Dario Amodei, the boss of Anthropic—a company backed by giants like Google and Amazon—has a dream. He sees a future where Artificial Intelligence (AI) solves humanity's biggest problems. Think no more poverty, depression, or even PTSD. Plus, medicine could advance tenfold! But hold on, these are jus
Let's talk about AI and the Nobel Prizes. Some people might not be thrilled to hear that AI took the spotlight this year. The Physics Nobel went to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton for their work on machine learning and neural networks. But here’s the thing, some folks aren’t sure if this is
When you sign up for dating apps, you might be sharing more than just your profile. Some apps are better at keeping your data safe than others. A recent report by Nomad, a digital e-sim provider, looked into this. They found that Badoo, Bumble, and Grindr store a lot of personal information that hac
Ever wondered how well Big AI follows the rules? LatticeFlow, a startup from ETH Zurich, is taking a stab at answering that question. They've created a way to measure if AI models stick to the European Union's new AI law. This law is like a set of rules for AI apps, and it's now in effect. But how d
NVIDIA has just released a powerful open-source AI model called Llama-3. 1-Nemotron-70B-Instruct. This model is designed to make AI responses more accurate and helpful. It's based on Meta's Llama-3. 1-70B-Instruct Base and has been fine-tuned by NVIDIA. The model uses a special technique called Stee
Amazon has just launched a new streaming device, the Fire TV Stick HD, priced at $35. This isn't a brand-new gadget, though; it's more like a rebranded version of the old basic Fire TV Stick with a few dollars shaved off the price. The new stick supports full HD streaming and has HDR support, just l
YouTube is giving its Premium Lite subscription another shot, but this time, it's slightly different. The company is testing this new version in Australia, Germany, and Thailand. The goal? To make most videos ad-free, though you might still see ads on music videos and Shorts. Plus, there will be non
This week, Amazon introduced the Kindle Colorsoft, its first e-reader with a color screen. But in a world filled with cheap tablets, where does this device fit in? Devindra and Cherlynn chatted about it on the Engadget Podcast, along with the updated Kindle Paperwhite and the writable Kindle Scribe.
Ever wanted a phone that was as light as air and almost as flexible? The OnePlus Open might be what you're looking for. Right now, you can get it for a steal at $1, 299, which is a big discount. The best part? It's got plenty of space with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. If you need even more spac
Ever wondered if the tech giants in the AI world are really as chummy as they seem? Well, the New York Times has revealed that things aren't all sunshine and roses between OpenAI and Microsoft. The problem? OpenAI needs more money and computing power, and Microsoft isn't delivering fast enough. Plus
