Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws

President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules. The order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” creates an AI litigation task force within the Justice…

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World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

World, the biometric ID verification project co-founded by Sam Altman, released the newest version of its app today, debuting several new features, including an encrypted chat integration and an expanded, Venmo-like capability for sending and requesting crypto.  World was created by the startup Tools for Humanity in 2019, and originally launched its app in 2023….

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Prime members can shop 24 hours of deals during the Game Awards, including 25% off nominees like ‘Split Fiction’

SAVE 25% ON NOMINATED GAMES: During The Game Awards, Prime members can score exclusive deals on Amazon, including on nominated games. Score 25% off Split Fiction, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, and Elden Ring Nightreign. Get 25% off nominated games and up to 20% off gear. The biggest night in gaming is here….

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OpenAI says new model GPT-5.2 is ‘safer’ for mental health

Today, OpenAI launched GPT-5.2, touting its stronger safety performance in regard to mental health. “With this release, we continued our work to strengthen our models’ responses in sensitive conversations⁠, with meaningful improvements in how they respond to prompts indicating signs of suicide or self-harm, mental health distress, or emotional reliance on the model,” OpenAI’s blog…

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The 45 Best Movies on Hulu, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

In 2017, Hulu made television history by becoming the first streaming network to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, thanks to the phenomenon that was The Handmaid’s Tale. While Netflix has largely cornered the streaming market on original movies—and even managed to persuade A-listers like Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, and Martin Scorsese to come aboard—Hulu is starting to…

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