Ars Technica

Is it worth it to do a full format of an HDD or will it unnecessarily stress the drive and shorten its lifespan?

I bought a Seagate Barracuda Compute 24TB recently (ST24000DM001; Serial number/IMEI: ZXA0L9EX). Yes, I'm aware that the drive isn't really meant for "heavy use", but more as cold storage and for ...
TechCrunch

ChatGPT told them they were special — their families say it led to tragedy

Zane Shamblin never told ChatGPT anything to indicate a negative relationship with his family. But in the weeks leading up to his death by suicide in July, the chatbot encouraged the 23-year-old to ...
ZDNet

GPT-5 is speeding up scientific research, but still can't be trusted to work alone, OpenAI warns

GPT-5 supports researchers across disciplines, a study found. The model doesn't rival human researchers, however. The findings don't indicate AGI is coming soon. OpenAI's recently released model, ...
VentureBeat

OpenAI debuts GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max coding model and it already completed a 24-hour task internally

OpenAI has introduced GPT‑5.1-Codex-Max, a new frontier agentic coding model now available in its Codex developer environment. The release marks a significant step forward in AI-assisted software ...