GPT-3 aces tests of reasoning by analogy
Enlarge (credit: zoom) Large language models are a class of AI algorithm that relies on a high number computational nodes and an equally large number of connections among them. They…
8BitDo’s $100 wireless mechanical keyboard screams ’80s NES
The keyboard comes with detachable “Super Buttons.” [credit: 8BitDo ] Iconic, impactful, and unforgettable, the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) changed the video game industry for good when it came…
“Blaze your glory!”—Twitter’s “X” becomes first one-letter iPhone app
Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Apple has granted a rare exception to its strict App Store rules, allowing Twitter to rebrand as X and become the first…
Arizona law school embraces ChatGPT use in student applications
Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Arizona State University) On Friday, Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law announced that prospective students would be allowed to use AI tools,…
Nintendo’s Switch successor is already in third-party devs’ hands, report claims
Enlarge / The Nintendo Switch OLED. (credit: Samuel Axon) Development hardware for Nintendo’s next console is already in some third-party developers’ hands in preparation for a launch in the second…
The 2023 Toyota Crown can’t decide if it’s a sedan or a crossover
Enlarge / An endangered species, the sedan is starting to adapt to the new crossover-based environment. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) The sedan might not be properly extinct like non-avian dinosaurs, but…
Llama 2 is the Best Open Source LLM so Far
Llama 2 is a collection of pretrained and fine-tuned large language models (LLMs) ranging in scale from 7 billion to 70 billion parameters. Meta fine-tuned LLMs, called Llama 2-Chat, are…
Amazon’s new Echo Pop has dropped back to its Prime Day price
Amazon’s new Echo Pop comes in a unique semi-circular form yet sounds good for its size. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Since Prime Day was an…
SAG-AFTRA says interim agreements are ‘a vital part’ of its plan to weather Hollywood’s labor strike
SAG-AFTRA’s striking logo. | Image: SAG-AFTRA When the Screen Actors Guild began giving independently produced projects clearance to continue production during Hollywood’s two ongoing labor strikes earlier this month, there…
Musk and building inspectors in standoff over giant neon X sign
Enlarge (credit: JOSH EDELSON / Contributor | AFP) “Wtf is X” was trending Monday morning as the Twitter app logo on devices everywhere suddenly changed from the blue bird to…