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OpenAI has quietly upgraded how ChatGPT remembers you, and according to Wired, that memory is now shaping the answers you get in ways you may not have authorized. The system builds a profile from your conversations and applies it automatically, which raises real questions about transparency and user control. Wired has a walkthrough on how to review and reset what the tool thinks it knows.
Shifting to the natural world with a tech angle, new research is highlighting a surprisingly mechanical problem threatening coral reefs. Tiny hair-like structures on coral surfaces that help regulate oxygen and nutrient flow appear to malfunction as ocean temperatures rise. Scientists say this overlooked physiological detail could be central to understanding why reefs are collapsing at such speed.
And on the business side, TechRadar spoke with enterprise leaders pushing back against the reflexive rush to automate everything with AI. The argument is straightforward: the real question is not whether AI can perform a task, but whether it measurably improves the outcome. A more selective approach, they say, avoids adding cost and complexity where neither is welcome.
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