On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that GPT-4o has returned to ChatGPT following intense user backlash over its removal during last week’s GPT-5 launch. The AI model now appears in the model picker for all paid ChatGPT users by default (including ChatGPT Plus accounts), marking a swift reversal after thousands of users complained about...
(BPRW) The Return to Spelman: Where BGC Girls Code, Lead, and Belong
By Tiffany James (Black PR Wire) There’s something powerful about returning to a place that believes in you. That’s what made the first week of Black Girls Code’s 2025 Summer Camp in Atlanta feel so special. For the second year…
Hidden Inside Our Electronics, Tiny Doodles From Another Era
Decades ago, designers etched microscopic doodles onto silicon chips to leave their marks. Now, techno-archaeologists search for the tiny fossils.
A.I. Start-Up Perplexity Offers to Buy Google’s Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion
The tiny start-up hopes to take advantage of an upcoming antitrust ruling against the tech giant.
Do Kwon, Crypto Founder Who Caused 2022 Market Crash, Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Do Kwon, who created the Luna and TerraUSD cryptocurrencies that collapsed in 2022, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, capping a spectacular fall from grace.
Larry Ellison Wants to Do Good, Do Research and Make a Profit
Oracle’s co-founder and the world’s second-richest person pledges to concentrate his vast resources on his own research institute and for-profit ventures to address health, hunger and climate change.
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Apple Over Claims It Favors OpenAI
The billionaire said in posts on X that the consumer tech giant was violating antitrust laws by giving preferential treatment to OpenAI on the App Store.
Why it’s a mistake to ask chatbots about their mistakes
When something goes wrong with an AI assistant, our instinct is to ask it directly: “What happened?” or “Why did you do that?” It’s a natural impulse—after all, if a human makes a mistake, we ask them to explain. But with AI models, this approach rarely works, and the urge to ask reveals a fundamental...
(BPRW) The Vaccine Talk: What Parents Need to Know
(Black PR Wire) In a time when vaccine misinformation is spreading faster than the diseases themselves, trusted Black voices across medicine, faith, and community leadership came together for a powerful town hall: “Vaccine Talk: What Parents Wa…
Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online
Artificial intelligence apps generating fake nudes, amid other privacy concerns, make “sharenting” far riskier than it was just a few years ago.