Unlike the older saved memories feature, the information saved via the chat history memory feature is not accessible or tweakable. It’s either on or it’s not. The new approach to...
Researchers concerned to find AI models hiding their true “reasoning” processes
Remember when teachers demanded that you “show your work” in school? Some fancy new AI models promise to do exactly that, but new research suggests that they sometimes hide their...
OnePlus releases Watch 3 with inflated $500 price tag, won’t say why
Credit: OnePlus The tariff fees are typically paid on a product’s declared value rather than the retail cost. So a $170 price bump could be close to what the company’s...
Five standout games revealed at today’s Triple-i Showcase
“No ads, no hosts, no sponsors, just games.” The Triple-i Initiative‘s pitch for its now-annual showcase of games, crafted by studios working somewhere between “Solo dev or very small team”...
New simulation of Titanic’s sinking confirms historical testimony
NatGeo documentary follows a cutting-edge undersea scanning project to make a high-resolution 3D digital twin of the ship. The bow of the Titanic Digital Twin, seen from above at forward...
Google takes advantage of federal cost-cutting with steep Workspace discount
Google has long been on the lookout for ways to break Microsoft’s stranglehold on US government office software, and the current drive to cut costs may be it. Google and...
Hands-on: Handwriting recognition app brings sticky notes into the 21st century
Rocketbook Reusable Sticky Notes are an excessive solution for too many sticky notes. For quick reminders and can’t-miss memos, sticky notes are effective tools, and I’d argue that the simplicity...
FDA backpedals on RTO to stop talent hemorrhage after HHS bloodbath
The Food and Drug Administration is reinstating telework for staff who review drugs, medical devices, and tobacco, according to reporting by the Associated Press. Review staff and supervisors are now...
Amazon’s Chinese sellers to raise prices or quit US market as tariffs hit 145%
Jassy said Amazon is “doing everything we can to try and keep prices the way they’ve been for customers, as low as possible.” Amazon has already “done some strategic forward...
Elon Musk wants to be “AGI dictator,” OpenAI tells court
Elon Musk’s “relentless” attacks on OpenAI must cease, court filing says. Yesterday, OpenAI counter-sued Elon Musk, alleging that Musk’s “sham” bid to buy OpenAI was intentionally timed to maximally disrupt...
AI #111: Giving Us Pause
Events in AI don’t stop merely because of a trade war, partially paused or otherwise. Indeed, the decision to not restrict export of H20 chips to China could end up...
Trump administration’s attack on university research accelerates
Shortly after its inauguration, the Trump administration has made no secret that it isn’t especially interested in funding research. Before January’s end, major science agencies had instituted pauses on research...
Here are the reasons SpaceX won nearly all recent military launch contracts
“I expect that the government will follow all the rules and be fair and follow all the laws.” President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, speak...
Revolt brews against RFK Jr. as experts pen rally cries in top medical journal
“Courage and clarity” In a more acerbic article, Vanderbilt researchers Jeremy Jacobs and Garrett Booth blasted Kennedy’s appointment of infamous anti-vaccine advocate David Geier to lead a federal study on...
Google announces faster, more efficient Gemini AI model
We recently spoke with Google’s Tulsee Doshi, who noted that the 2.5 Pro (Experimental) release was still prone to “overthinking” its responses to simple queries. However, the plan was to...
NASA nominee asks why lunar return has taken so long, and why it costs so much
WASHINGTON, DC—Over the course of a nearly three-hour committee hearing Wednesday, the nominee to lead NASA for the Trump administration faced difficult questions from US senators who sought commitments to...
Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemies
Anti-deepfake bill raises concerns about censorship and breaking encryption. The helicopter with outgoing US President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden departs from the East Front of the...
Trump boosts China tariffs to 125%, pauses tariff hikes on other countries
On Wednesday, Donald Trump, once again, took to Truth Social to abruptly shift US trade policy, announcing a 90-day pause “substantially” lowering reciprocal tariffs against all countries except China to...
OpenAI helps spammers plaster 80,000 sites with messages that bypassed filters
“AkiraBot’s use of LLM-generated spam message content demonstrates the emerging challenges that AI poses to defending websites against spam attacks,” SentinelLabs researchers Alex Delamotte and Jim Walter wrote. “The easiest...
After months of user complaints, Anthropic debuts new $200/month AI plan
A screenshot of various Claude pricing plans captured on April 9, 2025. Credit: Benj Edwards Probably not coincidentally, the highest Max plan matches the price point of OpenAI’s $200 “Pro”...