OpenAI's new voice model wants you to talk over it

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Ben Shimkus

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A woman is talking to OpenAI's chatbot on her phone.

OpenAI launched a new update to make its Chatbot less awkward.

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New ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Anime Is Gloriously Goofy And Very Faithful To The Manga

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This new 'Ghost in the Shell' anime is far closer tonally to the manga than ever before.

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The latest anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s manga Ghost in the Shell is finally here, and it’s probably the most faithful version to date.

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Waymo to start driverless rides in 4 more U.S. markets as expansion accelerates

A line of Waymo robotaxis drives through North Beach on July 7, 2026 in San Francisco, California.

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Waymo will begin rolling out its driverless vehicles in four new cities in the coming weeks, furthering its U.S. expansion and building on its lead over domestic rivals Tesla and Zoox, which is owned by Amazon.

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Council Post: ​Comprehension Debt: How AI Is Re-Creating The Legacy Code Problem In Months

Kevin Cushnie is an Senior Engineering and Technology leader at Modus Create, bridging the gap between strategy and execution.

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​Across the engineering organizations I work with, the same patterns surface in pull request reviews and incident retrospectives. Velocity is climbing, yet senior engineers are quietly hedging their answers more. When asked to explain a change their team shipped two months ago with AI assistance, some cannot.

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Trump downplays Iran's nuclear threat as ceasefire collapses

President Trump: We will probably hit Iran again tonight

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Washington's ceasefire with Iran is over, and threatened more military action, after the two sides clashed overnight.

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