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OpenAI has launched GPT-5, a new flagship AI model that will power the company’s next generation of ChatGPT. GPT-5, which was released Thursday, is OpenAI’s first “unified” AI model and combines the reasoning abilities of its o-series of models with the fast responses of its GPT series. The next-generation model signals a new era for ChatGPT — and its creator, OpenAI — pointing to OpenAI’s broader ambitions to develop AI systems that are more like agents than chatbots. While GPT-4 enabled AI chatbots to offer smart responses on a wide variety of questions, GPT-5 allows ChatGPT to complete a wide…
NEW YORK (AP) — Jen Pawol was in her hotel room in Nashville, Tennessee, when she got the call she had awaited for a decade.She was going to make her major league debut this weekend, becoming the first female umpire in a century and a half of big league baseball.“I was overcome with emotion,” Pawol recalled Thursday, two days before she breaks a gender barrier when she works the bases during Miami’s doubleheader at Atlanta. “It was super emotional to finally be living that phone call that I’d been hoping for and working towards for quite a while, and I…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. (AP) — Houston safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson appeared to suffer a significant leg injury Thursday as the Texans practiced at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia.According to reports, Gardner-Johnson tried to tackle receiver John Metchie and after making contact fell to ground and began writhing in pain. The medical staff tended to him as the team and coaches surrounded him. He was eventually helped by the medical staff to a cart while it appeared that he couldn’t put any pressure on his right leg.Coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters that he didn’t have any update on his…
The WNBA is still struggling with a string of sex toy disturbances. In the past week and a half, sex toys have been thrown on court during games in Atlanta on July 29, Chicago on Aug. 1 and Los Angeles on Aug. 5, with the most recent object nearly hitting Fever guard Sophie Cunningham during Indiana’s game against the Sparks. Sex toys were also thrown at games in New York and Phoenix last Tuesday but didn’t reach the court. Police say another toy was thrown at a game in Atlanta on Aug. 1, although it’s unclear if that one reached…
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers tackle Rashawn Slater was carted off the practice field Thursday after apparently injuring his left leg.There was no immediate update provided by the Chargers. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter said he didn’t see Slater get hurt and he declined to speculate on the injury.“I was in on the play, so I turned around and he was down. I didn’t know what happened,” newly signed wide receiver Keenan Allen said.Slater’s teammates came up to hug him before he was taken away.“We’re praying for him, man. We hope he’s doing well,” outside linebacker Tuli Tuipulotu…
After a second-quarter earnings beat, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky shared his thoughts on the company’s AI strategy, cautioning investors that AI chatbots can’t yet be thought of as the “new Google.” That is, AI chatbots, while potentially driving new leads to the travel and services business, aren’t entirely a replacement for the referrals that the dominant search engine brings. At least not at this time. “I think we’re still kind of feeling out the space,” the exec told investors on the Q2 earnings call. “The thing I want to caution is I don’t think that AI agents — I don’t…
Duolingo announced on Wednesday that it beat its quarterly revenue estimates, even though the company faced widespread backlash for choosing to embrace generative AI over human workers. Duolingo stock rose almost 30% on the news. In April, CEO Luis von Ahn shared that Duolingo would become an “AI-first” company, phasing out its use of contract workers. He also discouraged teams from hiring more employees, unless the team is unable to automate more of its work. With the use of generative AI, Duolingo introduced 148 new language courses, more than doubling its previous offerings. “Without AI, it would take us decades…
When shopping for a new TV, screen size is one of the first things you’ll need to settle on. Though large TVs have their benefits, not everyone wants a massive panel. If you need something more manageable, a 55-inch TV is a good middle ground. This size is small enough to fit in a variety of rooms but still large enough to showcase the benefits of 4K resolution. Some of the best 55-inch TVs start at less than $300, and many brands sell 55-inch versions of their top models with all the bells and whistles you’d get on a larger…
Eli Lilly, the maker of Zepbound and Mounjaro, said its experimental GLP-1 pill successfully helped adults with obesity lose weight in a Phase 3 trial, as the company moves closer to submitting the drug for approval from the Food and Drug Administration.In a news release Thursday, the drugmaker said the oral medication, called orforglipron, helped adults lose an average of 27.3 pounds in a 72-week trial.The pill showed “significant efficacy, and a safety and tolerability profile consistent with injectable GLP-1 therapies,” the release added.The results shared by Eli Lilly, which have not been peer reviewed and published as of Thursday…
X owner Elon Musk told advertisers in a live discussion on Wednesday that the platform plans to introduce ads in Grok’s responses, as reported by the Financial Times. The move would help power X’s struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino. “Our focus thus far has just been on making Grok the smartest, most accurate AI in the world and I think we’ve largely succeeded in that,” Musk said during the broadcast. “So we’ll turn our attention to how do we pay for those expensive GPUs.” Musk told advertisers that X would allow marketers to pay…