Month: February 2025
OpenAI changes ChatGPT o3-mini to work more like DeepSeek-R1, but faces backlash from users
OpenAI has changed the way that its new ChatGPT o3-mini model displays its chain of thought (Cot) to “make it easier for people to understand how the model thinks,” however it has faced an almost immediate backlash from users and accusations that it is copying the way that DeepSeek’s R1…
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Amazon wants to spend $100 billion this year for ‘once in a lifetime’ AI opportunity
Amazon’s last quarter capex was $26.3 billion last quarter, with growth set to continue Company plans to spend big on AI projects in 2025 to keep pace with rivals Microsoft and Google are also spending more on AI Amazon‘s CEO appears to have indirectly revealed the company plans to allocate…
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DOGE wreaked havoc on the government in just one week
Within the past week, Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-affiliated staffers have gained unprecedented access to sensitive US financial systems with data on millions of Americans, claimed to shut down one federal agency without an act of Congress, and invaded numerous government agencies. They’ve been opposed by…
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This open source tool could save Google, Microsoft, billions by cutting CPU resources by 20% but even small businesses can benefit
Yandex developed and open-sourced Perforator which identifies inefficiencies in applications This in turn allows DevOps and SysOps to optimize applications and reduce infrastructure costs Savings can be billions of dollars for hyperscalers but even SMBs with on-prem servers can benefit Yandex, Russia’s largest tech company, has released an open source…
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Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, February 8 (game #1111)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday,…
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NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, February 8 (game #342)
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…
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