Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
… Apple has reached a settlement to resolve claims related to the availability of two additional features. …
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Sony upgraded its wearable AC so it’s cooler and better at hugging your neck
… Compared to last year’s model, the plate’s surface temperature has been reduced by an additional two degrees celsius, and it works in conjunction with an “evolved cooling algorithm” that Sony claims delivers a 20 percent improvement in cooling performance. …
The new Razr Ultra is still the best-looking phone out there
… The inner screen is capable of up to 5,000 nits of brightness compared to 4,500 on last year’s model. The outer screen is protected by Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, which claims better drop performance than the previous version. …
Windows is back on the Microsoft menu
… MAI-Thinking-1, Microsoft’s first reasoning model, was the main addition, along with six other new models focused on image, voice, transcription, and coding. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me these models are part of a bigger effort to prove that Microsoft can become a top AI model creator. …
Grok schlock panned by fed flock
… As if its dreary performance wasn’t awkward enough, Musk recently admitted that xAI has used OpenAI’s models to help train and improve Grok. The process, known as distillation, is standard when companies are using their own models, but far more contentious when it involves using a rival’s system. …
This AI startup says it can tell if a script will make a hit film
… For all of its fanfare, what Quilty is selling is roundabout access to an assortment of large language models that are being asked to predict the future as it relates to unproduced pieces of art. It would truly be amazing if any of these AI tools worked like Quilty claims they can. …
Researchers gaslit Claude into giving instructions to build explosives
… For Garraghan, the attack shows how the attack surface for AI models is psychological as well as technical. …
The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel
… But its wireless charging performance was inconsistent. …
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
… Maybe it doesn’t matter that Nvidia isn’t sharing proof to back up its claims. Back in 2020, Apple didn’t share any proof when it announced Apple Silicon. But when the M1 arrived, it upended our concept of laptop performance overnight.
Mercedes’ electric AMG GT 4-door coupe can go 0-60 in 2 seconds
… With the production model, Mercedes rethought its approach to motors and batteries in the hopes of delivering a high-performance vehicle that could go toe-to-toe with even some hypercars. …