Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster

CEO Altman: "OpenAI would not be what it is without him." | Continue reading


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Weight loss from Wegovy sustained for up to four years, trial shows

It's still unclear how long people will have to stay on the drugs to maintain the effects. | Continue reading


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“Fire and blood” come to Westeros in new House of the Dragon S2 trailer

"The enemy without may be fought with swords. The enemy within is more insidious." | Continue reading


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Sauron’s dark rise is front and center in The Rings of Power S2 teaser

Plus a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette catching us up on all the characters. | Continue reading


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Downranking won’t stop Google’s deepfake porn problem, victims say

Delisting non-consensual deepfake porn on Google is "draining," victim says. | Continue reading


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2023 temperatures were warmest we’ve seen for at least 2,000 years

Northern Hemisphere temperatures well beyond natural variability seen in tree rings. | Continue reading


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Android’s AI era includes eavesdropping on phone calls, warning you about scams

A scammer says "transfer the money in your bank account," but Android is listening. | Continue reading


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Boeing is troubleshooting a small helium leak on the Starliner spacecraft

The first launch of astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule is now set for May 21. | Continue reading


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AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say. | Continue reading


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Google strikes back at OpenAI with “Project Astra” AI agent prototype

AI model updates galore at Google I/O, including 2m context window, Imagen 3, Veo, and more. | Continue reading


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Google is “reimagining” search in “the Gemini era” with improved AI options

Google's Gemini AI wants to help you plan, brainstorm, and shop inside Search. | Continue reading


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AI in Gmail will sift through emails, provide search summaries, send emails

Gmail will soon be able to summarize recent emails from a contact. | Continue reading


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5,471-piece Lego Barad-Dûr set will turn its watchful Eye to us in June

Fiery eye actually lights up, and multiple towers can be stacked. | Continue reading


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Feds probe Waymo driverless cars hitting parked cars, drifting into traffic

Auto-safety regulator is investigating 22 reports of Waymo cars malfunctioning. | Continue reading


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Apple, SpaceX, Microsoft return-to-office mandates drove senior talent away

"It’s easier to manage a team that’s happy.” | Continue reading


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The hunt for rare bitcoin is nearing an end

Rare bitcoin fragments are worth many times their face value. | Continue reading


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Anti-pasteurization crowd reaffirms love of raw milk despite bird flu outbreak

Raw milk fans called warnings "fear mongering," despite 52% fatality rate in humans. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Air Force is “growing concerned” about the pace of Vulcan rocket launches

US military seeks an "independent review" to determine if Vulcan can scale. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Disarmingly lifelike: ChatGPT-4o will laugh at your jokes and your dumb hat

It's amazing what a few well-placed chuckles and vocal tone shifts can do. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Apple releases iOS 17.5, macOS 14.5, and other updates as new iPads launch

Latest updates launch in the shadow of WWDC keynote on June 10. | Continue reading


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Before launching, GPT-4o broke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name

Anonymous chatbot that mystified and frustrated experts was OpenAI's latest model. | Continue reading


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M4 iPad Pro review: Well, now you’re just showing off

This tablet offers much more than you’ll actually need. | Continue reading


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M2 iPad Air review: The everything iPad

M2 Air won't draw new buyers in, but if you like iPads, these do all you need. | Continue reading


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Black Basta ransomware group is imperiling critical infrastructure, groups warn

Threat group has targeted 500 organizations. One is currently struggling to cope. | Continue reading


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Tesla does 180 on Superchargers, rehiring laid-off staff amid new plans

Last week the CEO said Tesla will spend $500 million expanding the charger network. | Continue reading


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AT&T loses key ruling in attempt to escape Carrier-of-Last-Resort obligation

AT&T submitted "flawed and erroneous assertions," California agency judge says. | Continue reading


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Krysten Ritter has lost her memories in trailer for Orphan Black: Echoes

How far would you go to discover who you are? | Continue reading


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ChatGPT-4o allows real-time audio-video conversations with an “emotional” AI chatbot

GPT-4o demo shows new AI model singing a bedtime story, detecting user's facial expressions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them

It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

Elon Musk’s X dodges Australian order to remove church stabbing video

Elon Musk accused Australia of trying to have "jurisdiction over all of Earth." | Continue reading


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Beethoven likely didn’t die from lead poisoning, new DNA analysis reveals

There was also mercury and arsenic but none of the toxins likely caused composer's death. | Continue reading


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Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake

Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments." | Continue reading


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Biden set to levy 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs this week

Both the US and EU are deeply concerned about heavily subdidized Chinese OEMs. | Continue reading


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Pixel 8a review—The best deal in smartphones

It's still $500, with a better screen, longer support, and the same great camera. | Continue reading


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Report: Microsoft to face antitrust case over Teams

Unbundling Teams from Office has apparently failed to impress EU regulators. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 days ago

The 2025 Aston Martin Vantage gets a bold new body and big power boost

It features modern tech, a better interior, and an extra 150 hp on the old model. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in

Mining asteroids could reduce the burden on Earth’s resources. Will it live up to its promise? | Continue reading


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Forget aerobars: Ars tries out an entire aerobike

Taking to the road in a modern, high-speed version of a 40-year-old dream. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

Monster galactic outflow powered by exploding stars

Star death and birth both contribute to driving material out of a galaxy. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 days ago

NOAA says ‘extreme’ Solar storm will persist through the weekend

So far disruptions from the geomagnetic storm appear to be manageable. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead?

There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

Cryptmaster is a dark, ridiculous RPG test of your typing and guessing skills

Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out "HIT," "YELL," "ZAP." It's funny. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

How the Moon got a makeover

The Moon's former surface sank to the depths, until volcanism brought it back. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 days ago

NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket

"To reduce mission complexity, this new concept is doing one launch." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 days ago

More children gain hearing as gene therapy for profound deafness advances

The therapy treats a rare type of deafness, but experts hope it's a "jumping point." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 days ago

Elon Musk’s X can’t invent its own copyright law, judge says

Judge rules copyright law governs public data scraping, not X’s terms. | Continue reading


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How you can make cold-brew coffee in under 3 minutes using ultrasound

A "sonication" time between 1 and 3 minutes is ideal to get the perfect cold brew. | Continue reading


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Big Three carriers pay $10M to settle claims of false “unlimited” advertising

States obtain settlement, but it's unclear whether consumers will get refunds. | Continue reading


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