ChatGPT upgrade: OpenAI’s GPT-4o allows chatbot to emote, give faster responses

OpenAI announced ChatGPT’s upgrade to GPT-4o on Monday, giving the chatbot "more natural human-computer interactions," the company said on its website. 

Self-driving cars could lead to a fourth, white traffic signal — or no signals at all

The advent of self-driving cars could bring significant changes to traffic laws, including the addition of a fourth, white traffic signal indicating autonomous vehicle control, or potentially eliminating traffic signals altogether, according to researchers and pilot programs testing these concepts.

‘Get Ready With Me’ TikTok star announces own death in final video

Popular TikTok creator Dr. Kimberley Nix announced her own death in a heartfelt final video titled "Get Ready with Me, One Last Time," where she shared her journey with metastatic sarcoma and encouraged new followers to learn from her experiences.

Instacart, Uber Eats team up to offer restaurant delivery

Instacart and Uber Eats have joined forces to offer restaurant delivery services to customers in the U.S.

LinkedIn adds 3 games to spark conversation and connection

As word games continue to dominate the daily internet routine of many, LinkedIn is hoping its versions will spark a conversation among your co-workers, college alumni and other associates.

Watch: Robot dog in sparkly costume celebrates International Dance Day

Spot ,Boston Dynamics’ “creepy" robotic dog, danced in a sparkly blue costume to commemorate International Dance Day on April 29.

Everett police arrest suspect in 1984 cold case

Everett police announced on Wednesday that they made an arrest in a cold-case homicide from 1984.

What's next for TikTok?
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Legal scholar and co-founder of the UW tech policy lab, Ryan Calo, is on Good Day Seattle to discuss what's next for the social media giant.

Kaiser Permanente says data breach may affect 13.4M customers

Kaiser Permanente said it is notifying members after a recent data breach potentially affected millions of accounts.

Athletic director allegedly frames principal with AI-generated hate recording

A Maryland high school athletic director was arrested after he allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to create racist and antisemitic audio in the voice of his boss, officials said Thursday.

AI can predict political orientations from blank faces – and researchers fear 'serious' privacy challenges

Researchers are warning that facial recognition technologies are "more threatening than previously thought" and pose "serious challenges to privacy" after a study found that artificial intelligence can be successful in predicting a person’s political orientation based on images of expressionless faces. 

Net neutrality: FCC reinstates internet regulations; what does that mean?

The FCC voted to reinstate net neutrality regulations on Thursday which would ban practices such as throttling or blocking certain sites and apps or offer higher speeds to customers willing to pay extra.

Colorado enacts groundbreaking brain data privacy law

Colorado became the first state in the nation to enact a law protecting neural data, emphasizing the growing intersection of technology and human biology while ensuring privacy in the expanding field of neurotechnology.

India banned TikTok; here's how it went

India, the world's most populous country, banned TikTok nearly four years ago. Here’s what happened and how that ban compares to the U.S. legislation.

Flame-throwing robotic dog unleashed for sale in US

The contraption, equipped with the ARC Flamethrower, can emit fire streams up to 30 feet with the push of a button.

X, formerly Twitter, recovers after outage for some users

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, appeared to be down for many users Tuesday morning.

The 1st YouTube video ever posted was uploaded 19 years ago

The video created on April 23, 2005, was posted on the social media platform ahead of its public launch a month later.