OpenAI has introduced a new shopping research tool designed to help ChatGPT users navigate product choices by generating personalized buyer’s guides. The company said the feature allows people to describe what they are looking for and receive curated recommendations based on up-to-date information pulled from across the internet. According to OpenAI, the tool is intended for more complex decisions involving multiple options, tradeoffs, and technical details. “Shopping research builds a thoughtful guide to help you decide,” the company said, noting that the system asks targeted questions to understand user needs and preferences before compiling results. See also: OpenAI Reaches One…
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AutoFlight, the commercial electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer backed by battery manufacturer CATL, has introduced a floating “sea-air mobility” platform designed to serve as a deployable airport for its aircraft. The company said the autonomous Water Vertiport can be positioned on oceans, rivers or lakes and is equipped with solar-powered charging, onboard energy storage, dispatch systems and communications infrastructure. The platform is intended to support passenger transport, cargo flights, emergency response, offshore maintenance and other missions that require vertical take-off and landing capability away from fixed runways. AutoFlight noted in its announcement that the system “can be…
Figure AI, a humanoid robot developer backed by Nvidia and other major investors, has been sued by its former head of product safety, who alleges he was wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about potential hazards posed by the company’s machines. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The plaintiff, Robert Gruendel, a former principal robotic safety engineer, claims he was dismissed in September shortly after submitting what he described as his most serious and well-documented safety complaints. According to the filing, he told senior leadership that the robots were capable…
The Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (Smile), a joint mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has completed its ten-month Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) phase, ESA said. The spacecraft is designed to give scientists an unprecedented view of how Earth’s magnetic environment responds to solar particles and radiation using X-ray and ultraviolet cameras, as well as particle and magnetic field detectors. The AIT campaign began in November 2024 and concluded in September 2025 at ESA’s ESTEC technical centre in the Netherlands. With testing finalised, Smile will now move into launch preparation…
Roblox is set to enforce mandatory facial recognition and ID-based age checks for chat features worldwide, expanding a system it says is designed to enhance user safety amid growing regulatory pressure. The process, introduced voluntarily on Nov. 18, will become compulsory on Dec. 1 in Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands, before rolling out globally in January 2026. The company said the new verification system will require users to complete facial age estimation or provide identification to access messaging. In its announcement, Roblox stated: “All users can now voluntarily go through the Facial Age Estimation process to secure their access…
Astronomers have confirmed the first clear detection of a coronal mass ejection (CME) from a star other than the Sun, using data from the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR radio telescope. The event marks a breakthrough in stellar research, capturing an explosive outburst powerful enough to erode the atmosphere of any nearby planet. The discovery, outlined in a new Nature study, was identified around a red dwarf located roughly 130 light-years away. The research team said previous attempts only inferred such eruptions, but none had previously confirmed material escaping into space. The signal was identified as…
Samsung Electronics has appointed TM Roh as Head of the Device eXperience (DX) Division and named him a co-CEO of the company, according to a corporate announcement. Roh will lead the DX division alongside Young Hyun Jun, Vice Chairman and Head of the Device Solutions (DS) Division, who continues to oversee Samsung’s memory operations. The company said the move is intended to reinforce its strategic position across core device categories. Roh will also remain Head of the Mobile eXperience (MX) Business, maintaining responsibility for Samsung’s global smartphone and mobile product lines. Samsung noted that the leadership changes aim to “strengthen…
OpenAI has announced a collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) aimed at preparing U.S. manufacturing for the next generation of AI infrastructure hardware. Under the agreement, OpenAI will share insight into emerging industry hardware needs to guide Foxconn’s design and development work at its U.S. facilities. The press release stated that the arrangement carries no purchase commitments, but OpenAI will have early access to evaluate the systems and an option to buy them. The companies said the partnership comes as AI capabilities accelerate, creating demand for new classes of specialized data-center equipment. According to the release, combining OpenAI’s understanding…
Hangar 13 has released a Free Ride Update for Mafia: The Old Country, adding new modes and gameplay elements designed to deepen exploration of the game’s 1900s Sicily setting. The update, available at no extra cost, offers a separate set of activities that complement the main campaign. According to the developer, the update draws inspiration from earlier Free Ride modes in the franchise, offering self-guided challenges involving combat, stealth and racing. Completing these tasks rewards players with in-game currency that can be used to unlock items such as outfits, weapons and vehicles. See also: Sony Expands Ghost of Yotei With…
Tesla has expanded its dynamic Supercharger pricing system to more than 550 stations across the United States, shifting away from time-of-day charging rates toward a model that adjusts prices based on real-time congestion levels. The company said the approach is designed to ease pressure on busy locations and shorten wait times. The rollout primarily covers stations in Florida, California, New Jersey, Illinois and New York. Tesla said many drivers primarily charge at home and use Superchargers mainly while travelling, making traditional peak-hour pricing less effective. The company noted that early trials of the new structure “encouraged drivers to go to…