Paul Vieira / Wall Street Journal:
Canada says Sam Altman agreed to take immediate steps to strengthen OpenAI's safety protocols around notifying police about potentially suspicious ChatGPT use  —  Focus on steps regarding notifying police about potentially suspicious use of the company's ChatGPT chatbot

Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Apple's MacBook Neo is a serious threat to OEMs like HP, Lenovo, and Dell, as their $599 laptops seem inferior and Windows 11's reputation is at an all-time low  —  MacBook Neo is official.  It's $599, with an efficient A18 Pro SoC that offers M1-level performance in an affordable package that prioritizes style above all else.

After being announced last November, Ikea’s Matter-compatible smart home collection has been slowly trickling into its stores around the world over the past few months. Despite some early connectivity issues, one of the most anticipated items in that collection is Ikea’s new Matter-over-Thread smart bulbs. The company originally said they’d hit the US sometime in […]

Ike Swetlitz / Bloomberg:
Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness  —  Neurotechnology company Science Corp. raised $230 million from investors to commercialize its implant for blindness and develop even more advanced brain devices.

Aging Pokémon fans have spent years wishing the series would grow up with them. What does that look like for a game series that's aimed at kids?