Understanding Credit Card Validation Codes: Security and Examples

Discover how credit card validation codes work and protect against fraud. Learn about their placement, security role, and examples to secure online transactions.

Risky floodplain development is surging in Greater Houston. What could local officials do differently?

Over 65,000 new properties have been developed in Greater Houston floodplains since Harvey. Experts say reversing the trend will take more consistent rules.
Euronews

After ‘code red’ alert, OpenAI releases GPT-5.2 with ‘more accuracy, less hallucinations’

After reportedly issuing a ‘code red’ in response to intense competition from Anthropic and Google, OpenAI has released its latest AI model, GPT-5.2. Here’s what to know. Facing stiff competition from ...
Hindustan Times

Why OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for a ‘code red’? Here's what we know

OpenAI has lately been facing tough competition from tech giant Google, whose new Gemini AI model propelled Google stocks past OpenAI last month. OpenAI's chief executive officer Sam Altman reportedly ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday ...
Wired

OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2 as It Navigates ‘Code Red’

The ChatGPT-maker is releasing its “best model yet” as it faces new pressures from Google and other AI competitors. OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2, its smartest artificial intelligence model yet, with ...
Gizmodo

OpenAI Drops GPT-5.2 Amid Its ‘Code Red’ Freak Out

As was expected, on Thursday, OpenAI pushed out the latest update to its flagship AI model after CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” within the company. The new release, GPT-5.2, is described by ...
Financial Advisor

Oracle Is Having Its Own 'Code Red' AI Moment

Anyone wanting reassurance that building the infrastructure for artificial intelligence isn’t going to break the bank, won’t have enjoyed Oracle Corp.’s latest earnings report. Wall Street’s de facto ...
The New York Times

As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

Midpriced steakhouses and fine-dining establishments are trying to figure out how to cover their rising costs without scaring away customers. By Julie Creswell In early November, as Halls Chophouse ...

Professor Answers Coding Questions

UC Berkeley Computer Science Professor Sarah Chasins joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about coding. How did programmers code the first ever code? What remnants of the early World ...
Wall Street Journal

Sam Altman’s Sprint to Correct OpenAI’s Direction and Fend Off Google

When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made the dramatic call for a “code red” last week to beat back a rising threat from Google, he put a notable priority at the top of his list of fixes. The world’s most ...
The Independent

OpenAI rushes out new AI model after ‘code red’ declared

OpenAI's ChatGPT fell behind Google's AI chatbot on several key metrics following the launch of Gemini 3 in November (iStock) OpenAI is planning to launch its next-generation AI model earlier than ...