Author: Zach_Wilson
The Morning After: OpenAI made its latest model slower, on purpose
OpenAI has unveiled yet another artificial intelligence model. This one is called o1, and the company claims it can perform complex reasoning tasks more effectively than its predecessors. Apparently, o1 was trained to “spend more time thinking through problems before they respond.” According to the company: “[the models] learn to…
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You can now store your passport in Google Wallet, but it can’t replace the real thing
The Google Wallet can now store a digital version of your US passport, allowing quicker passage through select TSA checkpoints, though you’ll still need to have the physical passport with you. Any Android phone that has the Google Wallet app can take advantage of this new feature, from the Google…
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Teenage hacker arrested over TfL hack — as thousands of customer bank details confirmed stolen
The effects of the Transport for London (TfL) cyberattack continue to rumble on, with news of thousands of customer banking details confirmed to have been accessed, and a potential culprit arrested by police. On Sunday September 1, Transport for London (TfL) detected suspicious activity within its systems, sending an email…
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Beautiful 1.7-Liter Electric Kettle Review: When Form and Function Make Sense
This electric kettle packs all the top-tier features at an affordable price. Source
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Netflix is ending support for some older iPhones and iPads
The Netflix app is dropping support for older iPhones and iPads that are stuck at iOS 16. 9to5Mac reports that Netflix is showing an alert to users on some iOS 16 devices that says “We’ve updated the Netflix app! To use the latest version, install iOS 17 or later.” The…
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One of the world’s largest software firms is building a data center with not one but three nuclear reactors — Oracle wants to build world’s most powerful supercomputer ever, yes, even more powerful than Colossus
In a bid to meet the spiraling energy demands of advanced AI models, Oracle is set to build a data center powered by three small modular nuclear reactors. Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder and chairman, revealed this ambitious plan during a recent earnings call transcribed by The Motley Fool. The proposed…
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