Author: Zach_Wilson
ChatGPT 4.5 understands subtext, but it doesn’t feel like an enormous leap from ChatGPT-4o
OpenAI‘s release of GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT Plus subscribers this week had me immediately keen to try it out, though with some skepticism. There had been reports of OpenAI (and other developers) struggling to make the big improvements to their models we’ve seen before. And the current standard model GPT-4o, is…
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FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote on an inquiry to explore alternatives to GPS, FCC chair Brendan Carr says in a blog post. Carr says that while GPS has been “indispensable,” the technology “isn’t infallible” and that “disruptions to GPS have the potential to undermine the nation’s economic…
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Micron just demoed the world’s fastest SSD with PCIe 6.x tech, a sequential read speed of 27GB/s, and yes, it’s just a prototype for now
Micron PCIe 6.x SSD prototype shatters speed records with 27GB/s reads DesignCon 2025 showcases PCIe 6.x, but real-world use is years away GPUDirect Storage accelerates PCIe 6.x SSDs for next-gen computing demands Micron has unveiled a new PCIe 6.x SSD prototype with a sequential read speed of 27GB/s. Per AsteraLabs,…
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ChatGPT-4.5 is here (for most users), but I think OpenAI’s model selection is now a complete mess
Following yesterday’s announcement that ChatGPT-4.5 would be rolling out from today, and over the next few days, I was pretty pleased to find it had appeared in my model selector in ChatGPT Plus, however the model selector now looks like a complete mess. Take a look: There are now eight…
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AMD says the $549 RX 9070 is real but doesn’t deny reports of possible bait and switch
But this morning’s launch, while better than recent Nvidia launches in terms of supply, may not have met that bar — and AMD would not deny reports that even the best-priced models of these GPUs are capped to specific quantities, after which they may be sold at higher than $549…
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The best MacBook for 2025: Which Apple laptop should you buy?
At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last June, Apple announced updates coming to its various operating systems, most of which focus on its own version of AI, dubbed Apple Intelligence. MacBooks will get macOS 15, aka Sequoia, that will support Image Playground, Apple’s image generation tool, and AI composition features…
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