Author: Zach_Wilson
12 Days of OpenAI ends with a new model for the new year
OpenAI announced upcoming o3 and o3-mini AI models. The new models are enhanced “reasoning” AI models that build on the o1 and o1-mini models released this year. Both models handily outperform existing AI models and will roll out in the next few months. The final day of the 12 Days…
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How to schedule messages on Instagram
Instagram is still thought of as a feed of algorithmically-suggested photos first and foremost, but the app is also pretty popular for messaging, too. If you want to take some of the stress out of remembering to send a birthday message to a friend, as part of a recent update,…
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The AI talent wars are just getting started
For my last issue of the year, I’m focusing on the AI talent war, which is a theme I’ve been covering since this newsletter launched almost two years ago. And keep reading for the latest from inside Google and Meta this week. But first, I need your questions for a…
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Intel Arc B580 review: The new king of $250 GPUs (for now)
When Intel debuted its first Arc video cards two years ago, I was more than a little skeptical. Could a company that famously gave up on its last major desktop GPU project in 2009 actually make a dent in a market dominated by NVIDIA and AMD? Well, when I reviewed…
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Hisense’s HT Saturn speakers feature wireless Dolby Atmos and room calibration
Hisense has officially unveiled its new HT Saturn audio system just ahead of CES, and it's a doozy. This five-piece surround system includes four identical satellite units and a single 6.5-inch subwoofer. All told, it ships with 13 speakers spread across the five units, each of them wireless. The company…
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OpenAI’s next-generation o3 model will arrive early next year
After nearly two weeks of announcements, OpenAI capped off its 12 Days of OpenAI livestream series with a preview of its next-generation frontier model. “Out of respect for friends at Telefónica (owner of the O2 cellular network in Europe), and in the grand tradition of OpenAI being really, truly bad…
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