Sam Altman and the whale
My colleague Grace Huckins has a great story on OpenAI’s release of GPT-5, its long-awaited…
What you may have missed about GPT-5
Before OpenAI released GPT-5 last Thursday, CEO Sam Altman said its capabilities made him feel…
'Stop killing games': Demands for game ownership must also include workers' rights
When French video-game publisher Ubisoft announced it was shutting down servers for The Crew, a…
Conversations remotely detected from cell phone vibrations, researchers report
An emerging form of surveillance, wireless tapping, explores the possibility of remotely deciphering conversations from…
This quantum radar could image buried objects
Physicists have created a new type of radar that could help improve underground imaging, using…
The Download: a quantum radar, and chipmakers’ deal with the US government
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Study finds big crowds hurt live-stream engagement
Most content platforms thrive on user engagement, but a professor at the University of Miami…
GPT-5 is here. Now what?
At long last, OpenAI has released GPT-5. The new system abandons the distinction between OpenAI’s…
The Download: GPT-5 is here, and Intel’s CEO drama
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Researchers develop AI-powered storytime tool to support children's literacy
While developing a tool to boost literacy and reading comprehension, researchers at Northeastern University have…