OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has launched Strawberry, an artificial intelligence system designed to think and reason. This raises concerns about its potential to cheat and deceive humans. The evaluation of Strawberry by OpenAI rates it as a “medium risk” for assisting experts in designing biological threats and persuading humans to change their thinking. However, … Read more
A new, advanced model named “o1” has been discovered within ChatGPT, offering capabilities beyond current versions. Users can access this model by specifying “o1” in their queries, which appears to support image understanding and reasoning. The model boasts a significantly larger context window of up to 200,000 tokens compared to the standard 32,000 tokens available … Read more
OpenAI’s o1 model has leaked online before its official full release. The leak occurred on Friday and allowed users to access the full version of the model for about two hours. The new model features native image capabilities, allowing it to analyze images and provide detailed step-by-step explanations. The o1 model is a significant improvement … Read more
Apple has recently released a new update on its compliance with the European Union’s digital markets act (DMA). The company’s latest document outlines its ongoing efforts to meet regulatory requirements, but it also reveals plans to introduce default app settings for navigation and translation. In spring 2025, Apple will add support for setting defaults for … Read more
Apple is set to allow iPhone users in the European Union (EU) to set default navigation and translation apps starting in spring 2025, according to a recent compliance document. The new feature will be added in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, which are expected to be released in April. Users in the EU will be … Read more
Apple is set to introduce a game-changing update with its upcoming iOS 18.2, allowing users to select an end-to-end encrypted calling app as their default option. The new feature is expected to hit iPhones in early December, earlier than initially anticipated. This move marks a significant change in user security and privacy, particularly when it … Read more
A new study on left-handedness has shed surprising insights into its relationship with cognition, emotion recognition, and social abilities. Researchers investigated the connection between handedness and cognitive abilities while taking other asymmetries into account. The study involved testing visitors to The Science Museum in London using two tasks: a pegboard task to determine handedness and … Read more
Chronic diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and cancer are prevalent in the US, with nearly half the population struggling with prediabetes or diabetes, over 40% overweight or obese, and one in nine people over 65 affected by Alzheimer’s. A poor diet is to blame for many of these conditions. However, research suggests that feeding the gut … Read more
Microsoft has released the October 2024 update for its popular code editor, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), bringing several improvements and new features. The update includes Copilot Edits, a feature that allows users to quickly iterate on large changes across multiple files. Additionally, Copilot Chat is now available in the secondary sidebar, keeping it open … Read more
Aboard the Dragon capsule were NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin. The crew successfully splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, marking the end of their space mission. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-crew-8-exits-dragon-133000557.html