2025-10-02

'Western Qwen': IBM wows with Granite 4 LLM launch and hybrid Mamba/Transformer architecture

IBM today announced the release of Granite 4.0, the newest generation of its homemade family of open source large language models (LLMs) designed to balance high performance with lower memory and cost [...]

2025-07-04

Apple's claims about large reasoning models face fresh scrutiny from a new study

A replication study of Apple's controversial "The Illusion of Thinking" paper confirms some of its main criticisms, but challenges the study's central conclusion.<br /> The a [...]

2025-09-26

Today's best iPad deals include a record-low price on the latest iPad Air M3

Apple's four iPad models each have their value — the mini is super portable, the standard model with the A16 chip is ideal for casual use while the Pros can handle complex tasks better than som [...]

2025-02-26

The best Apple Watch in 2025

If you know you want an Apple Watch, but aren’t sure which one to get, this guide is here to explain the differences between the three models. The company’s flagship Apple Watch Series 10 has robu [...]

2025-10-01

Thinking Machines' first official product is here: meet Tinker, an API for distributed LLM fine-tuning

Thinking Machines, the AI startup founded earlier this year by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has launched its first product: Tinker, a Python-based API designed to make large language model (LLM) fin [...]

2025-04-22

So-called reasoning models are more efficient but not more capable than regular LLMs, study finds

A new study from Tsinghua University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University examines whether reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) helps large language models reason better—or simply make [...]

2025-09-19

The best iPad deals available today include $150 off the iPad Air M3

It’s been a big week in Apple world: The new iPhone 17, iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pros went up for sale globally on Friday, while the latest major updates for iOS, macOS and Apple’s other operating [...]

2025-07-11

The best Prime Day Apple deals on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and more for the last day of the sale

The last day of Amazon’s sale has arrived. Throughout the sale, we've been updating this with the best Apple Prime Day deals we could find. Since last July, Apple has released around a dozen ne [...]

2025-04-05

Anthropic study finds language models often hide their reasoning process

A new Anthropic study suggests language models frequently obscure their actual decision-making process, even when they appear to explain their thinking step by step through chain-of-thought reasoning. [...]