Researchers have coined a new way to trick artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots into generating malicious outputs. AI security startup NeuralTrust calls it "semantic chaining," and it requires just a ...

A new risk assessment has found that xAI’s chatbot Grok has inadequate identification of users under 18, weak safety guardrails, and frequently generates sexual, violent, and inappropriate material.

For Wordle enthusiasts, today, February 4, 2026, presents a fresh challenge with Puzzle #1691. This five-letter word might prove to be a bit puzzling for some players eager to maintain their ...

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CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Jumble has been entertaining folks since 1954 and has been a classic game where scrambled words require you to unscramble them in order to find key letters that leads to a final word to be unscrambled ...

Here are all the 7 Little Words Answers for February 4, 2026! 7 Little Words is a take on crosswords by providing clues, but instead of having to think of the answer totally on your own, it utilizes ...

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Information Commissioner’s Office to investigate whether Elon Musk’s firms have complied with data protection law Elon Musk’s X and xAI companies are under formal investigation by the UK’s data ...

Apple and Google's app stores are hosting dozens of "nudify" apps that can take people's photos and use AI to generate nude images of them, according to watchdog group Tech Transparency Project. After ...