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OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Microsoft creates the Advanced Planning Unit within its Microsoft AI division to help the company understand the societal, health, and work implications of AI (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Microsoft creates the Advanced Planning Unit within its Microsoft AI division to help the company understand the societal, health, and work implications of AI (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 31, 2025 Rating: 5
Elon Musk is using the same tactics he used during his Twitter takeover at DOGE, including offering exits to federal employees and testing engineering prowess (New York Times) Elon Musk is using the same tactics he used during his Twitter takeover at DOGE, including offering exits to federal employees and testing engineering prowess (New York Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Satya Nadella and Microsoft execs moved quickly to get engineers to test and deploy R1 on Azure and GitHub in 10 days, an unusually fast turnaround (Tom Warren/The Verge) Sources: Satya Nadella and Microsoft execs moved quickly to get engineers to test and deploy R1 on Azure and GitHub in 10 days, an unusually fast turnaround (Tom Warren/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Eight Israeli and Thai hostages released from Gaza Eight Israeli and Thai hostages released from Gaza Reviewed by swadu on January 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change? Three military-run states leave West African bloc - what will change? Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: the Trump administration is exploring additional curbs on the sale of chips to China to cover Nvidia's scaled-down H20, designed for the Chinese market (Bloomberg) Sources: the Trump administration is exploring additional curbs on the sale of chips to China to cover Nvidia's scaled-down H20, designed for the Chinese market (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament Reviewed by swadu on January 29, 2025 Rating: 5
DeepSeek: How China's 'AI heroes' overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley DeepSeek: How China's 'AI heroes' overcame US curbs to stun Silicon Valley Reviewed by swadu on January 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump to sign order eliminating DEI from military Trump to sign order eliminating DEI from military Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Meta says Meta AI will now use account info from across Meta's apps to give personalized suggestions; users can also ask Meta AI to "remember" specific things (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Meta says Meta AI will now use account info from across Meta's apps to give personalized suggestions; users can also ask Meta AI to "remember" specific things (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 27, 2025 Rating: 5
S Korean president charged with insurrection over martial law attempt S Korean president charged with insurrection over martial law attempt Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2025 Rating: 5
A bear case for Nvidia: competition from hardware startups, inference-heavy "reasoning" models, DeepSeek's training and inference efficiency breakthroughs, more (Jeffrey Emanuel/YouTubeTranscript ...) A bear case for Nvidia: competition from hardware startups, inference-heavy "reasoning" models, DeepSeek's training and inference efficiency breakthroughs, more (Jeffrey Emanuel/YouTubeTranscript ...) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at the growing prevalence of LLM-written posts that have been backdated and attributed to human authors on Physics Forums, which was founded in 2001 (Hall of Impossible Dreams) A look at the growing prevalence of LLM-written posts that have been backdated and attributed to human authors on Physics Forums, which was founded in 2001 (Hall of Impossible Dreams) Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation Survivors return as world remembers Auschwitz 80 years after liberation Reviewed by swadu on January 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in tie-breaking vote Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary in tie-breaking vote Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2025 Rating: 5
After pouring tens of millions into Trump's campaign, the crypto industry has been paid back handsomely during his first week back, with EOs, rule changes, more (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) After pouring tens of millions into Trump's campaign, the crypto industry has been paid back handsomely during his first week back, with EOs, rule changes, more (MacKenzie Sigalos/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Rather than weakening China's AI capabilities, US sanctions appear to be driving startups like DeepSeek to innovate by prioritizing efficiency and collaboration (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review) Rather than weakening China's AI capabilities, US sanctions appear to be driving startups like DeepSeek to innovate by prioritizing efficiency and collaboration (Caiwei Chen/MIT Technology Review) Reviewed by swadu on January 25, 2025 Rating: 5
IDF said bombed apartments were Hezbollah base - but most killed were civilians IDF said bombed apartments were Hezbollah base - but most killed were civilians Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2025 Rating: 5
An interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on why he doesn't believe we will have AGI in 2025, putting Google's assistants in smart glasses, and more (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology) An interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on why he doesn't believe we will have AGI in 2025, putting Google's assistants in smart glasses, and more (Alex Kantrowitz/Big Technology) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Similarweb: RedNote's DAUs in the US fell by 54% on January 20 when the TikTok ban was put on hold, after reaching a high of 32.5M DAUs on the day of the ban (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Similarweb: RedNote's DAUs in the US fell by 54% on January 20 when the TikTok ban was put on hold, after reaching a high of 32.5M DAUs on the day of the ban (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on January 24, 2025 Rating: 5
At Davos, Trump blasts EU for targeting Apple, Google, and Meta, describing regulatory cases as "a form of taxation", and references Apple's €13B Irish tax bill (Bloomberg) At Davos, Trump blasts EU for targeting Apple, Google, and Meta, describing regulatory cases as "a form of taxation", and references Apple's €13B Irish tax bill (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: 'I do', say Thai couples as country legalises same-sex marriage Watch: 'I do', say Thai couples as country legalises same-sex marriage Reviewed by swadu on January 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Samsung announces the $800 Galaxy S25 with a 6.2" screen and the $1K 6.7" Galaxy S25 Plus, with 12GB of RAM, Snapdragon 8 Elite, "Qi2 Ready", and more (Dominic Preston/The Verge) Samsung announces the $800 Galaxy S25 with a 6.2" screen and the $1K 6.7" Galaxy S25 Plus, with 12GB of RAM, Snapdragon 8 Elite, "Qi2 Ready", and more (Dominic Preston/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Parrot Analytics estimates Severance season 1 earned $200M+, with ~50% coming in the year following the finale; Ted Lasso generated $609.4M from Q3'20 to Q3'24 (Max Goldbart/Deadline) Parrot Analytics estimates Severance season 1 earned $200M+, with ~50% coming in the year following the finale; Ted Lasso generated $609.4M from Q3'20 to Q3'24 (Max Goldbart/Deadline) Reviewed by swadu on January 21, 2025 Rating: 5
US trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees US trades Taliban prisoner for two American detainees Reviewed by swadu on January 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Donald Trump promises 'golden age' in first speech as 47th US President Donald Trump promises 'golden age' in first speech as 47th US President Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2025 Rating: 5
A memecoin named Official Barron Trump hit a $460M market cap before falling 95%; a Pump.fun user behind it has debuted other unofficial coins called "official" (Tim Copeland/The Block) A memecoin named Official Barron Trump hit a $460M market cap before falling 95%; a Pump.fun user behind it has debuted other unofficial coins called "official" (Tim Copeland/The Block) Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2025 Rating: 5
'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage 'I came back to life,' says freed British-Israeli hostage Reviewed by swadu on January 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Three freed Israeli hostages arrive in Israel Watch: Three freed Israeli hostages arrive in Israel Reviewed by swadu on January 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump illegal migrant raids to start on day one Trump illegal migrant raids to start on day one Reviewed by swadu on January 18, 2025 Rating: 5
A profile of Charlwin Mao, founder of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, who claims the name references the color of his university Stanford and ex-employer Bain (Financial Times) A profile of Charlwin Mao, founder of Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, who claims the name references the color of his university Stanford and ex-employer Bain (Financial Times) Reviewed by swadu on January 18, 2025 Rating: 5
'People were flying' after ski lift failed - eyewitness 'People were flying' after ski lift failed - eyewitness Reviewed by swadu on January 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Some congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue (NBC News) Some congressional leaders who championed the TikTok law now want to delay the ban from going into effect, showing how much politics has shifted on the issue (NBC News) Reviewed by swadu on January 17, 2025 Rating: 5
After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US (Lauren Feiner/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on January 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Russia and Iran move to strengthen military ties Russia and Iran move to strengthen military ties Reviewed by swadu on January 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Zhou Chaonan, the chairwoman of data center operator Range Intelligent, has become China's third richest woman after her company's stock rose 105% in 2024 (Bloomberg) Zhou Chaonan, the chairwoman of data center operator Range Intelligent, has become China's third richest woman after her company's stock rose 105% in 2024 (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies Reviewed by swadu on January 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires Watch: Huge clouds of water and fire retardant dumped on LA wildfires Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2025 Rating: 5
DappRadar: NFT trading volumes in 2024 fell 19% YoY to $13.7B and sales counts fell 18% YoY to just under 50M, making 2024 the worst performing year since 2020 (Jesse Coghlan/Cointelegraph) DappRadar: NFT trading volumes in 2024 fell 19% YoY to $13.7B and sales counts fell 18% YoY to just under 50M, making 2024 the worst performing year since 2020 (Jesse Coghlan/Cointelegraph) Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2025 Rating: 5
DoubleVerify says there is a jump in AI click farms, including a network of 200+ websites called Synthetic Echo, designed to siphon ad revenue from real outlets (Kate Knibbs/Wired) DoubleVerify says there is a jump in AI click farms, including a network of 200+ websites called Synthetic Echo, designed to siphon ad revenue from real outlets (Kate Knibbs/Wired) Reviewed by swadu on January 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Apple joins UALink, an industry group working on a next generation AI accelerator architecture standard meant to challenge Nvidia's dominance with NVLink (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Apple joins UALink, an industry group working on a next generation AI accelerator architecture standard meant to challenge Nvidia's dominance with NVLink (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on January 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Parallels rolls out an "early technology preview" of Parallels Desktop for Macs with Apple Silicon that has "really slow" support for x86 OSes, like Windows 11 (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica) Parallels rolls out an "early technology preview" of Parallels Desktop for Macs with Apple Silicon that has "really slow" support for x86 OSes, like Windows 11 (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on January 14, 2025 Rating: 5
Ghana to investigate controversial $400m cathedral project Ghana to investigate controversial $400m cathedral project Reviewed by swadu on January 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Jimmy Wales, Mark Ruffalo, others debut Free Our Feeds to raise $30M by 2028 to "billionaire-proof" AT Protocol, by making it easier for users to leave Bluesky (Richard Nieva/Forbes) Jimmy Wales, Mark Ruffalo, others debut Free Our Feeds to raise $30M by 2028 to "billionaire-proof" AT Protocol, by making it easier for users to leave Bluesky (Richard Nieva/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on January 13, 2025 Rating: 5
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen' Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says 'not going to happen' Reviewed by swadu on January 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger Reviewed by swadu on January 12, 2025 Rating: 5
Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait predicts AI's impact on journalism: jobs will change, not vanish, reporting and breaking news will remain valuable, and more (John Micklethwait/Bloomberg) Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait predicts AI's impact on journalism: jobs will change, not vanish, reporting and breaking news will remain valuable, and more (John Micklethwait/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on January 12, 2025 Rating: 5
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