[Thread] An OpenAI researcher says the company's latest experimental reasoning LLM achieved gold medal-level performance on the 2025 International Math Olympiad
1/N I'm excited to share that our latest @OpenAI experimental reasoning LLM has achieved a longstanding grand challenge in AI: gold medal-level performance on the world's most prestigious math competi...
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigns after a video of him cuddling with chief people officer Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron has resigned from the company after a video of him canoodling with chief people officer Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert went viral.
Thoughts on the foldable iPhone's prospects ahead of next year's launch; sources: Apple will add a second, portrait-side front-facing camera to the M5 iPad Pro
When the first foldable iPhone debuts next year, it will be the least Apple-like launch ever.
How YouTube became the most-watched video provider on TVs in the US, with creator content tailored for family and group viewing and app features enhanced for TV
A generation that grew up watching YouTubers on tablets and phones have migrated to TVs, and Hollywood is losing ground
Google researchers say Android's early-warning system detected and issued alerts for 1,200+ earthquakes since 2021, sometimes giving up to 15-60 seconds' notice
and send alerts Marc Stogaitis / Google Research : Android Earthquake Alerts: A global system for early warning Stuti Mishra / The Independent : Smartphones could help detect earthquakes and send earl...
Dallas-based iCounter, which uses AI to combat cyber risks, launches out of stealth from Apollo Information Systems with a $30M Series A led by SYN Ventures
Chris Metinko / Axios :
Apple was exempted from the EU's Corning deal to end exclusivity terms with OEMs, after finding products designed exclusively for Apple fall outside the market
Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac :
North Carolina-based Eton Solutions, which offers wealth management ERP tools for single- and multifamily offices, raised a $58M Series C led by Navis Capital
Ryan Lawler / Axios :
How the Chinese hacking community Honkers, consisting of patriotic self-taught tech enthusiasts, became an integral part of China's cyberespionage apparatus
A new report traces the history of the early wave of Chinese hackers who became the backbone of the state's espionage apparatus. Bluesky: @patrickhowelloneill.com . Mastodon: @kimzetter@infosec.exchan...
OpenAI's ChatGPT Agent System Card outlines how its red team helped implement key security features like “Watch Mode Activation” and “Terminal Restrictions”
In case you missed it, OpenAI yesterday debuted a powerful new feature for ChatGPT and with it, a host of new security risks and ramifications.
A look at Decart, which has developed video-to-video AI model Mirage that manipulates live video in real time and can potentially shake up livestreaming
A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.
Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang on what happened after co-founders Varun Mohan and Douglas Chen left for Google, and how Cognition's deal to acquire Windsurf unfolded
Based on The Pragmatic Engineer Survey: 3,000 respondents, mostly experienced devs. — Note how other vibe-coding tools are also not popular with this group: [image] Gergely Orosz / @gergely.pragmati...
How Shaun Maguire dragged Sequoia into culture wars; emails show senior partner Doug Leone defended Maguire in distinguishing between “Islamists” and “Muslims”
Sequoia Capital, which backed Nvidia, Google and Apple when they were start-ups, has long stayed above the fray.
Vultron, which makes AI tools for federal contractors, raised $22M from investors including David Sacks' Craft Ventures, raising ethical questions
When Vultron announced its $22 million funding round earlier this week, the AI startup made sure to highlight a key investor: Craft Ventures …
Austin-based CertifID, which develops tech to prevent wire fraud in real estate transactions, raised a $47.5M Series C led by Centana Growth Partners
Ryan Lawler / Axios :
Companies like Scale AI are replacing low-cost data labelers with highly paid experts in fields such as finance, driven by the rise of reasoning AI models
Industry moves away from paying gig economy workers in Africa and Asia in push to build ‘smarter’ models
Calgary-based GeologicAI, which uses AI and sensors to help capture data in rock and core samples faster, raised a $44M Series B led by Blue Earth Capital
Mining tech startup will use funding to scale globally as demand for critical minerals intensifies.
A look at the Dor Brothers, a video production studio that has gained over 100M views across platforms by creating viral subversive videos using only AI tools
President Trump leans forward in a limousine, takes a long puff from a cigarette and flashes a wide grin.
Sources: after Trump let Nvidia resume H20 chip sales to China, Nvidia told Chinese customers it has limited stocks and doesn't plan to restart production
Qianer Liu / The Information :
Sources: UK plans to designate Apple and Google as holding a “strategic market advantage” over rivals, subjecting them to new regulations and potential fines
Washington Examiner :
How an open-source approach helped DeepSeek and other Chinese AI companies; Hugging Face: Alibaba's Qwen is now the world's largest open-source AI ecosystem
South China Morning Post :
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.