OpenAI Just Revealed Cheaper Versions of Its Flagship Model. Here’s How to Use Them

OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano, two small, cost-efficient versions of its flagship AI model.  In a press release, OpenAI said that 5.4 nano and mini are “our most capable small ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Going Local (& a Bit Loco) with Open-Source AI in VS Code

This hands-on PoC shows how I got an open-source model running locally in Visual Studio Code, where the setup worked, where it broke down, and what to watch out for if you want to apply a local model ...

Apple’s new AI model recreates 3D objects with realistic lighting effects from a single image

Apple researchers have created an AI model that reconstructs a 3D object from a single image, while keeping light effects ...
Phys.org

Earthquake data provide solid footing for AI foundation science model

There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, ...
Ars Technica

Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars

Google-spinoff Waymo is in the midst of expanding its self-driving car fleet into new regions. Waymo touts more than 200 million miles of driving that informs how the vehicles navigate roads, but the ...
Gizmodo

Waymo Catches World Model Fever, and the Only Prescription Is More World Models

Waymo vehicles have reportedly racked up more than 200 million miles of autonomous driving on public roads. But it’s yet to run into a tornado or an elephant, and odds are that it’d respond poorly if ...
TechCrunch

Fundamental raises $255M Series A with a new take on big data analysis

An AI lab called Fundamental emerged from stealth on Thursday, offering a new foundation model to solve an old problem: how to draw insights from the huge quantities of structured data produced by ...
Computer Weekly

DWP rejigs operating model for data transformation by 2030

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published a “data strategy” document that sets out what it believes it will take to become an organisation transformed by data usage by 2030. This ...
VentureBeat

Fundamental emerges from stealth with first major foundation model trained for tabular data

The deep learning revolution has a curious blind spot: the spreadsheet. While Large Language Models (LLMs) have mastered the nuances of human prose and image generators have conquered the digital ...
USA Today

Tesla introduces new Model Y with AWD priced under $42,000

Tesla has introduced a new All-Wheel Drive version of its popular Model Y electric SUV. The new trim starts at $41,990 and has an estimated battery range of 294 miles. Tesla now offers five different ...
The Verge

The Model S changed everything

The luxury EV made Tesla the world’s most interesting car company — for a while. The Tesla Model S is at the end of its illustrious 14-year run — and what a dizzying ride it’s been. In 2012, when ...
Reuters

Tesla introduces new Model Y variant in US priced at $41,990

Feb 2 (Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab has introduced a new all-wheel drive variant of its bestselling Model Y SUV in the United States, priced at $41,990, according to ...