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Application developers who access OpenAI through its long-running API will now have access to the company’s latest full o1 model, rather than the months-old o1-preview. The upgrade is one of a number of new features being rolled out to OpenAI’s…
The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here’s why it was changed.
While investigating a mysterious radiation signal unlike any seen before, astronomers may have uncovered a rare pair of binary supermassive black holes with a truly monstrous appetite.
“Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that beast out of his mind!” This quote, from Curt Siodmak’s 1974 novel City in the Sky, describes how hard it can be to suppress our…
TikTok has asked the Supreme Court to step in before it’s forced to shut down the app in the US next month. In a petition requesting a temporary injunction, TikTok prompted the Supreme Court to block the ban and grant…
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected the broadband industry’s challenge to a New York law that requires Internet providers to offer $15- or $20-per-month service to people with low incomes. In August, six trade groups representing the cable, telecom, mobile, and…
Rumors have suggested that Nvidia will be taking the wraps off of some next-generation RTX 50-series graphics cards at CES in January. And as we get closer to that date, Nvidia’s partners and some of the PC makers have begun…
From the plight of ancient Egyptian scribes to the identities of ancient Maya sacrifices, 2024 brought a rich medley of insights into human history.
A newfound clay head from the sixth millennium B.C. is the first of its kind ever found in Kuwait, but similar finds have been unearthed from ancient Mesopotamia.
When will MDMA be approved for therapy? Major trial issues may stand in the way, psychiatrist Dr. Albino Oliveira-Maia says
