GitHub

HY-World 2.0: A Multi-Modal World Model for Reconstructing, Generating, and Simulating 3D Worlds

HY-World 2.0 is an open-source state-of-the-art world model. We released all model weights, code, and technical details to facilitate reproducibility and advance research in this field. Existing world ...
TechCrunch

ChatGPT’s new Images 2.0 model is surprisingly good at generating text

It used to be easy enough to distinguish between human-made and AI-generated imagery — just two years ago, you couldn’t use image models to create a menu for a Mexican restaurant without inventing new ...
Wired

OpenAI Beefs Up ChatGPT’s Image Generation Model

The ChatGPT Images 2.0 model is here. Our testing shows that it’s better at creating more detailed images and rendering text, but it still struggles with languages other than English. When any major ...
The New York Times

Got an Old Kindle? It Might Not Work Anymore. Here’s What to Do.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Brenda Stolyar Brenda Stolyar is a writer covering consumer technology. Her ...
Ars Technica

Google announces Gemma 4 open AI models, switches to Apache 2.0 license

Google’s Gemini AI models have improved by leaps and bounds over the past year, but you can only use Gemini on Google’s terms. The company’s Gemma open-weight models have provided more freedom, but ...
TechCrunch

ByteDance’s new AI video generation model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, comes to CapCut

OpenAI may be dialing back its efforts in the video generation market with the shutdown of its Sora app, but ByteDance on Thursday confirmed that its new audio and video model, Dreamina Seedance 2.0, ...
CNN

Here’s how much the war with Iran is expected to cost every day

Days into the war with Iran and with no clear end in sight, questions have emerged about just how much Operation Epic Fury will cost US taxpayers. The Pentagon hasn’t shared an estimate, and it has ...
Portland Monthly

California Closets: So Much More Than Just a Trusted Name

The referral-based business continues to count on repeat customers who’ve experienced the magic of welcoming this creative company into their home. Another thing that’s remained the same? The brand’s ...
PC Gamer

Todd Howard says there's no Starfield 2.0 coming: The next big update is for people who already love Starfield, and if you don't, 'I don't think this is going to change that'

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PBS

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown

Americans largely disapprove of the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as recent enhanced enforcement operations spread to new cities across the country, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist ...
Quanta Magazine

Once Thought To Support Neurons, Astrocytes Turn Out To Be in Charge

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest that neuron-only brain models, such as connectomes, leave out a crucial ...