OpenAI: The power and the pride
In April, Paul Graham, the founder of the tech startup accelerator Y Combinator, sent a tweet in response to former YC president and current OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Altman had…
The Download: the story of OpenAI, and making magnesium
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. OpenAI: The power and the pride…
The AI Hype Index: College students are hooked on ChatGPT
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI Hype Index—a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of…
This giant microwave may change the future of war
Imagine: China deploys hundreds of thousands of autonomous drones in the air, on the sea, and under the water—all armed with explosive warheads or small missiles. These machines descend in…
What will power AI’s growth?
It’s been a little over a week since we published Power Hungry, a package that takes a hard look at the expected energy demands of AI. Last week in this…
The Download: the next anti-drone weapon, and powering AI’s growth
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This giant microwave may change the…
This benchmark used Reddit’s AITA to test how much AI models suck up to us
Back in April, OpenAIannounced it was rolling back an update to its GPT-4o model that made ChatGPT’s responses to user queries too sycophantic. An AI model that acts in an…
The Download: sycophantic LLMs, and the AI Hype Index
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. This benchmark used Reddit’s AITA to test how…
Fueling seamless AI at scale
From large language models (LLMs) to reasoning agents, today’s AI tools bring unprecedented computational demands. Trillion-parameter models, workloads running on-device, and swarms of agents collaborating to complete tasks all require…
Samsung Launches One UI 8 in Beta. Here’s How to Be the First to Try It
The new One UI 8 software will debut on Samsung’s newest foldables this summer, but you can give it a whirl now with some S25 devices. Samsung opened its One…
184 Million Passwords Leaked for Google, Facebook, Instagram and More. How to Protect Your Accounts
The unknown database has been removed from access to the public. But the damage may already be done. You might have seen the news of a database leak containing 184…
iOS 18: Your iPhone Just Got All These New Features
Apple’s latest iPhone update brings these new and useful features to your phone. Apple released iOS 18 on Sept. 16, a week after the company announced its new iPhone 16…
OpenAI Wants to Fix ChatGPT’s ‘Annoying’ Personality
Sam Altman is calling out ChatGPT’s personality as “too sycophant-y and annoying.” If it feels like ChatGPT is laying on the flattery a little thick, you’re not the only one…