The gaming laptop deals of the holiday season arent over yet, as there are still some excellent offers, such as Dells discount for the Alienware m16 R2 with the Nvidia RTX 4070. From its original price of $2,600, the machine is down to $2,100. Its still pretty expensive, but its actually a steal at that price, and the $500 in savings is huge. Youre going to have to be quick in completing your purchase though, as theres no information on how much time is remaining before this bargain expires.We highlighted the Alienware m16 R2s great gaming performance in our review of the gaming laptop, and this configuration thats on sale comes with the mighty Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. Combined with the Intel Core Ultra 9 185H processor and 64GB of RAM, which doubles the recommended specification from our guide on how much RAM do you need, the Alienware m16 R2 wont have trouble running the best PC games at their highest settings. Its going to be ready for the upcoming PC games of the next few years as well it will be a while before you need to start thinking about making any upgrades.The 16-inch screen of the Alienware m16 R2 will give justice to all of the power under the gaming laptops hood, as QHD+ resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate will offer an amazing look at the graphics of modern titles. The gaming laptop ships with a 2TB SSD for enough storage space for several AAA games, and with Windows 11 Home pre-loaded, you can start downloading and installing them right after unboxing the Alienware m16 R2.RelatedIf you want a powerful gaming laptop, you cant go wrong with the Alienware m16 R2, which is a tempting option right now with Dells $500 discount. Its on sale for $2,100 from its sticker price of $2,600, but like with most Alienware deals, were not sure when the stocks that are up for sale will run out. With most gamers still in a shopping mood for the holiday season, that can happen very soon, so if you want to get the Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop for a lower price than usual, youll need to push forward with your transaction for it right now.Editors Recommendations

Stellantis wants you to know that, even in a premium electric version, a Jeep is still a Jeep. In other words, as the title of the marketing campaign for Jeeps first all-electric model says: beautiful things can still get dirty.The Jeep Wagoneer S EV is slated to arrive at dealerships in January 2025 but parent-company Stellantis aims to launch its marketing campaign on TV during Netflixs Christmas Day NFL games.Recommended VideosA 30-second version of the spot will also run elsewhere on television and on the Jeep brands social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.Please enable Javascript to view this contentAfter showing off the luxurious faux-leather-seat interior, and a glimpse of its front three screens (for instrument, infotainment, and entertainment displays), the Wagoneer is seen breaking out of its cocoon and riding through some muddy roads.RelatedJeep vehicles, even one as stunning as the Wagoneer S, look even better when theyre muddy, says Bob Broderdorf, senior VP of Jeep North America, in a statement.Jeeps electric SUV, he says, breaks free from the confines of luxury stereotypes into the great outdoors, while pushing the boundaries of electric capability.The Wagoneer S can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, and features Jeeps Selec-Terrain options, allowing drivers to switch from auto to sport, eco, snow, and sand modes.With a 100kWh battery pack, the SUV offers 300 miles of driving range, and fast-charging from 20% to 80% in 23 minutes.In some ways, Stellantis media campaign for the Wagoneer S echoes similar themes used earlier this month in ads for Dodges first-ever EV, the Daytona Charger.That ad, while prominently featuring pro-nature themes associated with EVs, presented the Charger as an all-American muscle car, reminiscent of the vehicles 1960s version as seen in the classic movie Bullittand theDukes of HazzardTV series.Editors Recommendations

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to make its closest approach to the sun.The spacecraft will fly within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface.The spacecraft is collecting essential data that can help inform forecasting models on Earth.The fastest human-made object is hurtling toward the sun at this very moment, approaching speeds of 430,000 mph and on December 24, it's scheduled to make history.NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched in 2018 and has completed 21 close flybys around the sun. However, its mission on Christmas Eve will be unlike any other.At 6:53 a.m. ET, the spacecraft is set to fly the closest to the sun of any human-made object. The mission will take it closer than any previously scheduled or planned future approaches.If all goes to plan, the uncrewed spacecraft will come within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface.NASA anticipates the probe will experience temperatures of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit, which shouldn't be an issue since the spacecraft's protective heat shield is designed to withstand temperatures over 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit.Yes, 3.8 million miles is far by Earth's standards, but it's ridiculously close when you're out in deep space.It's like if you put the Earth and sun at opposite ends of an American football field: "Parker Solar Probe is on the 4-yard line approaching the sun," Joe Westlake, Director of NASA's Science Mission Directorate's Heliophysics Division, told 6abc Philadelphia."It is getting so close that we're actually in the sun's upper atmosphere. We're actually touching the sun with humanity's first mission to a star," Westlake added.The moment NASA has been waiting forThe Christmas Eve flyby is the moment the mission has been building up to for years."This close approach is only possible because of the mission's orbital design," a NASA spokesperson told Business Insider via email."The spacecraft had to shed a lot of orbital energy to get this close to the sun, so that's why it took several years," the spokesperson added.Over the years the Parker Solar Probe, about the size of a small car, has made increasingly close flybys.For example, in September 2020, it flew within 8.4 million miles of the solar surface. By September 2023, it reached within 4.5 million miles.When the spacecraft makes these close approaches, it cuts communication with Earth and flies autonomously, guiding itself through the sun's harsh upper atmosphere until it's far enough away to reestablish coms.NASA last heard from Parker Solar Probe on December 22 and expects to hear from it again around midnight between Thursday and Friday, Nour Rawafi, Parker Solar Probe project scientist at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, said during a recent NASA livestream.While flying so close to the sun doesn't hold any promise of discovering alien life there or paving the way for future crewed missions to walk on the solar surface, the Parker Solar Probe's mission is, arguably, more important.Here's what you need to know about this historic mission and how it could help humanity solve some of the world's biggest questions.Parker Solar Probe is helping us answer the big questionsIt may appear calm and quiet from far away, but the sun is a turbulent sphere of activity. It's got solar flares and massive eruptions that fire fast-moving, charged particles deep into our solar system."Without that activity, we would not exist. That activity is really necessary for life to kick off," Rawafi said during NASA's livestream.So, on a grand scale, understanding how our sun works can help us better understand how life originated on Earth and where it might exist elsewhere in the universe.Also, by studying our own star up close, we can learn how other stars in the universe interact "with the billions and billions of other planets that may or may not be like our own planets," Alex Young, associate director for science communication in NASA's Heliophysics Science Division, said during the livestream.Wishing for the biggest explosion everRawafi said the best gift the sun could give scientists during Parker Solar Probe's coming approach is "one of the strongest explosions ever."The sun is currently at asolar maximum a period of peak solar magnetic activity lasting one to two years and causing powerful flares, eruptions, and ejections.Sometimes, the charged particles from these eruptions reach Earth. When that happens, it candisrupt satellites, mess with GPS, and subsequently ground flights. It can also expose astronauts to high levels of space radiation.As we continue to launch more satellites and people into space, these solar events are a growing threat. Yet, scientists don't have a highly accurate forecasting model for warning satellite operators and astronauts far in advance.That's why Rawafi wants a big explosion: The probe would be in a perfect position to study the event mere moments after it occurs, offering scientists swaths of data that could help inform and improve forecasting models.Parker Solar Probe has already collected so much data during its years of operation that it will take decades to study it all, Rawafi said at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting in early December.According to NASA, the spacecraft is scheduled to complete 24 orbits around the sun, with its last two planned for 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin maintains alliances despite sanctions, keeping Russia's economy afloat.Countries like India and Vietnam balance relations with both Russia and the West.These alliances are crucial for Russia to navigate trade restrictions and economic challenges.Russian President Vladimir Putin may be heavily sanctioned and running a country that faces sweeping trade restrictions, but he still has friends.Russia's friends or frenemies aren't all pariah states or US rivals. Some of them, like India and Vietnam, have good relations with the West, too."Putin is eyeing strategic swing nations like India, which opposes China and trades with Russia," Sean McFate, a military strategist and author of "The New Rules of War," told Business Insider in September.Moscow is also trying to emerge from diplomatic isolation, looking to forge strategic relationships beyond autocratic partners like China, North Korea, and Iran, he said.Still, among the nations Putin has been cozying up to, some are more important to Russia because they keep trade humming.These are five key countries for Russia's sanctions-skirting economy:

"Snow White" is set for March 21, 2025.Snow White is the original Disney princess. Disney/"Snow White" Disney is working on a live-action version of its first animated classic, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Marc Webb ("The Amazing Spider-Man") directs the upcoming adaptation with "West Side Story" star Rachel Zegler playing the iconic Disney princess. Gal Gadot assumes the role of her stepmother, the Evil Queen."Snow White is the girl you remember, but she's definitely made for the modern age," Zegler told the D23 crowd in 2022. "There's such an emphasis on what it really means to be the fairest of them all. For Snow White, it's coming to terms with finding herself and finding her inner voice and finding a sense of agency so that she can be a just ruler and a wonderful queen."The fairy tale will have new music by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the songs for "The Greatest Showman" and "La La Land." Disney will release a live-action adaptation of "Lilo & Stitch" on May 23, 2025.Stitch and Lilo are coming to the big screen. Walt Disney Emmy winner Courtney B. Vance will play Cobra Bubbles in the film, according to Deadline. Zach Galifianakis and Billy Magnussen will also star. Maia Kealoha will play Lilo. Dean Fleischer Camp ("Marcel the Shell With Shoes On") will direct.The director of the original movie, Chris Sanders ("The Wild Robot"), will return to once more voice Stitch. "Moana" will be released July 10, 2026."Moana" will get the live-action treatment. Disney Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson announced Disney's working on a live-action "Moana" during a pre-recorded video for a Disney shareholders meeting in early April 2023.Johnson will reprise his role from the hit 2016 movie as Maui."I'm deeply humbled and overcome with gratitude to bring the beautiful story of 'Moana' to the live-action big screen," Johnson said in a statement released by Disney."This story is my culture, and this story is emblematic of our people's grace and warrior strength," he added. "I wear this culture proudly on my skin and in my soul, and this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reunite with Maui, inspired by the mana and spirit of my late grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia, is one that runs very deep for me."Auli'i Cravalho announced on Instagram she won't reprise her role as the Disney princess. Instead, she'll serve as an executive producer.This follows the animated box office hit "Moana 2" released at the end of 2024, which has become the studio's "hottest IP." A live-action "Hercules" is expected to get a theatrical release."Hercules" came out in 1997. Walt Disney Animatino The DisInsider first reported the 1997 animated film about the son of Zeus will get a live-action remake.According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Avengers: Endgame" directors Anthony and Joe Russo will produce, but not direct, the film. Guy Ritichie, who directed "Aladdin," will direct.Joe Russo described the film in November 2022 as a musical that will be "a little bit more experimental in tone."Danny DeVito and James Woods lent their voices in the animated film. Ariana Grande performed a solo six-part harmony of the movie's "I Won't Say I'm In Love" in 2020, prompting many fans to suggest she'd be the perfect Meg. It's unclear at this time whether music will be a part of the film. Disney is working on an adaptation of 1996's "Hunchback of Notre Dame," but it's in limbo.Quasimodo is going to get his time to shine. Disney Deadline reported in 2019 that a live-action version of Disney's 1996 movie about an orphaned Quasimodo living in the bell tower of Notre Dame was in the works. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, who teamed up on "Pocahontas," will write the music, while Josh Gad ("Frozen") is producing.Deadline reports the live-action film will adapt both the 1996 Disney film and the Victor Hugo novel. It's not clear whether or not the remake will be for Disney's streaming service or a theatrical release.Gad has said the script is "one of the best" he has read and expressed his hope that Disney will let them make the live-action adaptation.In May 2023, Menken gave ComicBook.com an update: "It's a tough one, because the Hunchback movie, Hunchback story involves a lot of real, real issues that are important issues and should be explored to be discussed. And there has to be an agreement about how we deal with those issues... It sits in this limbo right now." "Robin Hood" is getting remade for Disney+.The animated "Robin Hood" is currently available to stream on Disney Plus. Disney According to The Hollywood Reporter, the remake will be directed by Carlos Lopez Estrada and will head to Disney+.In June 2022, Chris Evans said he'd love "a crack" at playing the character since he's a big fan of the animated film. A sequel to the live-action "Aladdin" may still be in the works, but the star doesn't seem hopeful.You can't have an "Aladdin" sequel without Will Smith. Disney Variety reported that John Gatins and Andrea Berloff are writing a sequel to the 2019 film with producers Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich returning.Lin told Business Insider in August 2019 they were discussing a sequel."I can't talk too much about the sequel just yet, but know that we are hearing fans' desires to see another 'Aladdin' movie and feel like there's more story to tell," Lin told BI after the film crossed $1 billion at the box office.Director Guy Ritchie told Collider in February 2023 he "would very much like to" return for a sequel, adding they've "been kicking some ideas around."However, in March, star Mena Massoud sounded less hopeful, telling fans on Twitter a sequel was "very unlikely at this point."Disney released two popular direct-to-video sequels for "Aladdin" in the '90s, including "The Return of Jafar" and "Aladdin and the King of Thieves." Variety reported the sequel will be completely original and not based on the straight-to-video films.Disney has not officially announced the sequel. An Aladdin spinoff, featuring Prince Anders, is in development at Disney+.Billy Magnussen will be back as the aloof Prince Anders. Disney In 2019, THR reported that Billy Magnussen's "Aladdin" character would get his own spin-off movie on Disney Plus. The film is not supposed to be a sequel.Anders is a prince who unsuccessfully sought Princess Jasmine's hand in marriage in the 2019 film.In May 2022, Magnussen told Screen Rant the film was still moving forward and in the process of rewrites. Disney is reportedly remaking 1963's "The Sword in the Stone," which follows a young King Arthur and his lessons with the wizard Merlin.The moment the young Arthur reaches for the sword is iconic. Disney The remake will be written by "Game of Thrones" writer and producer Bryan Cogman. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was named as the director in January 2018.In 2024, Fresnadillo, who directed the Netflix movie "Damsel," gave an update to Collider on the project: "I was attached a long time ago, and I prepped a lot for Disney for that movie. I don't know exactly what happened, but the studio decided to hold the project. So right now it's in a holding situation, and I don't know what's going to happen, to be honest. But I think it's a great story. I would be so keen to make it if they decided to greenlight the project." "Bambi" will be getting remade for a new generation.The Prince of the forest is getting his own Disney movie. Disney According to Variety, the remake of the 1942 film won't be live-action with a real deer, rabbit, and skunk. Disney will utilize the technology that helped bring "The Lion King" remake to life to look photorealistic.In 2023, Deadline reported that Sarah Polley ("Women Talking") was on board to direct, but a year later The Wrap reported that she had exited the project. We haven't heard updates on the rest of these films in a while. "The Jungle Book" sequel was originally announced years ago.Plan on seeing more of Baloo and Mowgli. Disney Before the release of Disney's remake of 1961's "The Jungle Book," the studio already started planning a sequel. The movie was a huge success, grossing nearly $1 billion at the box office.According to The Hollywood Reporter in 2016, Jon Favreau was expected to return to the director's chair for "The Jungle Book 2" along with Justin Marks to return for the sequel. There is no set release date for the movie.Peter Pan's fairy companion Tinker Bell was reportedly getting her own live-action film, too.Tinker Bell may finally get her own live-action movie. RKO Radio Pictures/Disney The Hollywood Reporterwrote about a movie in 2015 that would star Reese Witherspoon. Disney was reportedly in talks to remake Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach," which was adapted as a stop-motion film in 1996.Would you want to see a "James and the Giant Peach" movie? Disney No new information has been released since 2016.

The dramatic summer feud among the cast of It Ends With Us took a darker turn last week when Blake Lively accused Justin Baldoni, the movies costar and director, of sexual harassment on set and a subsequent plot to tarnish her reputation. On Friday, Lively filed a legal complaint against Baldoni, his studio Wayfarer, Wayfarer CEO Jamey Heath, and others alleging a smear campaign and detailing numerous instances of sexual harassment she allegedly endured while making the film. In addition to the legal complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department which precedes a lawsuit the New York Times published a story that detailed allegations of behind-the-scenes texts and a strategy between Baldoni and his crisis PR firm that expressed a desire to bury Lively. I hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics to harm people who speak up about misconduct and helps protect others who may be targeted, Lively said in a statement. Livelys legal filing alleges deplorable behavior from Baldoni and Heath and sheds light on what was previously categorized as a feud between the two stars. But it also shows the inner workings of crisis management the nefarious tactics publicists deploy to shape the narrative around celebrity and perhaps more strikingly, how incredibly easy their job is when social media users are primed to turn against a female celebrity. Blake Livelys legal filing alleges a hostile work environmentThe biggest revelation about the filming experience from Livelys legal complaint is a January 4 It Ends With Us all hands with high-level executives during the middle of production. At the meeting, Lively claimed that Baldoni and Heath, also a producer of the movie, had created a hostile work environment and subjected her to inappropriate behavior and sexual harassment; she and the rest of the cast and crew would not return to set until their behavior was addressed. Among Livelys allegations were that Baldoni improvised kissing scenes, that Heath had shown her a nude picture of his wife, that both talked about their past porn addictions, and that Baldoni and Heath had each walked into her trailer uninvited while she was changing, nude, or breastfeeding. According to Livelys filing, the meeting included a 30-point conduct improvement plan for Baldoni and Heath. The points address the aforementioned alleged behavior and include other guidelines like: No more pressing by Mr. Baldoni to sage any of BLs (Blake Lively) employees and No more inquiries by Mr. Baldoni to BL trainer without her knowledge or consent to disclose her weight.Hugh Jackman, Blake Lively, and Ryan Reynolds attend the It Ends With Us New York Premiere. Lively and co-star Baldoni did not attend premieres together. (Photo by Gotham/WireImage)After the meeting, Wayfarer brought an intimacy coordinator on set and conditions improved enough that Lively finished filming. Lively also asserts that in the final stages of production, she made her own cut of It Ends With Us a version that Sony and Wayfarer ultimately went with. That decision gave her a producing credit, a bigger role in the making of the movie. The key to understanding this complaint and, seemingly, the fight over this movie is that Lively claims that Baldoni and Heath were worried that Livelys allegations would eventually surface and damage their reputations. Because they believed that Lively could pull the trigger at any moment, Lively alleges, Baldoni hired crisis PR to effectively smear her. Justin Baldoni allegedly hired a crisis management firm to employ gross tactics against his costarWhile Lively and Bandoni are the faces of the It Ends With Us debacle, the most incendiary figure of the complaint is Melissa Nathan, the crisis management expert Baldoni hired. Publicists like Nathan are very important in Hollywood because celebrities images are so valuable. Actors and actresses careers depend on how marketable they are, and bad stories about said actors and actresses threaten their livelihoods. Nathan, who has also helped rehab clients like Johnny Depp and Travis Scott, makes those stories go away. Nathans connections in the media seemed to help facilitate her work her sister, Sara Nathan, for instance, is a journalist at the New York Post and the two allegedly coordinated on Page Sixs coverage of the feud, according to the filing. Livelys filing also alleges via text messages and emails reportedly obtained through a subpoena an interaction in which Nathan sent around a Daily Mail article with the headline: Is Blake Lively set to be CANCELLED? String of hard to watch videos that have surfaced following tone deaf Q&A to promote It Ends With Us could tarnish 36-year-old stars golden Hollywood image for good. To be clear, it is not your imagination nor a hallucination; Daily Mail headlines are almost always that long and almost always find a way to mention an actresss age in a menacing way. You really outdid yourself with this piece, a text from Jennifer Abel appears to read, a PR executive working with Wayfarer and Baldoni, to Nathan. Thats why you hired me right? Im the best, Nathan seemingly wrote back. You know we can bury anyone, Nathan appeared to write in another message that surfaced in Livelys filing. In addition, Nathan also allegedly presented Baldoni with an entire takedown plan that included teams that would monitor and post stories on Reddit and social media, as well as the hiring of Jed Wallace, a Texas-based contractor who was in charge of creating content that appeared to be authentic but was actually Baldoni PR that was designed to go viral. Justin Baldoni speaks onstage at the Vital Voices 12th Annual Voices of Solidarity Awards this month. Getty Images for Vital VoicesWhile Nathan and her teams communications appear to be incendiary, sometimes stopping just short of a cartoon villain going Muahahahaha, the odd wrinkle to this story is that it seems as though Baldoni needs her services more than ever the allegations of his films toxic work environment are out in the open while Nathan, Wallace, and Abels alleged machinations on his behalf have also been made public. How much of Blake Livelys reputational hit was a smear campaign and how much of it is misogynyLivelys filing argues that the work of Nathan and her associates is directly responsible for the tarnishing of her reputation. The filing alleges that Nathan delivered a proposal to Baldoni detailing how her team would shift the narrative against Lively engage with audiences in the right way, start threads of theories this is the way to be fully 100% protected. But its a little difficult to parse who was doing what and how much of a hand Nathan, Abel, and Wallace had in public opinion. Aside from a few instances of stories showing up in trade and tabloid publications, the legal filing doesnt specifically get into what Nathan and Wallace did and didnt seed. And while Livelys assertion that Nathan is a master social media manipulator, it is giving a lot of credit to someone who allegedly gave the Daily Mail a tip.Further, Livelys It Ends With Us promotion was a disaster, partly due to the fact that a film about domestic violence and Livelys desire to simultaneously promote her other ventures a hair care company, an alcohol company, her husband Ryan Reynoldss projects were always going to be at odds. (The filing alleges that the marketing directive was to focus on the more hopeful and empowering aspects of the movie rather than the films serious, domestic violence subject matter.) While Nathan seemingly was, to whatever degree, trying to manipulate the press, she wasnt responsible for Livelys conduct or the fact that her reputation already seemed to be on the downturn. Plus, Nathans alleged campaign was no doubt helped along by social medias ingrained misogyny and its habit of cyclically turning on female celebrities. At one point during the initial release of the film, Nathan appeared to express her glee and surprise at how the narrative had shifted. Baldoni doesnt realise how lucky he is right now. We need to press on him just how fucking lucky, Nathan allegedly wrote to Abel in October 2024. The majority of socials are so pro Justin and I dont even agree with half of them lol, Nathan added that same month. The socials Nathan is referring to seem to be, in some part, stan accounts social media fan accounts run by people online who relentlessly attack others who dont share their point of view about a given celebrity or cultural property. More details are sure to come out, but for now it appears as though Baldoni paid people to do a smear job but a lot of people online did a better job for free. Youve read 1 article in the last monthHere at Vox, we're unwavering in our commitment to covering the issues that matter most to you threats to democracy, immigration, reproductive rights, the environment, and the rising polarization across this country.Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world. By becoming a Vox Member, you directly strengthen our ability to deliver in-depth, independent reporting that drives meaningful change.We rely on readers like you join us.Swati SharmaVox Editor-in-ChiefSee More: Culture

By Thomas Maxwell Published December 23, 2024 | Comments (0) | Microsoft is looking to reduce its reliance on ChatGPT. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Microsoft and OpenAI have had something of a symbiotic relationship, with the former giving billions of capital to a startup AI lab and in return gaining early access to cutting-edge models that are now baked into Microsofts suite of productivity software. The two companies have been headed in diverging directions, however, and Reuters reported today that Microsoft is looking to add more models to its 365 Copilot product that arent built by OpenAI. The reasoning, according to the report, is that Microsoft sees OpenAIs cutting-edge GPT-4 model as too expensive and not fast enough to satisfy its enterprise customers. Copilot 365 is an AI-powered assistant built into Microsofts suite of productivity applications including Word and PowerPoint. The tool is supposed to ingest all of a companys data and do a myriad of things, like give users the ability to quickly find information without needing to hunt through disparate apps; quickly generate a list of the companys most profitable business units; or instantaneously summarize meetings and emails.It is supposed to do those things, but customers and insiders alike are still underwhelmed by Copilot 365, which costs an extra $30 per month per user on a team. In a recent Business Insider story, employees of Microsoft speaking anonymously called the tools terrible and gimmicky, not working well 75% of the time. On the customer front, Business Insider cited a survey of 123 IT leaders published by management consultancy Gartner, which found only four said Copilot provided significant value to their companies. It should be noted some other stories have reported on companies that have found value in using large language models, such as by simplifying customer support. Some customers who spoke to Business Insider specifically noted that 365 Copilot is too expensive.OpenAIs ChatGPT is a frontier, general model, meaning it is trained on vast swaths of data and can be more expensive and slow to run; that is why most models are offered in lite versions that perform less intensive inference or thinking. Microsoft has been training its own in-house, smaller models like one called Phi-4, and Reuters reports that sources speaking to the outlet said the company is looking to customize other open-weight models to make 365 Copilot faster and more efficient. In one sense, it makes sense that Microsoft would want to reduce its reliance on OpenAI. If the company is right and AI is going to be the next generational change in computing, relying on an independent company for the core technology is not a great idea.Microsoft has plowed billions of dollars into OpenAI and will receive 75% of its profits until it makes it breaks even on its investment, and even then will still hold a large stake in the startup. The company in effect gets to hedge its betsbuild its own in-house models while keeping a lottery ticket in OpenAI in case it continues on its current skyward trajectory. Despite being the front-runner today, some skeptics of OpenAI say that we may not know a true winner in the AI race yet (should these technologies be as revolutionary as we are told to believe). In the same way that there were numerous search engines that came online in the 90s, only to be quickly trounced when the latecomer Google showed up. Microsoft is likely wise to hedge.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By AJ Dellinger Published December 23, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published December 23, 2024 By Matt Novak Published December 23, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published December 20, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published December 20, 2024 By Thomas Maxwell Published December 20, 2024

Frieren: Beyond Journeys End is a show where mana is the universal measure of a mages power and pride. Its their greatest metric for gauging opponents, but its concealment is perceived as a lose-lose situation. In Frierens case, its mastery makes her a formidable mage, yet at the same time, its also a cultural and philosophical affront to both demons and mages.

Disney Dreamlight Valley's The Storybook Vale DLC is bursting with cooking recipes to try, including appetizers, entres, and desserts. One of its Disney Dreamlight Valley cookie recipes is Nutmeg Cookies, a classic twist on the game's more classic cookie recipes. With the Vale introducing the villainous Haydes into the mix, the presence of nutmeg in the game might also bring to mind the moment Haydes nicknames Meg his "little nut-Meg" in Disney's Hercules movie. Of course, with so many recipes and ingredients to discover, you might wonder how to make Nutmeg Cookies in Disney Dreamlight Valley and where to get everything you need.

A player leaps from a building to score an elimination and other accidental wins.