ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode First Impressions: Fun, and Just a Bit Creepy

The new voice feature from OpenAI for ChatGPT is often entertaining, and will even do a Trump impression. It likely rolls out to all paid users this fall.

Bluesky Users Surge After Musk’s Comments On U.K. Government, Riots

Following Elon Musk’s controversial comments on X, Bluesky says its U.K. accounts have seen a 60% increase in activity, with members of parliament joining the platform. Former Twitter chief Bruce
Daisley called out Musk for his remarks and told “The Guardian” that Musk should face “personal sanctions” and an “arrest warrant” if found to be stirring up public disorder on X.

Talk To Me: Google Gemini’s New Assistant Launches With Pixel 9

On Monday Google launched a new line of phones with custom semiconductor chips and AI-powered Gemini upgrades supported by features on the phone or in the cloud.

Broadband Lobby Urges Court To Scrap Open Internet Order

“The Federal Communications Commission has asserted total authority over how Americans access the internet,” cable and telecom lobbying groups argued in papers filed Monday with a federal appellate
court.

Twitch Takes On Instagram With Video Stories Feature

Streamers on Twitch can now record videos up to a minute long directly in its mobile app or upload a video from their camera roll to the web version – a first for the platform.

UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Alleging They Tried to ‘Threaten and Intimidate Workers’

During their conversation on X Spaces, Trump seemed to praise Musk for firing striking workers. Those remarks may violate labor law.

Kamala Harris’ Rally Crowds Aren’t AI-Generated. Here’s How You Can Tell

Conspiracy theories have shot up around images of surging crowds for Harris-Walz campaign events. But all it takes is a little research to prove the photos are real.

TikTok Hit With Class-Action Over Children’s Privacy

TikTok collected children’s data in order to “serve them copious amounts of behavioral advertising and/or share their information with third parties,” parents allege in a class-action complaint.