Whereas o1 was a major technological advancement, GPT-5 is, above all else, a refined product. During a press briefing, Sam Altman compared GPT-5 to Apple’s Retina displays, and it’s an apt analogy, though perhaps not in the way that he intended….
Meta says these wild headset prototypes could be the future of VR
Meta some of its latest virtual reality prototypes this week, with concepts that are compelling on the specs and long on the design. Literally. The company shared some details on its Tiramisu project, dubbing it “hyperrealistic VR.” This set promises three…
A laser-propelled mini spacecraft could travel to a nearby black hole, astrophysicist says
Future technology could one day allow a miniature, laser-propelled spacecraft — no heavier than a paperclip — to travel to a nearby black hole, according to a bold new proposal published on Thursday (Aug. 7). The ambitious mission would aim to…
Discover the Four-Level Experience at Apple Ginza in Tokyo
Apple Ginza’s temporary location has been open for a long time, and at this point, may as well be permanent. Here’s what it looked like April 2025 when AppleInsider visited, prior to the eventual reopening of the flagship store. For more…
Don’t wait for Labor Day: LG’s stunning C5 OLED TV is on sale for its lowest price yet
Students are going back to school, football season is near, which means Labor Day is just around the corner. Just ahead of this year’s sale event (officially on Monday, September 1, Amazon has dropped one of our favorite OLED TVs of…
Five ways that AI is learning to improve itself
That’s why Mirhoseini has been using AI to optimize AI chips. Back in 2021, she and her collaborators at Google built a non-LLM AI system that could decide where to place various components on a computer chip to optimize efficiency. Although…
There’s a Tea app for men, and it also has security problems
Tea bills itself as a safety dating app for women, allowing users to anonymously share details about men they have met. A new app called TeaOnHer has emerged that attempts to flip the script, with men sharing information about women they…
Astronaut Butch Wilmore retires from NASA after 25 years
Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore is leaving NASA after a quarter-century of service. Wilmore flew on four different spacecraft during his astronaut career, which began way back in 2000. He spent a total of 464 days off Earth and conducted five spacewalks,…
Use OpenAI’s new models to run AI locally on your Mac
One of the two new open-weight models from OpenAI can bring ChatGPT-like reasoning to your Mac with no subscription needed. On August 5, OpenAI launched two new large language models with publicly available weights: gpt-oss-20b and gpt-oss-120b. These are the first…
Hackers use “voice phishing” attack to steal Cisco customer personal info
A scammer tricked a Cisco employee into granting access to a CRM The attacker then used the access to exfiltrate sensitive data Affected customers were notified “where required by law” Cisco has admitted recently suffering a cyberattack which saw it lose…