OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the company was forced to stagger the rollout of its newest model, GPT-4.5, because OpenAI is “out of GPUs.” In a post on X, Altman said that GPT-4.5, which he described as “giant” and “expensive,” will require “tens of thousands” more GPUs before additional Read more…
A video that has gone viral in the last few days shows two artificial intelligence (AI) agents having a conversation before switching to another mode of communication when they realize no human is part of the conversation. In the video, the two agents were set up to occupy different roles; Read more…
Blue Origin on Thursday announced the crew for its next mission. The crew most notably includes popstar Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King. They will be joined by two scientists — Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen — as well as Jeff Bezos’ fiancee, TV personality Lauren Sanchez and film Read more…
EA has released the source code for several classic Command & Conquer games, including Tiberian Dawn, Red Alert, Renegade, and Generals & Zero Hour. “They’re being released under the GPL license, meaning folks can mix, match, and redistribute them to their hearts’ content without EA lawyers smashing down the door,” Read more…
Derek Harris, born the same year as the iconic K6 red phone box he’s fighting to save, has launched what he calls a “David and Goliath” campaign against BT in the Norfolk village of Sharrington. The phone box is among 10 in North Norfolk marked for removal, having logged fewer Read more…
Sophisticated electronic devices used by criminals to steal cars are set to be banned under new laws in England and Wales. From a report: More than 700,000 vehicles were broken into last year — often with the help of high-tech electronic devices, including so-called signal jammers, which are thought to Read more…
Amazon has introduced its first-ever quantum processor, dubbed Ocelot, designed specifically to reduce quantum error correction costs by up to 90% compared to existing approaches. The prototype chip uses “cat qubits” — named after Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment — which intrinsically suppress certain types of quantum errors. Unlike conventional approaches Read more…