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ChatGPT’s new GPT-5.3 Instant model will stop telling you to calm down Take a breath, stop spiraling. You’re not crazy, you’re just stressed. And honestly, that’s okay. If you felt immediately triggered reading these words, you’re probably also sick of ChatGPT constantly talking to you as if you’re in some sort of crisis and need delicate handling. Now, things may be improving. OpenAI says...

Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an apeGetty ImagesObama seen on the campaign trail in November 2025Former US President Barack Obama has indirectly addressed a racist video posted on President Donald Trump's social media, telling a podcast host that the "shame" and "decorum" that once guided public officials is now lost.The offensive video included a clip depicting...

A new version of OpenAI’s Codex is powered by a new dedicated chip On Thursday, OpenAI announced the release of a light-weight version of its agentic coding tool Codex, the latest model of which OpenAI launched earlier this month. GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark is described by the company as a “smaller version” of that model, one that is designed for faster inference. To power that inference, OpenAI has...

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Apple unveils new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro with M5 Apple announced its new slate of laptops on Tuesday morning, including new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models that use Apple’s M5 chips. The Pro models were unveiled alongside the brand new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, which Apple describes as its most advanced CPU cores yet. The company said these updated M5 chips were specifically designed to...