OpenAI unveils o3-mini AI model
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STEM reasoning

OpenAI has launched o3-mini, a new artificial intelligence model in its reasoning series designed to enhance capabilities in STEM fields—particularly coding, mathematics, and science.

Apple cancels advanced AR Glasses project
Published in IoT


Company “lacks vision.”

Fruity cargo cult Apple has given up on a project to develop advanced augmented reality (AR) glasses because users are not interested, and its development team “lacks vision.”

Nvidia Geforce NOW celebrates 5th anniversary with new games
Published in Gaming


The number of games is now at over 2,000

Nvidia Geforce NOW is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month, bringing new games and outlining how the game streaming service has grown over these last five years.

Pixel 4a users face unexplained battery woes
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Bit of a mess

Many Pixel 4a owners are experiencing drastically reduced battery life following an unusual update for this end-of-life phone.

DeepSeek data wide open
Published in News
03 February 2025

DeepSeek data wide open


Apparently, security was something it overlooked

Security outfit Wiz says it has found shedloads of sensitive data from the Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek inadvertently exposed to the open internet.

Apple shells out over borked batteries
Published in IoT


Overhyped watches were swell and not in a good way

Apple Watch owners who bought into the marketing hype around its first three generations may be entitled to some cash over their poor design.

Musk’s minions seize control of US Treasury payment system
Published in Network


No one can explain why

Swasticar maker Elon [Roman salute] Musk and his minions have been granted access to a sensitive US Treasury Department payment system that contains the personal information of every American who receives tax refunds, Medicare, Social Security, and other government payments. It also contains information about Musk's business rivals.

Italy bans DeepSeek
Published in News
31 January 2025

Italy bans DeepSeek


You give our data to the Chinese you sleep with the fishes

Italy’s data protection authority has blocked access to the Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek, citing insufficient information about its handling of personal data.

“Everything I say is leaked”
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Zuckerberg moans at leaked meeting

At an all-hands meeting inside Meta on Thursday, the company's co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said he was increasingly careful about what he said internally because there were more leaks than in in a Welsh soup.

Nintendo legal eagles defeated by Costa Rican supermarket
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Super Mario defeats Nintendo 

Nintendo, the former maker of playing cards, has suffered a rare legal loss protecting its intellectual property.