OpenAI announces o3 and o3-mini, its next simulated reasoning models o3 matches human levels on ARC-AGI benchmark, and o3-mini exceeds o1 at some tasks.

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OpenAI announces o3 and o3-mini, its next simulated reasoning models

o3 matches human levels on ARC-AGI benchmark, and o3-mini exceeds o1 at some tasks.

$800 kids robot due for bricking sees “potential” open source second life Most owners still won't be refunded for the emotional support toy.

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Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

Most owners still won't be refunded for the emotional support toy.

Judge rejects Craig Wright’s $1.1 trillion lawsuit claiming rights to bitcoin UK judge issues 1-year suspended prison sentence as Wright hides in Asia.

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Man who claims he invented bitcoin faces prison after filing $1.1 trillion suit

UK judge issues 1-year suspended prison sentence as Wright hides in Asia.

The next two FIFA Women’s World Cups will only air on Netflix Let's hope Netflix fixes its live buffering problems beforehand.

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The next two FIFA Women’s World Cups will only air on Netflix

Let's hope Netflix fixes its live buffering problems beforehand.

10-year AirTag battery case may solve annual replacement hassle Aluminum AirTag case replaces coin cell with 2 AA Lithium batteries for extended lifespan.

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New AA-powered AirTag case promises 10-year lifespan

Aluminum AirTag case replaces coin cell with 2 AA Lithium batteries for extended lifespan.

Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far.

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Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page

The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far.

Senators blast carmakers over right-to-repair opposition OEMs also called out for selling data they collect on drivers.

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Automakers excoriated by Senators for fighting right-to-repair

OEMs also called out for selling data they collect on drivers.

Louisiana bars health dept. from promoting flu, COVID, mpox vaccines: Report Staff worried they were no longer helping people and the ban would lead to deaths.

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Louisiana bars health dept. from promoting flu, COVID, mpox vaccines: Report

Staff worried they were no longer helping people and the ban would lead to deaths.

Google and OpenAI blitz December with so many AI releases, it’s hard to keep up Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning.

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The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated

Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning.

VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network Big Mama VPN tied to network which offers access to residential IP addresses.

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VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network

Big Mama VPN tied to network which offers access to residential IP addresses.