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OpenAI releases new simulated reasoning models with full tool access

On Wednesday, OpenAI announced the release of two new models—o3 and o4-mini—that combine simulated reasoning capabilities with access to functions like web browsing and...

Why are two Texas senators trying to wrest a Space Shuttle from the Smithsonian?

Should the city of Houston, which proudly bills itself as "Space City," have a prized Space Shuttle orbiter on public display? More than a...

Autism rate rises slightly; RFK Jr. claims he’ll “have answers by September“

Among the sites, there were large differences. Prevalence ranged from 9.7 per 1,000 children who were 8 years old in Texas (Laredo) to 53.1...

Google adds Veo 2 video generation to Gemini app

Google has announced that yet another AI model is coming to Gemini, but this time, it's more than a chatbot. The company's Veo 2...

CT scans could cause 5% of cancers, study finds; experts note uncertainty

Uncertainty and balancing "The estimates, while based on the best models available to the authors, are indirect, so there is considerable uncertainty about the...

After Harvard says no to feds, $2.2 billion of research funding put on hold

The Trump administration has been using federal research funding as a cudgel. The government has blocked billions of dollars in research funds and threatened...

After market tumult, Trump exempts smartphones from massive new tariffs

Shares in the US tech giant were one of Wall Street’s biggest casualties in the days immediately after Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs. About...

AI isn’t ready to replace human coders for debugging, researchers say

Agents using debugging tools drastically outperformed those that didn't, but their success rate still wasn't high enough. ...

Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals

In May, Mitchel Simmons, Paramount’s VP of EMEA public policy and government affairs, also questioned the benefits of a UK streaming tax when speaking...

Holy water brimming with cholera compels illness cluster in Europe

"As the infectious dose of V. cholerae O1 has been estimated to be 105–108 colony-forming units (CFU), this suggests the holy water was...

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