IPhone 17 vs. iPhone 16: Is It Worth the Upgrade?

Apple's new phone has a lot in common with last year's model, but there are notable improvements to the camera, display and battery. [...]

Former OpenAI policy chief launches institute for independent AI safety audits

Miles Brundage, who led policy research at OpenAI for seven years, is calling for external audits of leading AI models through his new institute AVERI. The industry should no longer be allowed to grad [...]

TikToks new deeply silly trend? Impersonating owls.

TikTok's latest trend sees people not just impersonating owls, but also impersonating people impersonating owls. [...]

The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors

Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope. [...]

OpenAI says it could have grown even faster if only it had more compute

OpenAI says more compute means more revenue. The company's new business figures show both tripling year over year, but with cash outflow expected to hit 115 billion dollars by 2029, the formula n [...]

Humanoid robots are 'stepping out of the lab and into the real world' to take the jobs we don't want - so get ready for the rise of the robot coworkers

Humanoid robots are entering real workplaces due to labor shortages, falling costs, and technical progress, though large-scale adoption remains uncertain. [...]

The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement. [...]

The marijuana business is growing up

A new policy targets the specific financial chokepoints that have kept a $30 billion industry operating like a shadow economy [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, Jan. 20

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 20. [...]