Sam Altman’s OpenAI launches GPT-4.5 with fewer ‘hallucinations’ as AI race heats up

Sam Altman’s OpenAI released GPT-4.5, an upgraded version of the artificial intelligence model that powers ChatGPT, to select users on Thursday as it looks to stave off challenges from rivals like Elon Musk’s xAI. Described as OpenAI’s “largest and best model for chat yet,” GPT-4.5 was initially made available as a “research preview” for a … Read more

Olympian breakdancer Raygun’s brother charged in $100K crypto fraud

Olympian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s brother has been charged for allegedly handling money totaling more than $100,000 that was the proceeds of crime. Raygun shot to fame for her performance during breakdancing’s debut at last year’s Paris Olympic Games. Her brother, Brendan Gunn from Camp Hill, Queensland, is a director of Mormarkets Pty Ltd, a company … Read more

House Freedom Caucus threatens to censure Rep. Al Green for heckling Trump during joint session of Congress

The House Freedom Caucus says it plans to introduce a resolution censuring Democratic Rep. Al Green for heckling President Trump’s joint session of Congress, a breach of decorum Republicans are calling “shameful.” In an X post shortly after the disruption, the HFC wrote on X that the joint session is a “constitutional obligation — not … Read more

Christopher Plummer hated it, film saved Fox

It might surprise fans to learn that the movie “The Sound of Music,” which turned 60 years old on March 2, was not one of the critics’ favorite things when it hit theaters in 1965. Pauline Kael called the wholesome, Austria-set musical starring Julie Andrews a “sugar-coated lie” in a pan review that is said … Read more

Google Chrome users warned to delete 16 popular extensions due to ‘malicious’ threat risk

Google Chrome users have been warned to delete 16 “malicious” browser extensions that could lead to a security threat and “fraud” at the hands of a prolific “threat actor.” The extensions affect functionality involving screen capture, ad blocking, emoji keyboards and more, with a potential impact on at least 3.2 million users, according to GitLab … Read more