Mission: Impossible should never have gone full sci-fi

The Mission: Impossible film franchise has always dabbled in the, well, impossible. We've seen Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt climb his way up the Burj Khalifa, have a motorcycle joust to prevent the spread of a bioweapon and hang off the side of an airplane. Even the most grounded entry, Brian DePalma's 1996 Mission: Impossible, featured Cruise leaping off of an exploding helicopter onto a train in the Chunnel. But with the previous film, Dead Reckoning, and this

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OpenAI rolls out GPT-4.1 to all ChatGPT paying subscribers

OpenAI is making GPT-4.1, the latest addition to its collection of AI models, available to all of its paid users. The rollout to ChatGPT Plus, Pro and Team members begins today, while Enterprise and Edu subscriptions will have to wait a few weeks to get access. Once available, GPT-4.1 can be chosen from the "more models" dropdown menu in the model picker.

This version of the

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SoundCloud backtracks on 'too broad' AI terms of service

SoundCloud is updating its Terms of Use again after angering users with language around AI that even the company now describes as "too broad." The details of the change were shared in

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Now's a good time to check in on your Steam account security

Steam has allegedly suffered a data breach in the past week. Details are scant and difficult to confirm, but a known hacker has

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Toyota is bringing the C-HR back to the US as an all-electric crossover

Toyota has announced the return of the C-HR to the United States, but this time as an all-electric model built on its e-TNGA platform. The crossover electric vehicle will now be the second Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) model sold by Toyota in the United States, along with the

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PS Plus Game Catalog additions for May include Sand Land and Battlefield V

The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May includes some heavy hitters like Sand Land and Battlefield V. All of the following games will be available to play on May 20.

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Uber introduces Route Share, a rush hour version of Pool

Uber is introducing a few new options for riders that it claims will save you money. These choices include Route Share, which can only be described as if Uber Pool and buses had a love child (though Uber has already tried to

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'FBC: Firebreak' preview: Controlled chaos

A successful co-op shooter feels like a bottomless tub of popcorn, hot and smothered in golden butter, built for bite-sized consumption and impossible to resist. Smooth mechanics and a satisfying, repeatable loop should draw you in for one more bite, one more round, over and over again. FBC: Firebreak, Remedy Entertainment’s co-op shooter set in the universe of Control, almost hits these marks. It just needs a little more salt.

Remedy is a AA studio best known for cr

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OpenAI promises greater transparency on model hallucinations and harmful content

OpenAI has launched a new web page called the safety evaluations hub to publicly share information related to things like the hallucination rates of its models. The hub will also highlight if a model produces harmful content, how well it behaves as instructed and attempted jailbreaks. 

The

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The best early Memorial Day tech deals: Save on gear from Apple, Amazon, Dyson and others

It might surprise you, but Memorial Day can be a great time to shop for tech. In years past, we've seen solid Memorial Day sales on all manner of gadgets including many of our favorite tablets, headphones, charging accessories, robot vacuums and more. That's on top of all the seasonal items that usually gets discounted at this time like smart grills and grilling gear, pizza ovens and outdoor tech.

If you're on the market for any of those things, now's a good time to shop. And like most

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