OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images It’s becoming increasingly clear that OpenAI put staggeringly little thought into the rollout of Sora 2, its latest text-to-video generating app, a “move fast and break things” approach that has resulted in plenty of drama. Last week, the Sam Altman-led company released the TikTok-style app that churns out endless feeds… Continue reading OpenAI’s Sora 2 Already Melting Down Into Outrageous Drama

WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App

Manisha Krishnan: Yeah, this season has … I mean, this is the first time I’ve watched in 15 years. But this season has been pretty spot on. It’s almost like they’re reading WIRED and satirizing everything. I feel like if Trump and Eric Adams started a talk show, maybe that could be the catacomb. Zoë… Continue reading WIRED Roundup: The New Fake World of OpenAI’s Social Video App

Lexar’s new SSD sticks to your iPhone and can survive nearly a 10-foot drop

The MagSafe-compatible ES5 SSD unlocks 4K/60fps Apple ProRes recording with write speeds of up to 2000MB/s. The MagSafe-compatible ES5 SSD unlocks 4K/60fps Apple ProRes recording with write speeds of up to 2000MB/s. by Andrew Liszewski Oct 6, 2025, 5:21 PM UTC Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets… Continue reading Lexar’s new SSD sticks to your iPhone and can survive nearly a 10-foot drop

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibit tables are selling out fast and time is running out

Exhibit tables at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West, are one of the most in-demand opportunities of the year — and they’re disappearing quickly. We expanded the floor just two weeks ago to add more tables due to overwhelming demand, and they’re already close to selling out. Once these final… Continue reading TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 exhibit tables are selling out fast and time is running out

Rivian CEO: ‘We’re really convicted’ about skipping CarPlay

RJ Scaringe on not politicizing his company’s brand and dealing with tariffs, China, and the road to for R2. by Joanna Stern Oct 6, 2025, 2:00 PM UTC RJ Scaringe on not politicizing his company’s brand and dealing with tariffs, China, and the road to for R2. by Joanna Stern Oct 6, 2025, 2:00 PM… Continue reading Rivian CEO: ‘We’re really convicted’ about skipping CarPlay

While you were partying with your Steam Deck, GPD studied the cord

The GPD Win 5 is the most powerful handheld ever made. The GPD Win 5 is the most powerful handheld ever made. by Sean Hollister Oct 6, 2025, 10:00 AM UTC Sean Hollister is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the… Continue reading While you were partying with your Steam Deck, GPD studied the cord

Clean Technica: The Hidden Lever: A PSA & What Tesla’s Door Handles Reveal About Its Safety Culture004199

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I’m in Teslas regularly these days. Vancouver’s rideshare ecosystem has quietly standardized around them. Open the Uber app, call a ride, and odds are good a Model 3 or Model Y slides up to the curb. I don’t own a car, so my view of… Continue reading Clean Technica: The Hidden Lever: A PSA & What Tesla’s Door Handles Reveal About Its Safety Culture004199

13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend

Getty / Futurism While in school, a 13-year-old Florida teen logged onto a school device and typed something bone chilling into OpenAI’s ChatGPT: “How to kill my friend in the middle of class.” That’s when a school police officer got an immediate alert that this happened via an AI-powered school monitoring system called Gaggle. The… Continue reading 13-Year-Old Arrested for Asking ChatGPT How to Kill His Friend

Tesla teases mysterious new product unveiling this week

Tesla is teasing the unveiling of a mysterious new product planned for Tuesday, October 7th this week. The teaser is ambiguous, which is sparking speculation. On Sunday, Tesla released a short teaser on X featuring a few seconds of what appears to be a wheel or a fan spinning and ending with the date “10/7”:… Continue reading Tesla teases mysterious new product unveiling this week

Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion 

Getty / Futurism OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is doing what he does best: warning of AI-related doom that he doesn’t sound all that pressed about. Last week, while touring one of OpenAI’s mammoth data centers being built in Abilene, Texas, Altman had a pretty casual outlook when he was asked about a bubble that could… Continue reading Sam Altman Warns That AI Industry Is Due for a Spectacular Implosion