Tag: Software

Apple’s iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and watchOS 11 public betas are ready to download

Apple’s first 2024 public betas have arrived. You can now install early builds of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia to preview Apple’s software updates before their official arrival this fall. You just need to enroll your Apple ID (soon-to-be Apple Account) in the Apple Beta Software…

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OpenAI may be working on AI that can perform research without human help – which should go fine

OpenAI is developing a new project to enhance its AI models’ reasoning capabilities, called “Strawberry,” according to documents first discovered by Reuters. The project is a key element in the efforts by OpenAI to achieve more powerful AI models capable of operating on their own when it comes to performing…

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An early version of Samsung’s Android XR headset could show up in October

A new Samsung XR/VR headset, developed with Google and running Android in some form, is definitely in the works – and we might now have a better idea of exactly when we’re going to be able to get our hands on it (and put our heads in it). According to…

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I’m way worse at Taskmaster and hiding a corpse than I thought I’d be – my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps for July 2024

This month of VR gaming has been a wonderfully weird one as I venture through the Meta Quest 3‘s latest wacky puzzle games – and then work my frustration out in a high-octane VR battle royale. I finally got to experience what it’s like to be in Taskmaster (it’s harder…

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The world’s first Miss AI has been crowned

Artificial intelligence-powered influencer Kenza Layli has been crowned the first Miss AI by the World AI Creator Awards (WAICA). Layli, built by Moroccan company Phoenix AI marketing agency, beat out more than 1,500 other virtual models in the inaugural virtual beauty pageant. “I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity to…

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OpenAI has a new scale for measuring how smart their AI models are becoming – which is not as comforting as it should be

OpenAI has developed an internal scale for charting the progress of its large language models moving toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), according to a report from Bloomberg.  AGI usually means AI with human-like intelligence and is considered the broad goal for AI developers. In earlier references, OpenAI defined AGI as…

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