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France's answer to ChatGPT fails spectacularly, goes offline after three days of bizarre responses

The Linagora Group, a company that is part of the OpenLLM-France consortium developing the model, launched Lucie last Thursday. The ChatGPT-like open-source bot was promoted as being "especially transparent and reliable." Unfortunately, it seemed closer to Google's old Bard chatbot or even Microsoft's infamous Tay than ChatGPT.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Where to buy Nvidia's RTX 5080 graphics card - get ready for tomorrow's launch

After a new Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU? Check our lists for all the RTX 5080 models and retailer links.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

12 Of The Least Expensive Trucks You Can Buy In 2025, Ranked By Price

Some automakers have simple versions of their most popular pickup trucks among the least-expensive pickups you can buy in 2025.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Google Chrome will stop syncing if you haven’t updated in a very long time

Google has announced a new policy for its Chrome browser which will disable Sync if you haven’t updated within the past few years. more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Apple Intelligence will undoubtedly drive an iPhone β€˜supercycle,’ but not yet

Apple is about to report its earnings for the all-important holiday quarter, and many onlookers hope to see a big Apple Intelligence impact on iPhone sales. Here’s why that’s not going to happen now, but it absolutely will in due time. more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Why The Russian SU-35 Fighter Jet Is Such A Big Deal For Iran's Military

Iran's recent acquisition of Russian SU-35 fighter jets may seem like a massive boost for its military prowess in the air, but the reality is nuanced.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

AI research team claims to reproduce DeepSeek core technologies for $30 β€” relatively small R1-Zero model has remarkable problem-solving abilities

PhD-candidate Jiayi Pan led a team at UC Berkeley that reproduced the core technology of DeepSeek R1-Zero for just $30, showing how AI could become affordable to just about anyone.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Huawei adds DeepSeek-optimized inference support for its Ascend AI GPUs

Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is using Huawei’s AI chips to run its wave-making R1 large language model.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

The X Everything App will launch this year, aiming to compete with Apple Pay

When Elon Musk bought Twitter, one of his many controversial decisions was to rebrand the company and social network platform as X. He said at the time that the purchase was β€œas an accelerant for X, the everything app” – aka a western clone of China’s WeChat. Part of this vision includes becoming a mobile payment platform to compete with Apple Pay, and the company’s CEO today said part of this functionality will launch...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Apple has been secretly working with Starlink to bring satellite connectivity to iPhones

The Starlink tie-up is an unexpected twist, since T-Mobile had previously only listed Starlink as an option for certain Samsung phones like the S24 models. Meanwhile, Apple already offered its own satellite SOS service through Globalstar that lets users send emergency texts when off the grid.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

2025 Genesis G80 Review: Forget The Hyundai Connection, The Luxury Is Real

Genesis may be a relative newcomer to the luxury space, but don't underestimate capable sedans like the updated G80.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Apple patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerability on iOS devices

The latest update, which includes iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3, addresses more than 20 additional vulnerabilities. These include a flaw that could allow an attacker with physical access to an unlocked device to open the Photos app even when the iPhone is locked, several AirPlay issues that...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry

Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

4 Alternatives To The Mercedes G-Wagon

The Mercedes G-Wagon is a huge status symbol, but it might not be the best luxury SUV for your needs. Here are some other options that hit similar marks.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

MSI delays RTX 5090 shipments until February 6 β€” Prebookings go live on January 30

MSI has pushed back RTX 5090 shipments by one week as it likely faces difficulties with supply.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition review: Incremental gains over the previous generation

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is a big step down from the 5090, at least in some cases. It's also a relatively small step up from the previous generation 4080 Super it replaces. Without multi-frame generation, it offers only minor gains, and with MFG, it's more about marketing than real performance benefits.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Review

Nvidia's RTX 5080 is a $1,000 GPU that feels more like an RTX 4080 Ti Super than a true next-gen upgrade. With only minor spec bumps and a massive gap from the 5090, is it worth it? Let's dive in.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Trump’s threatened tariffs on imported chips likely wouldn’t affect Apple devices

Along with threatening to impose a tariff on all goods from Canada and Mexico, Trump said this week that he also plans to impose duties of up to 100% on silicon chips imported into the US. Some are suggesting that this would affect the price of everything Apple makes, as its chips are made in Taiwan, but that’s almost certainly not the case … more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Samsung launches $30 β€˜Magnetic Wallet’ for Galaxy S25, ships before the required cases

Samsung is making an official β€œMagnetic Wallet” for its Galaxy S25 series, despite the phones not actually having built-in magnets. more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

An asteroid half the size of a football field has a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on December 25, 2024, when it was around 515,116 miles away from Earth.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Judge says Apple left it too late to defend its $20B+ deal with Google

A federal judge last summer ruled that the $20B+ Google pays to Apple to be the default search engine on the Cupertino company’s devices was illegal. Several Apple execs testified in the case, but a request to present an additional three witnesses has been refused by the judge, saying Apple left it too late … more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Lenovo Legion R27fc-30 27-inch 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Remarkable performance and value

Lenovo delivers remarkable value from its Legion R27fc-30. It’s a 27-inch FHD VA curved gaming monitor with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync HDR and wide gamut color. It also boasts premium gaming performance and speed for relatively little money.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Microsoft and OpenAI investigate whether DeepSeek illicitly obtained data from ChatGPT

Sources at Open AI believe DeepSeek unlawfully distilled data from ChatGPT, Open AI and Microsoft begin investigation.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

US introduces act to add tax credits for chip designers, extends credits for chip production, too

The STAR Act extends the semiconductor manufacturing tax credit beyond 2026 and expands it to include research and development.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

US copyright groups push for internet site blocking to combat piracy

The symposium brought together prosecutors, industry representatives, and anti-piracy experts to discuss the latest piracy trends and potential solutions. TorrentFreak reports that when it came to new measures, site blocking was heavily pushed as an effective remedy that the US has been lacking.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

SLAP and FLOP security flaws affect all current Apple devices, and many older ones

Security researchers have discovered two flaws present in all current iPhones, iPads, and Macs – as well as many earlier ones. The vulnerabilities, known as SLAP and FLOP, could potentially allow an attacker to see the current contents of your open web tabs. The flaws were introduced in the A15 and M2 chips, and are also found in subsequent ones, up to and including the latest version of each device … more…

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Why Did Mitsubishi Discontinue Sports Cars?

Mitsubishi used to make some of the world's most exciting sports cars. In the last 15 years or so, the company pivoted to making almost exclusively SUVs.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

German Seagate customers say their 'new' hard drives were actually used – resold HDDs reportedly used for tens of thousands of hours

German publication Heise.de reports that over fifty of its readers received used hard drives when they were supposed to receive brand-new models.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti variants leak show 8GB and 16GB of VRAM variants

Numerous Nvidia RTX graphics card variants have recently appeared in a Eurasian Economic Union database, including multiple models of the yet-to-be-announced RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti. The leak reveals the VRAM configurations for the entire next-generation GPU lineup, some of which are disappointingly small.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger invests in Nvidia following market dip, calls DeepSeek market reaction "wrong"

"The market reaction is wrong, lowering the cost of AI will expand the market," Gelsinger said on social media. "Today I am an Nvidia and AI stock buyer and happy to benefit from lower prices."Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Supersonic travel is making a comeback as newly developed aircraft breaks the sound barrier

Piloted by former US Navy aviator Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Tuesday. It reached Mach 1.1 about 12 minutes later, staying at that speed for around four minutes. The aircraft broke the sound barrier a total of three times...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Mythic Quest season four now streaming, as Apple TV+ starts teasing the upcoming spin-off

Video game studio comedy Mythic Quest returns today for season four on Apple TV+. The comedy features Rob McElhenney as Ian, a maverick game producer, and his surrounding team as they struggle to stay relevant in the modern gaming market. Mythic Quest first premiered in February 2020, making it Apple’s longest-running comedy. Although there is no confirmation yet of a season five renewal, the service is about to launch...

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Windows users report widespread device issues following January 2025 updates

Update - Fix Available (Jan 29): Microsoft has released a preview of update KB5050094 for Windows 11 24H2, addressing over two dozen bugs and minor changes. Notably, it fixes a USB audio bug from the previous KB5050009 update. Other fixes include issues with USB cameras, distorted Snipping Tool screenshots, Remote...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

What's Included In Harbor Freight's Dent Puller Kit & How Does It Work?

Dents can make your car look terrible and impact your resale value. Fortunately, this affordable tool from Harbor Freight can help straighten them out.

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

AMD confirms no RDNA 4 GPUs for laptops in the near future

In an interview with Notebookcheck, AMD confirmed that its RDNA4 graphics architecture is currently focused exclusively on desktops. While the company hasn't ruled out mobile variants, it provided no timeline or specifics about when or in what form they might arrive.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 29, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot