AI Language Models Show Brain-Like Understanding of Visual Scenes
A group of researchers has shown that advanced language models can reflect how the human brain interprets what it sees. The work used detailed brain scans and computer models to…
OpenAI launches GPT-5, a unified stack that blends fast chat and deep reasoning
OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025. The company says the new family of models combines quick conversational replies with heavier reasoning in one system. The rollout moves ChatGPT away…
xAI’s legal chief steps down after whirlwind year
Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children.…
NYT Wordle today — answer and my hints for game #1511, Friday, August 8
Looking for a different day? A new NYT Wordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’…
Tesla shuts down Dojo, the AI training supercomputer that Musk said would be key to full self-driving
Tesla is breaking up the team behind its Dojo supercomputer, ending the automaker’s play at developing in-house chips for driverless technology, according to Bloomberg. Dojo’s lead, Peter Bannon, is leaving…
Popular hard drive vendor on Amazon caught selling 10-year-old used but repackaged hard drive — but would you buy one if it was keenly priced?
Hard drives sold as new contained decade-old internals from previously used Seagate and Western Digital units SMART data was manipulated to hide prior usage, masking serious mechanical and read error…
Where Are The Youngest And Oldest Business Owners In The US? [Infographic]
America is the land of opportunity, and these opportunities emerge in an endless variety of ways to work and make money. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, about 670,000…
Rocket Lab eyes big defense opportunities with new acquisition
Rocket Lab is signaling to investors, yet again, that it’s more than “just” a rocket company. Rocket Lab’s second-quarter results, which were posted Thursday, show revenues continue to be driven…
High costs and thin margins threatening AI coding startups
In February, AI coding startup Windsurf was in talks to raise a big new round at a $2.85 billion valuation led by Kleiner Perkins, at double the valuation it hit…
‘Final nail in Intel’s workstation coffin’: AMD ThreadRipper Pro 9000 rips through Intel’s Xeon in a desperately one-sided review
AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX outpaces Intel Xeon W9-3495X significantly in Premiere Pro benchmarks Video editing PC workloads benefit from AMD’s higher core density and sustained throughput Measured gains in DaVinci…