31 m. ago ChatGPT users have generated over 700M images since last week, OpenAI says

OpenAI’s new image-generation feature is on track to be one of the company’s most popular product launches ever. According to Brad Lightcap, who oversees day-to-day operations and global deployment at OpenAI, over 130 million users have generated more than 700 million images since the new image generator launched in ChatGPT last week. “[W]e appreciate your […]

Technology

19 h. ago C.D.C. Cuts Threaten to Set Back the Nation’s Health, Critics Say

The reorganization that began on Tuesday will scale back an agency that has been a public health model around the world.

Events

19 h. ago OpenAI’s o3 model might be costlier to run than originally estimated

When OpenAI unveiled its o3 “reasoning” AI model in December, the company partnered with the creators of ARC-AGI, a benchmark designed to test highly capable AI, to showcase o3’s capabilities. Months later, the results have been revised, and they now look slightly less impressive than they did initially. Last week, the Arc Prize Foundation, which […]

Politics

21 h. ago Does President Trump really need to cut down Andrew Jackson's magnolia tree? Expert weighs in

Fox News Digital consulted an expert after President Trump revealed that a historic tree at the White House, originally planted by Andrew Jackson, is set to be cut down.

Politics

21 h. ago From IBM to OpenAI: 50 years of winning (and failed) strategies at Microsoft

Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary. This article was written using Microsoft Word on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It is likely to be published on platforms hosted by Microsoft Azure, including LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary with more than 1 billion users. In 2024, the company generated a net profit of $88 billion from sales worth $245 billion. Its stock market value is close to $3,000 billion, making it the world's second-most valuable company behind Apple and almost on a par with NVidia. Cumulative profits since 2002 are approaching $640 billion.

Politics

24 h. ago WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg Is Seeking Donald Trump's Support in Battling EU's Meta Antitrust Ruling

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pressing U.S. trade officials and the Trump administration to push back against an expected EU antitrust ruling that could undermine the company's ad-based business model. The post WSJ: Mark Zuckerberg Is Seeking Donald Trump’s Support in Battling EU’s Meta Antitrust Ruling appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

24 h. ago Anthropic launches an AI chatbot plan for colleges and universities

Anthropic announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new Claude for Education tier, an answer to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu plan. The new tier is aimed at higher education, and gives students, faculty, and other staff access to Anthropic’s AI chatbot, Claude, with a few additional capabilities. One piece of Claude for Education is “Learning Mode,” […]

Politics

30 h. ago NPR hearing puts spotlight on funding debate and past coverage, from Hunter Biden's laptop to COVID origins

NPR CEO Katherine Maher conceded that NPR botched coverage of Hunter Biden's laptop during a DOGE Subcommittee hearing last week as Republican lawmakers call to defund the outlet.

Politics

42 h. ago AI thinks like us—flaws and all: Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI's ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations—showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler's) fallacy—yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

Technology

43 h. ago United States tariffs and their effect on the model train industry

United States tariffs and their effect on the model train industry  trains.com

Politics

43 h. ago San Diego migrant shelter closes doors with numbers plummeting after Trump immigration crackdown: report

A San Diego migrant shelter is reportedly closing its doors and reverting to its original purpose after the number of asylum seekers dramatically drops.

Events

43 h. ago Researchers suggest OpenAI trained AI models on paywalled O’Reilly books

OpenAI has been accused by many parties of training its AI on copyrighted content sans permission. Now a new paper by an AI watchdog organization makes the serious accusation that the company increasingly relied on non-public books it didn’t license to train more sophisticated AI models. AI models are essentially complex prediction engines. Trained on […]

Science

47 h. ago Meta allegedly used pirated books to train AI—US courts may decide if this is 'fair use'

Companies developing AI models, such as OpenAI and Meta, train their systems on enormous datasets. These consist of text from newspapers, books (often sourced from unauthorized repositories), academic publications and various internet sources. The material includes works that are copyrighted.

Events

47 h. ago Sam Altman says that OpenAI’s capacity issues will cause product delays

In a series of posts on X on Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the popularity of the company’s new image-generation tool in ChatGPT will cause unspecified product delays. “We are getting things under control, but you should expect new releases from OpenAI to be delayed, stuff to break, and for service to sometimes […]

Politics

49 h. ago The Staples Center Lives Again: Crypto.com Arena Is Going Back To Its Original Name

The Staples Center Lives Again: Crypto.com Arena Is Going Back To Its Original Name  Secret Los Angeles

Technology

52 h. ago Tesla owner in Dallas sues vandal after Model X slashed in airport parking lot

The victim of a Tesla keying attack in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport parking lot is filing a lawsuit against the suspect, who has been charged with criminal mischief.

Technology

57 h. ago United States Sportswear Market Estimated to Reach USD 80.9 Billion By 2033

United States Sportswear Market Estimated to Reach USD 80.9 Billion By 2033  openPR.com

Economics

66 h. ago ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts

This month, ChatGPT unveiled a new image generator as part of its 4o model that is a lot better at generating text inside images.  People are already using it to generate fake restaurant receipts, potentially adding another tool to the already-extensive toolkit of AI deepfakes used by fraudsters. Prolific social media poster and VC Deedy […]

Politics

66 h. ago Efficient spare parts delivery model promises cost and emission reductions

A distribution model designed to streamline spare parts delivery to roadside assistance vehicles could cut costs in half, according to work published in the International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics.

Politics

66 h. ago Justin Bieber's wife Hailey Bieber speaks out about claims she unfollowed pop star

Shortly after reports circulated online that Hailey Bieber unfollowed her husband Justin Bieber on Instagram, the model and business owner set the record straight.

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