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Why podcast hosts feel like friends: Study explores authenticity and parasocial relationships
Why do podcast listeners feel so connected to hosts they have never met? A new study published in the Journal of Radio & Audio Media sheds light on this question, finding that authenticity plays a key role in forming these…
I agree with OpenAI: You shouldn’t use other peoples’ work without permission
ChatGPT developer OpenAI and other players in the generative AI business were caught unawares this week by a Chinese company named DeepSeek, whose open source R1 simulated reasoning model provides results similar to OpenAI’s best paid models (with some notable…
OpenAI partners with national labs to “supercharge” scientific breakthroughs
On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it is deepening its ties with US government through a partnership with the National Laboratories and expects to use AI to “supercharge” research across a wide range of fields to better serve the public. “This…
A tiny neutrino detector scored big at a nuclear reactor
A compact method of detecting neutrinos provides new tests of physics theories and could lead to new reactor-monitoring methods.
Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn’t an asteroid at all — it’s Elon Musk’s trashed Tesla
Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster and its driver “Starman,” which were launched into space in 2018.
Microsoft now hosts AI model accused of copying OpenAI data
Fresh on the heels of a controversy in which ChatGPT-maker OpenAI accused the Chinese company behind DeepSeek R1 of using its AI model outputs against its terms of service, OpenAI’s largest investor, Microsoft, announced on Wednesday that it will now…
Do chatbots fill a social void? Research examines their role for lonely teens
A recent study published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies sheds light on how Danish high school students use chatbots for social interactions. The study found that while most students do not engage in friend-like conversations with chatbots, a…
Microsoft updates Intel-based Surface PCs, but regular people still can’t buy them
Microsoft switched the Surface Pro tablet and both sizes of Surface Laptop from Intel and AMD’s processors to Qualcomm’s Arm-based processors last summer, part of a renewed hardware and software push to make the Arm version of Windows a thing.…
Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their health
Many blacktip reef sharks in French Polynesia are commonly fed by tourists. But the low-quality diet is changing the sharks’ behavior and physiology.
