Apple researchers built an AI that tests several ideas in parallel before answering

A team of Apple researchers details a creative framework that improves LLM answers in math reasoning, code generation, and ...
MacStories

OpenAI’s New Codex App Has the Best ‘Computer Use’ Feature I’ve Ever Tested

OpenAI rolled out their updated Codex app for Mac yesterday and, among other things, they shipped a native computer use tool ...
Reuters

Swiss banks to test possible uses for Swiss franc stablecoin

ZURICH, April 8 (Reuters) - Six Swiss banks have joined forces to test potential uses for a Swiss franc-pegged stablecoin in Switzerland, UBS (UBSG.S), opens new tab said on Wednesday, as lenders ...
The Conversation

Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female at birth

Sex testing in elite sports has had a long, inconsistent history. anton5146/iStock via Getty Images Plus But the IOC statement hides the complexity of biological sex and continues the organization’s ...
Search Engine Land

Google confirms AI headline rewrites test in Search results

Google is testing AI-generated headline rewrites in Search results, describing it as a small, narrow experiment for now. What’s happening. Google confirmed to The Verge (subscription required) that it ...
Bleeping Computer

The New Turing Test: How Threats Use Geometry to Prove 'Humanness'

Attackers are increasingly abandoning loud, disruptive attacks in favor of long-term, undetected infiltration. To support this shift toward stealth, malware developers are aggressively advancing their ...
Business Insider

The Iran war is becoming a proving ground for the newest US weapons

The US military has employed several new weapons to carry out strikes against Iran. These include short-range ballistic missiles and cheap attack drones. Observers also spotted what may be a new ...
Science Daily

This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans

A new light-based sensor can spot incredibly tiny amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood, raising the possibility of earlier and simpler cancer detection. The technology merges DNA nanotechnology, ...
9to5google

YouTube test lets AI create a new video using someone else’s Shorts

The ability to build on short-form videos is a key part of the experience for many, but YouTube Shorts is now testing out a version of that which uses AI, with two ...
City Journal

The Solution to AI Cheating Is Simple: More In-Class Testing

According to a new Pew Research poll, nearly 60 percent of teens believe that students frequently use artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT and Copilot to cheat in school. Educators have ...
ZDNet

The right way to run an internet speed test (and how I use the results for better Wi-Fi)

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Education Week

Do Teachers Have the Skills to Use AI? New Test Aims to Find Out

The nation’s largest purveyor of licensing exams for teachers now offers a gauge of whether teachers have the skills to use artificial intelligence—the latest sign that the technology continues to ...