Intel Corporation’s (NASDAQ:INTC) shares surged last week as reports emerged of a potential strategic acquisition by an unnamed company. This comes on the heels of a tough 12-month period for Intel, which has seen its shares decline over 50% since December. In response to declining revenue and market skepticism, Intel’s Board of Directors made a … Read more
Apple recently released its AI news summary program, Apple Intelligence, despite knowing about its significant flaws. The program was criticized for botching headlines and reporting false information, forcing Apple to pause the entire project until it can be fixed. AI models, like those used by Apple, are prone to “hallucinations” due to their limitations in … Read more
Perplexity AI, a US search engine startup, has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok’s US operations in an attempt to avoid a potential ban. The merger proposal would create a new entity combining Perplexity with TikTok US and New Capital Partners. According to a source, the proposed structure would allow most existing ByteDance investors … Read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) has excelled at various tasks like coding and podcast generation, but its performance on high-level history exams is disappointing. Researchers have created a new benchmark to test three top large language models (LLMs): GPT-4, Llama, and Gemini. The results, presented last month at the NeurIPS conference, show that even the best-performing model … Read more
A growing number of billionaires have visited Palm Beach International Airport since the US presidential election, with flight records showing private jets belonging to key figures such as Zuckerberg, Bezos, Gates and Brin landing at the airport. This trend reveals how Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s private club in Florida, has become a hub for power and … Read more
Blue Origin, founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, has achieved a significant milestone in its history by successfully launching its rocket, New Glenn, into orbit. The debut flight of the powerful rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 2 a.m. ET and carried the experimental Blue Ring Pathfinder technology to … Read more
SpaceX has postponed its launch of a record-breaking batch of Starlink satellites until Monday due to a plane entering the restricted area 11 seconds before liftoff. The delayed mission, carrying 27 second-generation Starlinks, will now lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The new Starlinks feature improved capabilities, including a new backhaul antenna and upgraded … Read more
Peru’s Congress has been embroiled in controversy after banning female employees from wearing miniskirts and shorts during the summer, amidst an investigation into a alleged pimping ring and rape accusations against lawmakers. The move has been met with fierce criticism for perpetuating sexist stereotypes. An investigation into the murder of a former advisor to the … Read more
A surprise side effect of the bill that forced TikTok to go dark has also affected the digital game Marvel Snap. Developed by Second Dinner Studios and Nuverse, a company owned by ByteDance, the game’s sudden offline status has left players confused. The game was launched in 2022 with positive reviews and allows users to … Read more
Wildlife officers in Chicago made a surprising discovery in the refrigerated aisle of an Aldi grocery store on Monday. A video shared on X shows two officers carefully removing a coyote from the shelves by its tail. The incident occurred at the North Kedzie Avenue store on January 13. According to Stan Gehrt, with the … Read more