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Historically, each new generation of OpenAI's models has delivered incremental improvements in factual accuracy, with hallucination rates dropping as the technology matured. However, internal testing and third-party...

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: There's a somewhat concerning new trend going viral: People are using ChatGPT to figure out the location shown in pictures. This week, OpenAI released its newest AI models, o3 and o4-mini, both of which can uniquely "reason" through uploaded image...

Microsoft has introduced BitNet b1.58 2B4T, the largest-scale 1-bit AI model to date with 2 billion parameters and the ability to run efficiently on CPUs. It's openly available under an MIT license. TechCrunch reports: The Microsoft researchers say that BitNet b1.58 2B4T is the first bitnet with 2 ...

Rippling's efforts to serve Deel CEO Alex Bouaziz have been significantly complicated by the fact that Bouaziz and his lawyer are now in Dubai, according

Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has closed a $4.6 billion late-stage venture fund, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

OpenAI will soon require ID verification for devs to access advanced AI models, aiming to block misuse, boost security, and prep for its next big release.

Bigger isn't always better, even with AI.

Although there were a handful of nine-figure rounds this week, funding news, in general, seemed quiet. No round topped $200 million, and even one of the large rounds was a down round. Quite the change from last week, which saw the biggest venture investment ever and 11 rounds hit $100 million or more.

Making your Alexa sound like a thing of the past.

Instagram seems to be testing locked reels that require viewers to enter a keyword or a code to be able to see the hidden content. It's a feature...

While OpenAI's massive $40 billion funding boosted global and North America's funding totals, Asia was not so lucky with the region seeing its lowest funding quarter since 2014.

Crypto payments firm Ripple is acquiring brokerage house Hidden Road for $1.25 billion in one of the biggest M&A deals ever in crypto.

Meta's Maverick AI takes second in LM Arena but raises eyebrows over its "experimental" version, leaving devs in the dark about its real-world performance.

Amazon's Kindle now offers AI-powered Recaps, letting readers catch up on book series instantly. No re-reading is required here.

This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Trump's tariffs will deliver a big blow to climate tech US president Donald Trump's massive, sweeping tariffs sent global stock markets tumbling yesterday, setting the stage for a worldwide trade war and ratcheting…

Venture funding to crypto and blockchain startups more than doubled in the first quarter as crypto enthusiasts seem ready to embrace easing regulations.

Midjourney's new V7 image model features a revamped architecture with smarter text prompt handling, higher image quality, and default personalization based on user-rated images. While some features like upscaling aren't yet available, it does come with a faster, cheaper Draft Mode. TechCrunch report...

TikTok's photo-sharing app will go dark on May 8, with users encouraged to move to Lemon8. Here's what happened—and what it means for TikTok's evolving strategy.

It's not as sinister as you think.

Overall, the first quarter of 2025 marked the strongest one for venture investment since Q2 2022. Funding was up 17% quarter over quarter from the $96 billion reached in Q4 2024.