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WIRED
23 Oct 10:34 • Reece Rogers

ChatGPT’s Horny Era Could Be Its Stickiest Yet

OpenAI will soon let adults create erotic content in ChatGPT. Experts say that could lead to “emotional commodification,” or horniness as a revenue stream.

WIRED
23 Oct 10:34 • Jacob Roach

Keeper Review (2025): Enterprise-Level Password Management for Everyone

Keeper Unlimited brings enterprise-level security to all your devices if you’re willing to pay for the privilege.

WIRED
23 Oct 10:03 • Molly Higgins

How to Manage Cat Allergies—Experts Weigh In (2025)

From dietary supplements to cleaning advice, we'll teach you how to live in harmony with cats (and dogs!), even if you're allergic.

WIRED
23 Oct 09:45 • Matt Burgess

This ‘Privacy Browser’ Has Dangerous Hidden Features

The Universe Browser is believed to have been downloaded millions of times. But researchers say it behaves like malware and has links to Asia’s booming cybercrime and illegal gambling networks.

The Daily
23 Oct 09:45 • The New York Times

Is the U.S. Trying to Oust the Government in Venezuela?

For months, President Trump has been ratcheting up the pressure on Venezuela with increasingly aggressive military actions that the administration claims are about targeting drug traffickers. But behind the scenes, some U.S. officials are pushing toward a regime change. Anat...

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent
23 Oct 09:00

Trump Press Sec’s Flattery of Him Goes Awry as Ballroom Fiasco Worsens

We’re seeing a confluence of events that suggest President Trump’s corruption has crossed over to an ugly new place. Trump is destroying a White House building to create a ballroom for him and his rich friends. He’s demanding that the Justice Department h...

Matt Mullenweg
23 Oct 07:06 • Matt

New Woo

WooCommerce 10.3 is out, just in time for Black Friday / Cyber Monday, with some nice improvements to the checkout experience, tracking cost of goods sold, and a new beta MCP server, “This new feature enables AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or any other MCP-compatible client to interact directly with WooCommerce stores through … Continue reading New Woo →

Countdown with Keith Olbermann
23 Oct 04:00

TRUMP DOCTRINE: DESTROY THE WHITE HOUSE, DESTROY AMERICA, GET DEMOCRATS KILLED - 10.23.25

omny.fm/shows/countdown-with-keith-olbermann/trump-doctrine-destroy-the-white-house-destroy-america-get-democrats-killed-10-23-25

SEASON 4 EPISODE 27: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (2:30) SPECIAL COMMENT: Today is the dawn of Trump’s new policy: destroy America. Literally. Well, destroy part of the WHITE HOUSE – Literally. And steal $230 million from the government and pretend he’s going ...

xkcd.com
23 Oct 01:42

Shielding Chart

Sharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.

McSweeney’s
23 Oct 00:06 • Leslie Gaar

I, a French Jewel Thief, Refuse to Rob the Louvre Before Mid-Morning

“Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday morning, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes.” — Reuters - - - I am the best at what I do. ...

Daring Fireball
22 Oct 23:51 • John Gruber

New M5 Vision Pro and Dual Knit Headband Are Assembled in Vietnam, Not China

macrumors.com/2025/10/22/apple-vision-pro-now-made-in-vietnam/

MacRumors:

Apple’s upcoming wave of new smart home devices, including a smart home display, indoor security camera, and tabletop robot, will also be made in Vietnam, according to Bloomberg.

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Daring Fireball
22 Oct 23:51 • John Gruber

GM Plans to Soon Ditch CarPlay and Android Auto on All Its Vehicles, Not Just EVs

theverge.com/transportation/804562/gm-apple-carplay-android-auto-gas-cars-mary-barra

Nick Statt, The Verge:

GM plans to drop support for phone projection on all new vehicles in the near future, and not just its electric car lineup, according to GM CEO Mary Barra.

In a Decoder interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel, published Wednesday, Barra confirmed GM will eventually end support of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on both gas-powered and electric cars. The timing is unclear, but Barra pointed to a major rollout of what the company is calling a new centralized computing platform, set to launch in 2028, that will involve eventually transitioning its entire lineup to a unified in-car experience.

Someone should investigate whether Mary Barra is a mole planted at GM by Ford. (Previously.)

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WIRED
22 Oct 23:48 • Aarian Marshall

Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He's Building

In a Tesla earnings call Wednesday, the world's richest man pondered the future of his company's Optimus robots—and his control over them.

Mea Vita: Carpe Diem
22 Oct 23:23 • Joe Moreno

ChatGPT's Atlas Web Browser

Yesterday, ChatGPT released a standalone Web browser, called Atlas, with ChatGPT integrated into it. You can download it here for macOS only. Other operating systems are coming soon.

As a web browser, it seems OK.
But it really shines when you're on a web page, like a specific restaurant on Yelp, and ask it how long it'll take you to drive there.
"What time should I leave to arrive here by 6:15 today, accounting for live traffic updates?"

Also, since you're logged into your own ChatGPT account, your Atlas website queries are saved in ChatGPT.

Perhaps, one day, Apple will integrate AI into their operating systems so it can answer questions like this based on what you're looking at on your screen.

Daring Fireball
22 Oct 23:09 • John Gruber

Apple Pulls Dating Apps Tea and TeaOnHer From the App Store

techcrunch.com/2025/10/22/apple-confirms-it-pulled-controversial-dating-apps-tea-and-teaonher-from-the-app-store/

Sarah Perez, TechCrunch: Reached for comment, Apple confirmed the apps’ removal, saying it removed Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer from the App Store because they failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy. The company also said it saw ...

Daring Fireball
22 Oct 23:09 • John Gruber

Signal Moves Ahead on Post-Quantum Computing, But Still Sucks Ass When You Switch Phones

arstechnica.com/security/2025/10/why-signals-post-quantum-makeover-is-an-amazing-engineering-achievement/

Graeme Connell and Rolfe Schmidt, writing earlier this month on the Signal blog: We are excited to announce a significant advancement in the security of the Signal Protocol: the introduction of the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR). This new ratchet enhances the Signal ...

Daring Fireball
22 Oct 22:39 • John Gruber

Adam Driver Says Bob Iger Nixed a Kylo Ren ‘Star Wars’ Film He Pitched With Steven Soderbergh

apnews.com/article/adam-driver-star-wars-soderbergh-jarmusch-4e08164d0419759f1b5b50d69864975d?ref=cupofcoffeenews.com

Jake Coyle, reporting for the AP: Driver says he took a concept to Soderbergh for a film that would take place after 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.” That movie culminated in Ren’s redemption and apparent death. Driver had undertaken the trilogy with an arc in mind for Re...

Bingeworthy
22 Oct 22:39