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North Korea's Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
North Korea's Kim vows steadfast support for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Chinese technology companies are rushing to unveil reasoning models - advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to take more time to "think and reflect" before generating responses - as they move to narrow China's gap with the US in the field. Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group Holding, was the latest to offer a preview of its own reasoning model QwQ, akin to OpenAI's o1, which specialises in maths, programming and scientific exploration, which the Microsoft-back
As more publishers cut content licensing deals with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a study put out this week by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism -- looking at how the AI chatbot produces citations (i.e. The research, conducted at Columbia Journalism School, examined citations produced by ChatGPT after it was asked to identify the source of sample quotations plucked from a mix of publishers -- some of which had inked deals with OpenAI and some which had not. The Center took block quotes from 10 stories apiece produced by a total of 20 randomly selected publishers (so 200 different quotes in all) -- including content from The New York Times (which is currently suing OpenAI in a copyright claim); The Washington Post (which is unaffiliated with the ChatGPT maker); the Financial Times (which has inked a licensing deal); and others.
The NCSC’s annual report shows a threefold increase in the most serious cyber incidents affecting the UK in 2023-24
At its re:Invent 2024 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon on Sunday announced a somewhat unusual new service for Amazon Web Services (AWS) customers: Data Transfer Terminal, a set of physical locations where customers can plug in their storage devices to upload data to the AWS cloud. From the AWS management console, customers can reserve a time slot, optionally assign process and data transfer specialists from their organization, and visit a Data Transfer Terminal location to upload their data. "On your reserved date and time, [you'll] visit the location and confirm access with the building reception," Channy Yun, a principal developer advocate at AWS, explained in a blog post.
Moves made to prepare country for utility outages as malicious technological threats intensify
The actress shared photos of herself posing in a sexy black bikini as she and her family spent Thanksgiving in Colombia
Tourists disappear on last stop of their itinerary before their departure
"Absolute corruption," the Tesla CEO complained on social media.
President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be “HELL TO PAY." “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site. It was not immediately clear whether Trump was threatening to directly involve the U.S. military in Israel’s ongoing campaign against Hamas in Gaza.
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More than 10 years after her breakout performance in The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie is taking credit for her full-frontal debut. Although director Martin Scorsese said she could wear a robe if it made her more comfortable, the 3x Oscar nominee revealed it was her idea to strip down completely nude for one …
An Army general who oversaw the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was promoted to a four-star officer after a Republican senator dropped a hold on his nomination, according to a Senate aide.
Celebrity friends praise the actress' strength amid husband's high-profile legal battle
Ruud van Nistelrooy admitted: ‘I was disappointed, very much so’ after leaving Old Trafford but said he is ready to ‘work around the clock’ for Leicester
"A special long weekend in Paris," the actress captioned her sweet Instagram post
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.
Manchester City suffered a chastening defeat at Anfield on Sunday as Liverpool blitzed them from the first whistle.
Ivorian winger delivered another strong display for new boss in the 4-0 rout of Everton at Old Trafford
The actress reflects on motherhood and life's journey in emotional birthday post
Everton rout came at a slight cost for the Red Devils as they now turn attentions to huge Emirates trip