AI

OpenAI Unveils o3 and o3-Mini Trained To “Think” Before Responding

OpenAI saved its biggest announcement for the last day of its 12-day “shipmas” event, TechCrunch reported. On Friday, the company unveiled o3, the successor to the o1 “reasoning” model it released earlier in the year. O3 is a model family,…

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JenThorpe
Podcast

Chinese Technology Bans in the US Market #1788

In today’s show, I explore the controversies surrounding Chinese technology firms in the U.S., the FAA’s drone ban, and the latest in AI with Google’s Gemini 2.0. I dive into the critical security debates, industry advancements, and the implications of…

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Kirk
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SCOTUS, TikTok

SCOTUS Will Hear A Challenge That Could Lead To TikTok Ban

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court confirmed it would review whether a federal law that could ban or force a sale of TikTok is unconstitutional, ArsTechnica reported.  The announcement came just one day after TikTok and its owner ByteDance petitioned SCOTUS…

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JenThorpe
Meta

Meta Fined $263M Over 2018 Security Breach

Meta has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) in the European Union for a Facebook security breach that affected millions of user, which the company disclosed back in September 2018, TechCrunch reported. The penalty, issued on Tuesday by Ireland’s…

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JenThorpe
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Google DeepMind Unveils Veo 2: A Next-Gen Video AI #1787

Google DeepMind introduces Veo 2, a cutting-edge video-generating AI capable of producing 4K, two-minute clips—significantly surpassing OpenAI’s Sora in resolution and duration. While Veo 2’s capabilities are currently capped at 720p and eight seconds within Google’s VideoFX tool, broader access…

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Kirk
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