The Battlefield 6 beta is now open to everyone, and the concurrent users peak on Steam (the only platform where we can reliably check it, thanks to SteamDB) has already surpassed 470K. It’s entirely likely that it will break through 500K concurrent users before this beta weekend is over. As a reminder, playing this weekend will guarantee the unlock of …
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OpenAI brings GPT-4o back online after users melt down over the new model
Following the rollout of OpenAI’s latest GPT-5 model earlier this week, a certain user base was adamantly calling for the return of the previous GPT-4o model. Outspoken users complained about the writing quality of the updated model, with some even going so far as to grieve the loss of GPT-4o, which some said they considered a friend and confidant. In …
Read More »PC Users Have 5 Free Games to Claim Right Now for August 2025
PC gamers can claim up to five free games right now, including two retro-style platformers, a high-octane racing sim, a strategic crisis management game, and a psychological horror title. August has been a strong month so far, with several free game giveaways for PC players. Recently, Steam launched a rather rare campaign, making the day-one co-op roguelike Guntouchables free to …
Read More »Instagram Users Think a New Map Feature Shares Location. We Get It.
First things first: Does Meta’s new Instagram Maps automatically share your location with everyone? No. It doesn’t. The new maps feature, which rolled out this week, does not share your location by default. If you do want to share your location, it will only be visible to your Instagram friends, or a subset of them. Next: Is it reasonable for …
Read More »GPT-5 is being released to all ChatGPT users
OpenAI is releasing GPT-5, its new flagship model, to all of its ChatGPT users and developers. CEO Sam Altman says GPT-5 is a dramatic leap from OpenAI’s previous models. He compares it to “something that I just don’t wanna ever have to go back from,” like the first iPhone with a Retina display. OpenAI says that GPT-5 is smarter, faster, …
Read More »Heads up, Galaxy users: One UI 8 Beta arrives for more devices next week
What you need to know Samsung announced today (Aug. 5) that it will be expanding its One UI 8 Beta to more devices. The beta program will start rolling out on August 11, and will be available for Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 in India, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. In Sept, the Galaxy …
Read More »Polymarket Users Bet on More Disruption
Despite player and coach objections, multiple green sex toys have been thrown at the court during live WNBA games over the last week. Crypto-based prediction market Polymarket is letting people stake money on whether more disruptions will occur as soon as Wednesday night, after one anonymous user earned more than $6,000 following the latest illegal stunt. Before the Las Vegas Aces and …
Read More »From Now On, It Will No Longer Answer Certain Questions, and Millions of Users Are Affected
OpenAI has taken a decisive turn in how its AI assistant, ChatGPT, responds to users. As of August 2025, the chatbot will no longer offer direct answers to questions involving emotional distress, mental health, or high-stakes personal decisions—reflecting a shift in how the company sees the boundaries of responsible AI use. A Growing Concern Over Emotional Reliance OpenAI’s latest product …
Read More »Microsoft brings OpenAI’s smallest open model to Windows users
Microsoft is making OpenAI’s new free and open GPT model, gpt-oss-20b, available to Windows 11 users via Windows AI Foundry, the tech giant’s platform that lets users tap AI features, APIs, and popular open-source models on their computers. The company said in a blog post that gpt‑oss-20b is “tool-savvy and lightweight,” adding: “Optimized for agentic tasks like code execution and …
Read More »Google’s NotebookLM is now available to younger users as competition in the AI education space intensifies
Google’s AI note-taking app is now open to younger users, having previously been limited to users 18 and older. The tech giant announced that NotebookLM is available to Google Workspace for Education users of any age and for consumers ages 13 and up. The removal of age restrictions is intended to provide younger students with access to the AI research …
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