The nonprofit Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and Scale AI, a company that provides a number of data labeling and AI development services, have released a challenging new benchmark for frontier AI systems. The benchmark, called Humanity’s Last Exam, includes thousands of crowdsourced questions touching on subjects like mathematics, humanities, and the natural sciences. To make … Read more
What you need to know Meta is reportedly working on an Orion prototype successor, codenamed “Artemis,” that could be released as early as 2027. The company will offer Orion test units to software developers next year, per the report. It’s also working on sporty Oakley smart glasses and a premium pair with a display for … Read more
Another January means another set of Samsung flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S25 series lays down the marker of what we can expect from 2025, and of course, the conversation immediately turns to whether these phones are worth getting. I don’t think an annual upgrade cycle for flagships should be a thing anymore, especially for everyday … Read more
Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Ian Tregillis and Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin have published a physics paper deriving a mathematical model for the Wild Cards virus, a fictional pathogen that kills 90% of those infected while granting survivors either mutations (“Jokers”) or superpowers (“Aces”). Published in the American Journal of Physics (February … Read more
Despite its 31 days, December is a short month. It’s hard for announcements and happenings other than office parties to get attention. Fighting this trend, OpenAI made a series of announcements: their “12 Days of OpenAI.” Not to be upstaged, Google responded with a flurry of announcements, including their Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model. Models … Read more
Parents, students, teachers, and administrators throughout North America are smarting from what could be the biggest data breach of 2025: an intrusion into the network of a cloud-based service storing detailed data of millions of pupils and school personnel. The hack, which came to light earlier this month, hit PowerSchool, a Folsom, California, firm that … Read more
Big discounts have appeared today on Apple’s M3 MacBook Air, with both Amazon and Best Buy offering up to $250 off 13-inch and 15-inch models. At Best Buy, these deals are available to all shoppers with the exception of two 15-inch models, which are only available to My Best Buy Plus/Total members. Note: MacRumors is … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents 7. Animal Farm (TBD 2025) 6. Wildwood (TBD 2025) 5. Dog Man (January 31, 2025) 4. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (February 28, 2025) 3. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (December 19, 2025) 2. Elio (June 13, 2025) 1. Zootopia 2 (November 26, … Read more
Summary Always start with a discussion before you install smart home tech, as both sides need to be comfortable with the setup. Smart locks and doorbells can provide a great deal of peace of mind. Other smart home tech that can help includes motion-activated lighting, smart speakers for reminders, emergency call buttons, and water leak … Read more
When AI researchers talk about the risks of advanced AI, they’re typically either talking about immediate risks, like algorithmic bias and misinformation, or existential risks, as in the danger that superintelligent AI will rise up and end the human species. Philosopher Jonathan Birch, a professor at the London School of Economics, sees different risks. He’s … Read more