2025-01-20

China suggests it’s open to a US deal for TikTok after all

China has provided the strongest indication yet that it’s willing to secure a deal that will keep TikTok up and running in the US. The country previously claimed it would block any forced sale of th [...]

2025-01-20

Open-source DeepSeek-R1 uses pure reinforcement learning to match OpenAI o1 — at 95% less cost

The company developed DeepSeek-R1 by using pure reinforcement learning on top of DeepSeek-V3-Base, and matched or beat o1 on some benchmarks. [...]

2025-01-20

Oscar hopeful 'The Brutalist' used AI during production

The filmmakers behind The Brutalist, a likely Oscar contender currently being distributed by A24, used AI to alter actor's dialogue and create images used in the film's epilogue, the film� [...]

2025-01-20

11 Vitamin D-Rich Foods to Keep You Healthy All Winter Long

Typically our main source of vitamin D is from the sun, but with shorter days these foods get the job done. [...]

2025-01-19

There’s a New Way to Count Prime Numbers

To make progress on one of number theory’s most elementary questions, two mathematicians turned to an unlikely source. [...]

2025-01-19

Best Coolers of 2025

Want to crack open a cool one this summer? You'll need the best coolers to get the job done. From hard coolers with wheels to soft coolers, we've tested a whole bunch and these came out on t [...]

2025-01-18

Racing against time on a menacing caldera: survey finds majority of organizations take days to tackle critical vulnerabilities, each of them a potential open goal for cybercriminals

Over half of organizations lack effective vulnerability management, with 73% fearing penalties and operational gaps increasing risks of breaches and regulatory scrutiny. [...]

2025-01-18

Bang & Olufsen's new earbuds with ‘replaceable batteries’ don’t seem to be very repairable

Bang & Olufsen announced its new $499 premium earbuds, the Beoplay Eleven, back in November, touting among other things their replaceable batteries “for sustainability” and alignment with the [...]

2025-01-18

Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted an 11th-hour bid to save TikTok in the US

Just one day before TikTok is expected to shut down in the US, startup Perplexity AI has submitted a bid to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance proposing a merger that would allow it to continue opera [...]