Sam Altman wants to pay some lucky person $555,000 a year to look after OpenAI's AI - but obviously, all is not quite as it seems

OpenAI is hiring a new head to look after model abuse and safety for $555k plus equity, but it'll be high-stress. [...]

How DeepSeek's new way to train advanced AI models could disrupt everything - again

The Chinese AI lab may have just found a way to train advanced LLMs in a manner that's practical and scalable, even for more cash-strapped developers. [...]

The Aurora Borealis Is Back Tonight, and It May Hit Up to 20 States

This edition of the northern lights is brought to you by a pair of coronal mass ejections that erupted on New Year's Day. [...]

LG's 2026 laptops aim to redefine ultraportable PCs by using a special new material

LG previewed its next-gen Gram models, combining updated hardware and vivid screens with a newly developed lightweight material. [...]

Fender Offers Up Its First Wireless Headphones, With Emphasis on Battery Life

You can also swap out the battery when you need a new one. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Saturday, Jan. 3

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Saturday, Jan. 3. [...]

Notion isn't just a note-taking app –here are 5 ways I'm using it to run my life in 2026

Notion has become an all-in-one app like no other – here’s why it’s worth a look in 2026, plus my favorite new tools. [...]

"You certainly don't tell a researcher like me what to do" says LeCun as he exits Meta for his own startup

Meta's departing chief AI scientist Yann LeCun isn't holding back. In a new interview, he talks about manipulated benchmarks, a furious Zuckerberg, and a wave of departures from the AI divis [...]

ByteDance's StoryMem gives AI video models a memory so characters stop shapeshifting between scenes

ByteDance tackles one of AI video generation's most persistent problems: characters that change appearance from scene to scene. The new StoryMem system remembers how characters and environments s [...]