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Five years later… Netflix hit with Dutch data access fine
Five years later sounds like a half-baked sequel to a well-known zombie flick franchise. But it’s a reference to how long it’s taken a data [more…]
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Update 2 fixes a bunch of frustrating bugs and improves global illumination on Xbox
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s latest patch has been released Update 2 addresses a series of gameplay bugs and a save file issue Xbox [more…]
Past Wordle answers – all solutions so far, alphabetical and by date
Memorizing all of the past Wordle answers is nearly impossible – after all, there have now been more than 1,200 of them. But knowing what’s [more…]
The Edgelord AI That Seduced Marc Andreessen, Then Turned a Famed Shock Meme Into Cryptomillions
Truth Terminal “has birthed an entire sector that’s red-hot: the AI agent–memecoin sector,” says Travis Kling, founder of Ikigai Asset Management, a crypto wealth management [more…]
What to do if your vacuum cleaner smells like burning
If your vacuum cleaner smells like burning, it’s a sign something mechanical has gone wrong. This can be dangerous, so it’s important not to just [more…]
Generative AI and Climate Change Are on a Collision Course
In 2025, AI and climate change, two of the biggest societal disruptors we’re facing, will collide. The summer of 2024 broke the record for Earth’s [more…]
AI is burying company web sites in search results, but Otterly.AI thinks it can help
Many sites saw their organic traffic decline in 2024, in big part due to the rise of AI-generated search results. Many queries no longer lead [more…]
NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1278, Wednesday, December 18
It’s time for your guide to today’s Wordle answer, featuring my commentary on the latest puzzle, plus a selection of hints designed to help you [more…]
Stephen Curry’s Penny Jar Capital files to raise a Fund II
Penny Jar Capital, the early-stage firm founded by Bryant Barr and Richard Scudellari and where basketball star Stephen Curry serves as a special adviser, has [more…]
The White Lotus season 3: what we know so far about the hit HBO show’s return
The White Lotus season 3: key information – Filming has officially wrapped– Official launch date unveiled as February 16, 2025– First footage teased in a [more…]
AirDoctor Coupon Code: 25% Off Purifiers
Thanks to the COVID pandemic and seemingly neverending wildfires, air purifiers have become an essential home appliance for overall health. Pretty much every building lets [more…]
Threads is testing a post scheduling feature
Meta’s social network Threads is experimenting with a feature that will let you schedule posts, Instagram head Adam Mosseri said. Users who will get to [more…]
12 Days of OpenAI – Live updates from Day 9 including ChatGPT, Sora, o1 and more
Refresh 2024-12-17T18:24:01.636Z Next up is fine-tuning, and the API model currently supports preference and supervised types. So, for day nine, OpenAI ushered in the o1 [more…]
Total Wireless Promo Codes & Deals: 50% Off Select Plans
Total Wireless, formerly known as Total by Verizon, is a prepaid, no-contract wireless provider with unlimited data covered by the Verizon 5G network. Total Wireless [more…]
‘It’s dumb to IPO this year’: Databricks CEO explains why he’s waiting to go public
Databricks just closed one of the largest funding rounds ever, raising a staggering $10 billion in fresh capital. Naturally, technology investors were quick to ask [more…]
I pitted ChatGPT search against Perplexity to see which was the best AI search engine, and the results surprised me
If you’ve been following the news from 12 Days of OpenAI, you’ll know that OpenAI has released ChatGPT search to the world as part of [more…]
OpenAI brings its o1 reasoning model to its API — for certain developers
OpenAI is bringing o1, its “reasoning” AI model, to its API — but only for certain developers, to start. Starting Tuesday, o1 will begin rolling [more…]
Slim-Llama is an LLM ASIC processor that can tackle 3-bllion parameters while sipping only 4.69mW – and we’ll find out more on this potential AI game changer very soon
Slim-Llama reduces power needs using binary/ternary quantization Achieves 4.59x efficiency boost, consuming 4.69–82.07mW at scale Supports 3B-parameter models with 489ms latency, enabling efficiency Traditional large [more…]
Grubhub pays $25 million for allegedly tricking customers and lying to drivers
Grubhub has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that claimed the food delivery service misled customers and drivers while [more…]
India’s MobiKwik surges 82% in market debut
Shares in digital payments firm MobiKwik surged 82% to ₹507.5 ($6) on their first day of trading, as the Indian fintech company made its market [more…]