Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Microsoft creates the Advanced Planning Unit within its Microsoft AI division to help the company understand the societal, health, and work implications of AI  —  Microsoft says that it’s creating a new unit, the Advanced Planning Unit (APU), within its Microsoft AI business division … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: o3-mini launch comes as DeepSeek has galvanized OpenAI staff who feel OpenAI must become more efficient or risk falling behind its newest competitor  —  It’s been just over a week since DeepSeek upended the AI world.  The introduction of its open-weight model … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: OpenAI launches o3-mini, its latest reasoning model that it says is largely on par with o1 and o1-mini in capability, but runs faster and costs less  —  OpenAI on Friday launched a new AI “reasoning” model, o3-mini, the newest in the company’s o family of reasoning models. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: O3-mini will be available to all ChatGPT users, the first time free users of the chatbot will be able to try out OpenAI’s reasoning models  —  o3-mini should outperform o1 and provide faster, more accurate answers.  —  o3-mini should outperform o1 and provide faster, more accurate answers. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Meta is discussing moving its incorporation from Delaware to Texas or another state, following similar moves by Elon Musk  —  Potential step by social-media giant follows similar move by Elon Musk, who moved to reincorporate his companies in Texas and Nevada Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: OpenAI plans to release o3-mini today with o1-level reasoning and 4o-level speed, as the company’s staff is galvanized by DeepSeek’s success  —  After a Chinese-startup roiled the industry, OpenAI readies a response—ahead of schedule.  —  It’s been just over a week since DeepSeek upended the AI world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian: WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon  —  Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / The Verge: Apple files an emergency motion to halt the remedy trial of the DOJ vs. Google case while it appeals a court’s denial of its request to intervene as a defendant  —  The company wants to play a bigger role to avoid ending its lucrative search deal.  —  The company wants to play a bigger role to avoid ending its lucrative search deal. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: OpenAI plans to release o3-mini today with o1-level reasoning and 4o-level speed, as the company’s staff is galvanized by DeepSeek’s success  —  After a Chinese-startup roiled the industry, OpenAI readies a response—ahead of schedule.  —  It’s been just over a week since DeepSeek upended the AI world. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zoë Schiffer / Wired: Sources: OpenAI plans to release o3-mini today with o1-level reasoning and 4o-level speed, as the company’s staff is galvanized by DeepSeek’s success  —  After a Chinese-startup roiled the industry, OpenAI readies a response—ahead of schedule.  —  It’s been just over a week since DeepSeek upended the AI world. Lees verder op Tech Meme