Legal representatives for The New York Times and Daily News, currently suing OpenAI for allegedly using their copyrighted materials to train AI models without authorization, claim that OpenAI engineers inadvertently erased data critical to the lawsuit. Earlier this fall, OpenAI agreed to provide two virtual machines for the plaintiffs’ legal team to search its AI […]
Climate change is hitting cities harder than ever, with urban areas facing particularly intense heat due to their dense populations and infrastructure. The “urban heat island” effect makes city temperatures significantly higher than surrounding rural regions, driven by materials like concrete and asphalt that retain heat, emissions from vehicles and air-conditioning units, and obstructed airflow […]
The recently launched M4 MacBook Pro models come with a notable but unadvertised upgrade: quantum dot displays. Display industry analyst Ross Young, as reported by 9to5Mac, revealed this significant enhancement. Young shared on X (formerly Twitter) that Apple is using quantum dot technology for the first time in its displays. Importantly, Apple’s version of this […]
Nvidia’s latest Blackwell AI chips, already impacted by delays, are now grappling with overheating issues in their server setups, raising concerns among customers about meeting timelines for launching new data centers, according to a report by The Information on Sunday. The overheating occurs when the Blackwell GPUs are installed in server racks designed to accommodate […]
If you’ve recently noticed “Bluesky” trending on social media, you might be wondering what all the buzz is about. Bluesky is emerging as a competitor to Elon Musk’s X, with a design and color scheme that bear some resemblance to its rival. The platform is experiencing rapid growth, attracting about one million new users daily. […]
Artificial intelligence-based search engines could pose significant risks to the digital economy, according to a Harvard researcher. Benjamin Brooks, a scholar at the Berkman Klein Center, highlighted the potential fallout in a recent article for MIT Technology Review. “If AI search becomes the dominant way people access the web, it could destabilize the fragile economic […]
This past summer, Laura Marciano, a researcher at Harvard University, conducted interviews with 500 teenagers for an ongoing study exploring the link between technology use and feelings of loneliness. The findings were eye-opening. Over several weeks, teenagers recruited through Instagram influencers answered questions three times daily about their social interactions. More than half reported, each […]
In the lead-up to Election Day, OpenAI reports that ChatGPT declined over 250,000 image requests related to U.S. presidential candidates. These rejections included attempts to generate images of notable figures like President-elect Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, as noted by OpenAI in […]
OpenAI is reportedly working on fresh strategies to address a noticeable slowdown in the rate of improvement with its AI models. According to The Information, early testers of OpenAI’s next anticipated model, known internally as “Orion,” observed that while Orion does outperform the company’s existing models, the progress is less dramatic than the leap from […]
Apple has begun selling repair parts for iPhone 16 and 16 Pro phones on its self-service repair store. That includes replacements for commonly damaged parts like cameras, displays, and back glass, and follows the release of official Apple iPhone 16 repair manuals in September, as MacRumors notes. A replacement camera assembly will run you $169 […]
As social media use among young people reaches unprecedented levels and platforms continuously refine their engagement algorithms, worries over social media addiction are surfacing globally. Australia is now taking a strong stance, planning to restrict social media access for those under 16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced this bold move on Thursday, revealing that legislation […]
A dangerous Android malware known as “FakeCall” is potentially redirecting bank-related phone calls to cybercriminals. Originally detected by Kaspersky in 2022, FakeCall has since evolved, gaining sophisticated features that allow hackers to remotely manipulate infected devices. The latest version of FakeCall employs a technique called “Vishing”—short for voice phishing—to trick users into unknowingly sharing confidential […]