Here is how to use OpenAI's new ChatGPT-powered search engine, Atlas

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OpenAI launches Atlas, a browser powered by ChatGPT that could challenge Google's search engine dominance.

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  • OpenAI launched Atlas, a ChatGPT-powered browser with enhanced personalization tools.
  • Atlas features a chat-based interface and agent mode that could book appointments for you.
  • It remains to be seen whether Atlas could cut into Google Chrome's 3 billion-strong user base.

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Prince Harry, Steve Bannon, and will.i.am join tech pioneers calling for an AI superintelligence ban

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Prince Harry, will.i.am, and Steve Bannon signed a statement calling for a halt to developing superintelligent AI.

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  • Over 900 public figures signed a statement calling for a halt to superintelligent AI development.
  • Signatories include AI pioneers, business leaders, and political figures.
  • Concerns over advanced AI
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A member of the US Witness Protection Program since age 7 explains how the experience changed her life for the worse

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Jackee Taylor has been in the Witness Protection Program most of her life.

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  • Jackee Taylor has been in the US Witness Protection Program since she was 7.
  • Now 51, Taylor is opening up about how difficult her life has been because of the program.
  • She didn't ask to be a part of witness protection, and her situation has affected her children, too.

More than 19,000 people have been relocated and

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We're a mother and daughter who were planning to move to Texas, but this small-town, affordable community kept us in California

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The Smiths ended up buying a house in a new affordable living community in California's Inland Empire.

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  • A mother an daughter chose to stay in California rather than Texas after discovering Silverwood.
  • Silverwood offers affordable, multigenerational living with amenities like parks and trails.
  • The community promotes neighborly interaction and requires a kindness pledge
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A 3rd proxy firm broke ranks on Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan — giving it a partial thumbs-up, with a catch

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Egan-Jones became the first major proxy firm to partly back Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan, breaking from its rivals.

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  • Egan-Jones partly backed Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan, breaking with other proxy firms.
  • The advisor said Musk's payout aligns with performance but warned of governance and equity risks.
  • Tesla's chair urged investors to "vote yes to robots"
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I went to Cursor's New York café. I saw coding bros, custom merch, and a potential job interview

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Cursor opened a one-day café in SoHo.

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  • I went to the AI code editor Cursor's café pop-up. It was packed full of tech bros sharing GitHub profiles.
  • Cursor gave out free coffee, pins, and stickers. Some attendees took home a branded bag of coffee beans.
  • The event was a networking hub. I watched one attendee say he was hiring before launching into questions.

For one day

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