing page, using Veo 2 will cost 50 cents per second of video, which adds up to $30 per minute or $1,800 per hour. Google DeepMind researcher Jon Barron contrasted this pricing with … Read more

Twenty years ago this month, Keanu Reeves headlined Constantine, a theatrical adaptation of DC’s Hellblazer comic about an occult investigator named John Constantine. Despite previous reports that a sequel was in the works, Constantine 2 has failed to escape Hollywood’s development Hell. But according to Reeves, the sequel may finally be ready to go forward. … Read more

Allison Murray/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Windscribe has a free version, but the premium app starts at $3 per month and offers advanced features and better performance. The free and paid versions work with streaming platforms, and you can safely use the service for online activities, including web surfing and torrenting. Windscribe’s no-logs policy hasn’t been … Read more

Apple has removed its strongest iCloud data protection for customers in the UK, as a refusal to comply with a government order demanding backdoor access to user data. Apple has a security feature called Advanced Data Protection, which offers end-to-end data encryption of files and backups stored in iCloud — meaning only the owner can … Read more

Having all of the hottest fitness gear in your home gym is all well and good, but it’s next to useless if you don’t know what to do with it. Thankfully, it’s 2025 and that means that the days of having to go out and find a personal trainer are long gone. With the magic … Read more

How to Get Started With Barefoot Shoes Photograph: Masudnpathan/Getty Images You’ve probably been wearing padded shoes most of your life. Don’t expect to toss them and be able to do the same mileage—whether walking or running—in barefoot shoes. To a certain degree, you must relearn how to run and walk. It’s going to take a … Read more

Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that federal workers would soon get an email “requesting to understand what they got done last week.” According to the New York Times, the email from the Office of Personnel Management went to agencies across the federal government that afternoon, including the FBI, State Department, and others, with a deadline for … Read more

As school districts struggle to support the mental health of their students, a startup called Sonar Mental Health has built a “wellbeing companion” called Sonny to help. As described in the Wall Street Journal, Sonny is a chatbot that relies on a combination of human staff and AI. When students text their questions to Sonny, … Read more

Apple TV+ Table of Contents Table of Contents Daredevil: Born Again (March 4) The Wheel of Time season 3 (March 13) Dope Thief (March 14) The Residence (March 20) The Studio (March 26) If you’re into the movies, you might be planning to sit down and enjoy the Oscars on Sunday, March 2. But once … Read more