OpenAI says that training of its latest frontier model “has recently begun” — something that’s been rumored for a while — on the path to developing artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Altman and Co have also formed a new Safety and Security Committee to help guide critical decisions for OpenAI projects. This follows the resignation of a key OpenAI researcher over concerns that safety had taken ‘a backseat to shiny products.’

The Xbox Game Pass app on iOS and Android has been blasting out notifications to let people know “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Game Pass on day one later this year!” It looks like someone at Microsoft pushed the notification too early because it links to an article that doesn’t exist yet. Activision will debut a Black Ops 6 live action trailer at 10AM ET / 7AM PT / 3PM UK today.

RansomHub is claiming responsibility for an attack earlier this month that forced Christie’s to take its website offline for over a week, according to the New York Times. Hackers are now threatening to release details on the auction house’s wealthy clients in the next few days if it doesn’t comply with demands. A sample has already been released.

Windows Central reports a Lite version of the modular Steam Deck alternative is in the works, with an AMD Z1-based processor — and almost no information beyond that.

I think there’s more than enough room to shrink the relatively massive 8.8-inch display. Lenovo could also easily sacrifice the removable mouse/controllers, among other low-hanging fruit. We’re taking bets in the comments.

A short video from Square Enix reveals that Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D, a remake of the 1988 RPG, will come to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Square Enix first announced it in 2021 alongside Dragon Quest 12, and we could soon get a release date. The charming art style is reminiscent of Octopath Traveler, which uses the same engine.

Windows documentarian Albacore has ported the Windows 11 feature to a machine running a third-gen Snapdragon 7c Plus with 3.4GB of RAM.

Albacore says Recall — which takes periodic snapshots and uses AI to make info easier to find in your files, meeting notes, and more — runs surprisingly well considering the chipset doesn’t have the NPU required for Copilot Plus PCs.

Out here in the Texas 'burbs, we're under an extreme heat advisory, and more likely to see an electric Hummer than a Microlino.

All the more reason to read this Ars Technica piece on the history of the microcar and imagine pulling up to a café in a Citroën Ami, sharing a parking space with a Canta and a Twizy, somewhere a little cooler — in several senses.

If last week’s big revamp and the launch of the Canva Enterprise package didn’t convince you, hang on one minute.

Perhaps the power of hip-hop dance and Hamilton-style rhymes can prove that Canva’s suite is soulless enough (or “safe and securrre” enough, if you prefer) to have a place in your corporation alongside Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Workspace, and Slack.

The Wall Street Journal describes how the June 18th, 2023 disaster that killed five people on a trip to the Titanic hasn’t entirely stalled the industry:

As [Triton Submarines CEO Patrick Lahey] and his peers see it, OceanGate’s problems weren’t broader submersible problems. They say classed subs are considered exceptionally safe modes of transportation thanks to rigorous testing of designs and materials.

“In that sense, OceanGate didn’t make the industry look bad,” says McCallum. “It made us look good.”

Proof once again that it’s easier to make money when you already have it, especially at the peak of the AI hype cycle.

Four months ago Musk posted the following after the Financial Times said xAI was seeking investments up to $6 billion:

xAI is not raising capital and I have had no conversations with anyone in this regard

Update 5:08AM ET: Added Musk quote.

I haven’t played the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake quite yet, but it’s in the queue with the other great Mario RPG games for the Switch.

And now, so is this paper airplane that Nintendo hired John Collins, a former world record paper plane maker, to make a tutorial video for. Oh, and there’s an official printable template (PDF).

That’s according to Insider Gaming, which says the game will show up at Microsoft’s Xbox Games Showcase on June 9th. The site says the game has been four years in the making, and will be set in a “medieval inspired doom world.”

Until then, might as well relive 2016’s Doom and its sequel, Doom Eternal.

It’s been five years since “threadnought,” a giant Twitter thread in which lawyers battled trolls who were trying to silence critics of an anime voice actor accused of sexual misconduct.

Now, with a law firm drafted from the thread’s funniest people, lawyer Akiva Cohen represents many former Twitter employees who are suing Elon Musk over how he fired them after buying the company.

Both Garfield and Furiosa: A Mad Max Story tied for number one at the box office this weekend, having apparently garnered about $25 million each at US theaters.

That’s not a great take, particularly for Furiosa, but it’s also a bad showing for movies, generally, as Variety notes that it’s “the worst Memorial Day opening weekend in nearly three decades.”

Thanks to Engadget, I know two things: first, there’s a very faithful, crank-controlled Flappy Bird clone for the Playdate. And second (indirectly, because it piqued my curiosity and I looked it up), that anyone can download and emulate the Playdate with Panic’s developer kit.

Which I did, because Flappy Bird is one of the great smartphone games. I also used it to get the below GIF.

Meta’s platform is prepping a new settings menu item called “Early access to features” according to a screenshot posted by mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzio.

I’ve always wanted a Volkswagen camper van, and Thomas Ricker’s Verge review of the custom eVentje ID Buzz only reinforces that.

Check out his video below for a condensed version of his impressions (and a glimpse of what I can only assume is a very good dog).

Last June, I wrote how the government was helping Big Telecom squeeze out city-run internet, in no small part because many states have laws that ensure telecom dollars wind up in private hands! Thankfully, one fewer state is doing that now:

The magic word is udm=14. Here’s how to use it. It’ll even purge your Google search results of other annoyances, too.

WordPad and Tips, too. We knew they were dead, but the big Windows update coming this fall will nix them for good:

*Please note that Cortana, Tips, and WordPad are removed after upgrading to Windows 11, version 24H2. 

We have no problem recommending the Pixel 7 Pro now Woot is selling the unlocked 128GB model for $399 ($500 off) through May 31st.

It’s an amazing value, but not guaranteed to get newer Android versions beyond October 2025. The Pixel 8a promises updates through May 2031.

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