OpenAI postpones o3 model release, will wrap it up with GPT-5 instead

From PC World: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman wrote a social media post with an update on the roadmap for ChatGPT. In it, he explained that they’ve halted the launch of its upcoming o3 reasoning model to instead focus more on a streamlined yet monolithic version of GPT-5.

“We want AI to ‘just work’ for...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Brings AI to Even More Phones

From PC Mag: Affordable phones are about to get a big boost in power. Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4, an update to its lineup of midrange mobile chips.

At its most basic level, the company claims the 6 Gen 4's CPU performs 11% faster, the GPU performs 29% faster, and the power...

Windows 11’s February update brings some welcome improvements

From PC World: Yesterday was Patch Tuesday for February, which means Microsoft released updates KB5051989 for Windows 11 23H2 and KB5051987 for Windows 11 24H2. These are both security updates that also come with some quality-of-life improvements and new features.

In this patch, you’ll find...

Apple Reportedly Delays iPhone SE Launch by a Week

From CNET: Apple is reportedly pushing back the launch of its lower-cost iPhone SE to next week.

The company originally planned to unveil the device this week via its website – rather than hosting a press event – but now the timeline has slightly shifted, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman...

Lyft Aims to Launch Robotaxis in Dallas by 2026

From PC Mag: Lyft has announced plans to launch a robotaxi service in Dallas "as soon as 2026." The ride-hailing company will use Intel’s Mobileye AV tech and Japanese conglomerate Marubeni’s fleet of cars at launch, CEO David Risher revealed in a series of posts on X.

Marubeni currently manages...

Zotac fights GPU scalpers by selling RTX 50-series cards on Discord

From PC World: The latest Nvidia graphics cards are impossible to find at retailers, and you’ll be paying double or triple the already-high price if you try to get one on the secondary market. But Zotac is trying to help out its most loyal customers by selling directly to them in the US, skipping...

Sony Offers PS Plus Members a 5-Day Extension After Global Outage

From PC Mag: Sony is offering PlayStation Plus members five days of free service following a day-long global PlayStation Network (PSN) outage.

“Network services have fully recovered from an operational issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank the community for their patience. All...

OnePlus Watch 3 arrives next week with five days of battery

From The Verge: OnePlus has announced that the Watch 3 will launch in the US and Europe on February 18th. It features even better battery life than the OnePlus Watch 2, running for up to five days without needing a charge. It also introduces a new digital crown, which unlike the last one can rotate...

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