High Tech News 2025-08-16

• Watch Our Livestream Replay: What GPT-5 Means for ChatGPT Users
  Wired
• Need a New iPhone or Android Phone? Keep This in Mind Before You Buy
  Cnet
• OpenAI Designed GPT-5 to Be Safer. It Still Outputs Gay Slurs
  Wired
• UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Everything to Know to Watch via Livestream
  Cnet
• These 12 Foods Turned Out to Be Way Healthier Than I Thought
  Cnet
• Coffee Grinders Used to Be a Mystery. A New Device Might Solve It
  Wired
• 10 Best Computer Monitors (2025): Budget, OLED, 4K
  Wired
• B-Vibe 360 Plug Review: Backdoor Fun
  Wired
• Healthy Back-to-School Snacks Kids Will Love, With Registered Dietitian Picks
  Cnet
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Leak Claims Nov. 14 Release Date, No Switch 2 Version Yet
  Cnet
• Black Ops 6 Quad Feed Double XP Weekend Live Now During Battlefield 6 Open Beta
  Cnet
• I Replaced My Mac With an iPad for an Entire Week. It Went as Well as You’d Expect
  Wired
• Dyson Airwrap Co-anda 2x Review: Great, Not a Must-Have
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• Do Vibration Plates Actually Help You Lose Weight, Build Muscle and Get Stronger?
  Cnet
• Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Aug. 16
  Cnet
• Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google
  Wired
• What Is Creatine, and Should You Be Taking Most Studied Supplement (2025)
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• Here Are the 4 Best Noise Colors to Improve Your Sleep
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• AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill
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• The Fairphone (Gen. 6) Review: Better Than Ever
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• Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag
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• Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns
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• Premier League Soccer: Stream Liverpool vs. Bournemouth Live From Anywhere
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• The First Federal Cybersecurity Disaster of Trump 2.0 Has Arrived
  Wired
• Sam Altman Says ChatGPT Is on Track to Out-Talk Humanity
  Wired
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Real-Time Battles Forced Me to Think Fast (and I Liked It)
  Cnet
• How to Play Battlefield 6 Beta: Open Access Is Back for the Weekend
  Cnet
• A DOGE AI Tool Called SweetREX Is Coming to Slash US Government Regulation
  Wired
• Samsung Smart Monitor M9 M90SF Review: The 4K OLED Hybrid
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• GPT-5 Doesn't Dislike You—It Might Just Need a Benchmark for Emotional Intelligence
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• RFK Jr. Is Supporting mRNA Research—Just Not for Vaccines
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• Best Early Labor Day Mattress Sales (2025)
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• This Might Be the Most Massive Black Hole Ever Discovered
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• The Future of EV Charging Can Be Found at Your Local Gas Station
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• EA Makes Big Changes to Rush Mode in Battlefield 6 Beta
  Cnet
• Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 16 #531
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• 9 Best Pillows (2025) Tested For Side, Back, and Stomach Sleepers
  Wired
• The Kryptos Key Is Going Up for Sale
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• Best Travel Headphones for 2025
  Cnet
• Best Organic Mattresses (2025): Birch, Avocado, Naturepedic, More
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• Can I Drink Electrolyte Water Every Day? Experts Weigh In (2025)
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• 'War of the Worlds' Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda
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• Ultrahuman Calls Its Ring Air the World's Most Accurate Smart Ring for Tracking Ovulation
  Cnet
• Sealy Promo Code: Save $300 on Mattresses in August 2025
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• Best Mattresses for Sex (2025)
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• Why Trump Flip-Flopped on Nvidia Selling H20 Chips to China
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• Every Free Battlefield 6 Open Beta Challenges Reward You Can Earn
  Cnet
• The 65 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now (August 2025)
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• Best Apple Watch (2025): Buyer’s Guide to the Series 10 and SE
  Wired
• James Talarico Is on the Run
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• AOL Will Shut Down Dial-Up Internet Access in September
  Wired
• Narwal’s New S30 Series Improves on Wet-Dry Vacuuming with AI Dirt Detection and Self-Cleaning
  Cnet
• 44 Must-Have Back-to-School College Dorm Room Essentials and Gear (2025)
  Wired
• Inside the Biden Administration's Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future
  Wired
• Beijing's 'Robot Olympics' Are Off and Running (and Falling)
  Cnet
• 6 Best Coffee Grinders For All Budgets, Tested & Approved (2025)
  Wired
• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Aug. 16, #797
  Cnet
• Best Side-Sleeper Mattress 2025: Picked by a Sleep Science Coach
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• The Apple Watch Is Finally Getting Blood Oxygen Sensing Back
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• Lelo Sona 3 Cruise Review: Stale Update
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• ‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube
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• Christian Militants Are Using Instagram to Recruit—and Becoming Influencers in the Process
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• LG B5 OLED Review: Subtle Luxury
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• REI Co-op Base Camp 6 Review: All-Weather, All-Season Family Tent
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• Now You Can Get Your Flu Vaccine at Home
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• The Peanuts Gang Is Back With Apple TV Plus Summer Musical
  Cnet
• Best Alkaline Batteries for Your Devices in 2025
  Cnet
• Why You Can’t Trust a Chatbot to Talk About Itself
  Wired
• Blue Apron Coupon & Promo Codes: $25 Off | August 2025
  Wired
• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Aug. 16, #1519
  Cnet
• Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley
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• xAI Was About to Land a Major Government Contract. Then Grok Praised Hitler
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• What to Stream This Weekend: 'Alien: Earth,' 'Butterfly,' 'Night Always Comes' and More
  Cnet
• HBO Max: The 28 Absolute Best TV Shows to Watch
  Cnet
• Best Workout Headphones (2025), Tested In the Gym and Beyond
  Wired