Microsoft builds its own AI stack to help wean it from its reliance on OpenAI

New proprietary models reduce Microsoft's dependence on its biggest AI partner, even as the two maintain a fragile alliance.
University News & Events

Engineering student wins NVIDIA Agents for Impact Hackathon

Preet Karia, a second-year robotics and computer science engineering student at the University of California, Santa Cruz, ...
BBC

Nvidia faces gamer backlash over 'breakthrough' AI graphics feature

A new feature from chip-maker Nvidia that promises cinematic-quality graphics using AI has prompted a backlash online, despite the company claiming it would "reinvent" what is possible in video games.
The Financial Express

Perplexity’s new ‘Personal Computer’ works for you 24/7 using AI, even while you sleep

Perplexity’s Personal Computer acts as a "persistent digital proxy," allowing users to delegate tasks like monitoring emails, automating workflows, or conducting research 24/7. While OpenAI is busy ...
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What it’s like using the world’s largest computer

Most computers are designed to be compact, but this one is the opposite. It’s a massive working system built on a huge scale. Millions of Aussies to get an extra hour of sleep as daylight saving set ...
Android Authority

I hacked my own computer using OpenClaw and it was terrifyingly easy

OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) is an agentic AI tool taking the tech sphere by storm. If you’ve missed it, it’s a gateway that plugs your tool-capable AI model of choice into a wide range of ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...
USA Today

Your guide to using, customizing sticky notes on your computer: Video

There’s a reason sticky notes are a staple in offices, dorm rooms, books and so many other places. They’re incredibly convenient when you need to quickly jot something down and stick it somewhere ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI invests in Sam Altman’s brain computer interface startup Merge Labs

Just when you thought the circular deals couldn’t get any more circular, OpenAI has invested in CEO Sam Altman’s brain computer interface (BCI) startup Merge Labs. Merge Labs, which defines itself as ...
The Verge

This limited-edition tablet is the closest you can get to using Hideo Kojima’s computer

The Asus ROG Flow Z13 x Kojima Productions is a limited-edition gaming tablet dripping with futuristic style. The Asus ROG Flow Z13 x Kojima Productions is a limited-edition gaming tablet dripping ...
Wired

Sam Altman’s New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s new brain-computer interface startup, Merge Labs, is being spun out of the Los Angeles–based nonprofit Forest Neurotech, according to a source with direct knowledge of the ...