• BioWare Has Reportedly Shrunk Down to Less Than 100 People
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    BioWares streak of never-ending bad luck is continuing. AfterDragon Age: The Veilguardcommercially underperformed and cost publisher EA a ton of money, BioWare announced that it was restructuring and slimming down. In less pretty words, the studio is losing a bunch of people to projects at other EA studios, while several employees have also been let go in yet another round of layoffs.Now, a report by Bloombergs Jason Schreier has shed further light on whats happening at BioWare. According to the report, the studio has shrunk down to less than 100 employees. Its headcount was more than twice that as of a year ago.Its also claimed that though dozens of BioWare employees were told followingDragon Age: The Veilguardslaunch that they were only temporarily being allocated to other EA projects (including Skate and Iron Man), the company recently told them that their transfers were permanent. As per the report, there are some who arent pleased with the forced change- though they do, at least, get to keep their jobs.Allegedly, the plan is for BioWare to staff up again as the next Mass Effectmoves deeper into production. Currently, the sci-fi RPG is still in pre-production, with a team of veterans who worked on the originalMass Effecttrilogy leading the charge.
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  • Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts
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    Feb 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalvertising / Mobile SecurityCybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that's targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of harvesting their credentials."These malicious ads, appearing on Google Search, are designed to steal the login information of users trying to access Microsoft's advertising platform," Jrme Segura, senior director of research at Malwarebytes, said in a Thursday report.The findings came a few weeks after the cybersecurity company exposed a similar campaign that leveraged sponsored Google Ads to target individuals and businesses advertising via the search giant's advertising platform.The latest set of attacks targets users who search for terms like "Microsoft Ads" on Google Search, hoping to trick them into clicking on malicious links served in the form of sponsored ads in the search results pages.At the same time, the threat actors behind the campaign employ several techniques to evade detection by security tools. This includes redirecting traffic originating from VPNs to a phony marketing website. Site visitors are also served Cloudflare challenges in an attempt to filter out bots.Last but not least, users who attempt to directly visit the final landing page ("ads.mcrosoftt[.]com") are rickrolled by redirecting them to a YouTube video linked to the famous internet meme.The phishing page is a lookalike version of its legitimate counterpart ("ads.microsoft[.]com") that's designed to capture the victim's login credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, granting the attackers the ability to hijack their accounts.Malwarebytes said it identified additional phishing infrastructure targeting Microsoft accounts going back to a couple of years, suggesting that the campaign has been ongoing for some time and that it may have also targeted other advertising platforms like Meta.Another notable aspect is that a majority of the phishing domains are either hosted in Brazil or have the ".com.br" Brazilian top-level domain, drawing parallels to the campaign aimed at Google Ads users, which was predominantly hosted on the ".pt" TLD.The Hacker News has reached out to Google for comment, but the company previously told The Hacker News that it takes steps to prohibit ads that seek to dupe users with the goal of stealing their information, and that it has been actively working to enforce countermeasures against such efforts.Smishing Attacks Impersonate USPSThe disclosure follows the emergence of an SMS phishing campaign that employs failed package delivery lures to exclusively target mobile device users by impersonating the United States Postal Service (USPS)."This campaign employs sophisticated social engineering tactics and a never-before-seen means of obfuscation to deliver malicious PDF files designed to steal credentials and compromise sensitive data," Zimperium zLabs researcher Fernando Ortega said in a report published this week.The messages urge recipients to open an accompanying PDF file to update their address to complete the delivery. Present within the PDF document is a "Click Update" button that directs the victim to a USPS phishing web page, where they are asked to enter their mailing address, email address, and phone number.The phishing page is also equipped to capture their payment card details under the guise of a service charge for redelivery. The entered data is then encrypted and transmitted to a remote server under the attacker's control. As many as 20 malicious PDFs and 630 phishing pages have been detected as part of the campaign, indicating a large-scale operation."The PDFs used in this campaign embed clickable links without utilizing the standard /URI tag, making it more challenging to extract URLs during analysis," Ortega noted. "This method enabled known malicious URLs within PDF files to bypass detection by several endpoint security solutions."The activity is a sign that cybercriminals are exploiting security gaps in mobile devices to pull off social engineering attacks that capitalize on users' trust in popular brands and official-looking communications.Similar USPS-themed smishing attacks have also utilized Apple's iMessage to deliver the phishing pages, a technique known to be adopted by a Chinese-speaking threat actor, Smishing Triad.Such messages also cleverly attempt to bypass a safety measure in iMessage that prevents links from being clickable unless the message is from a known sender or from an account to which a user replies. This is accomplished by including a "Please reply to Y" or "Please reply to 1" message in a bid to turn off iMessage's built-in phishing protection.It's worth noting that this approach has been previously associated with a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit named Darcula, which has been used to extensively target postal services like USPS and other established organizations in more than 100 countries."The scammers have constructed this attack relatively well, which is probably why it's being seen so often in the wild," Huntress researcher Truman Kain said. "The simple truth is it's working."Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE
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  • Fantasian Neo Dimension Receives New Switch Update, Here's What's Included
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    Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube795kWatch on YouTube Following its launch last December, the Final Fantasy creator's JRPG love letter FANTASIAN Neo Dimension has now received an update for the Switch and multiple other platforms.Although there's no new content, this latest patch does make some notable changes to provide a "smoother and more enjoyable gameplay experience". Here's the full rundown, courtesy of Square Enix's official website:Fantasia Neo Dimension Update - January 31st, 2025We have released a patch update to provide a smoother and more enjoyable gameplay experience. This update includes improvements to camera adjustment and controls, and a new feature related to difficulty settings.Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Steam ChangesAdjustments to movement control with the analogue stick when the camera shifts during field movement.Vibration option has been added to settings, allowing controller vibration settings to be changed.Camera Interpolation Time option has been added to settings, allowing the speed at which the camera rotates when moving through the field to be adjusted.For a second or subsequent playthrough, Custom Difficulty can now be selected from the difficulty options.The length of time required to press and hold down the Fast Forward or Skip button has been reduced. Bug fixesThe following issues have been fixed.PlayStation5 versionWhen certain conditions were met, the controller would sometimes stop accepting input.When certain conditions were met, the game would sometimes close without warning.If you haven't already tried out this game, you can always check out the free demo, available to download now from the Switch eShop. This demo will allow you to carry over any save data to the full game, if you do decide to purchase it. Dimengeon diversSave data will carry over to the full gameUpdate: He's apparently working on "part two" of his farewell noteHave you tried out this update yet? How about this game? Let us know in the comments.[source square-enix-games.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:00 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related Articles69 Games You Should Pick Up In Nintendo's 'Supercharge' eShop Sale (North America)Every game we scored 9/10 or higherNintendo Expands Switch Online's SNES Library With Three More TitlesIncluding a special Super Famicom release...Opinion: My Daughter Made Me Realise That Mario Wonder's Difficulty Options Need WorkYoshi or Nabbit, make your choiceReview: ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom In The Mist (Switch) - An Incredibly Polished, Downbeat MetroidvaniaOne that shouldn't be mist
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  • Mistral board member and a16z VC Anjney Midha says DeepSeek wont stop AIs GPU hunger
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    Andreessen Horowitz general partner and Mistral board member Anjney Anj Midha first spied DeepSeeks jaw-dropping performance six months ago, he tells TechCrunch.Thats when DeepSeek introduced Coder V2, which rivaled OpenAIs GPT4-Turbo for coding-specific tasks, according to a paper it released last year. This put DeepSeek on a path to release improved models every couple of months right through R1, he said. R1 is its new open source reasoning model that has upended the tech industry for offering industry standard performance at a fraction of the cost.Despite the sell-off of Nvidias stock, Midha says R1 doesnt mean that AI foundational models will stop spending billions to gobble GPU chips and build more data centers as fast as they can.It means they will do more with the compute power they can obtain.When people are like, okay Anj, Mistral has raised a billion dollars, he says. Does DeepSeek mean that all that billion dollars is completely unnecessary? No, actually, its extraordinarily valuable for them to be able to look at DeepSeeks efficiency improvements, internalize them, and then throw a billion dollars at it.He adds, Now we can get 10 times more output from the same compute.That doesnt mean Mistral is hopelessly behind rivals OpenAI and Anthropic, he argues. Each of them have raised many more billions than Mistral. OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise another jaw-dropping $40 billion.Mistral remains competitive with them because its open source, he says. And his logic does have merit. Open source gives a company access to essentially free technical labor from those who want to help because they use the project. Closed source rivals guard their secrets and have to pay for all the labor as well as compute power.You dont need $20 billion. You just need more compute than any other open source model app. So Mistral is positioned [well]. They have the most compute of any open source provider, Midhasaid of his portfolio company.Facebooks Llama, the largest Western open source AI model rival to Mistral, will also get plenty more investment. CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said hes still planning to spend hundreds of billions of dollars overall on AI. That includes $60 billion in 2025 on capital expenditures, mostly data centers.Midha, who is also a board member for AI image generator Black Forest Labs and 3D model maker Luma (and an angel in AI outfits Anthropic, ElevenLabs, and others) has another reason why he doesnt see AIs hunger for GPUs abating anytime soon.Hes the leader of a16zs Oxygen program. GPUs, particularly Nvidias state-of-the-art H100s, have become such a scarce commodity that the VC firm took matters into its own hands about a year and a half ago. It bought a bunch of them for its portfolio companies to use.Oxygen is overbooked right now. I cant allocate enough, Midha laughs. Not only do his startups need GPUs for AI model training, but then they need even more to run their ongoing AI products for customers.Now theres this insatiable demand for inference, for the consumption, he explains.Thats also why he thinks DeepSeeks engineering breakthroughs wont change Stargate, either. Thats OpenAIs big $500 billion partnership announced earlier this month with SoftBank and Oracle for AI data centers.The major change DeepSeek ushers in is recognition by nation states that AI is the next foundational infrastructure, like electricity and the internet. Midha wants them to consider infrastructure independence, as he calls it. Do they want to rely on Chinese models, with its censorship and claws in their data? Or do they want Western models that follow Western laws and ethics and abide by NATO agreements?Hes obviously advocating for Western nations using Western models, like his Paris-based Mistral. Hundreds of companies share that concern and have already blocked DeepSeek, which is both a consumer app service and an open source model.Not everyone buys into that fear of Chinese open source models. Companies can run them locally in their own data centers. And DeepSeek is already available as a secure cloud service from American companies like Microsoft Azure Foundry, so developers dont have to use DeepSeeks cloud service.In fact, Intels former CEO, Pat Gelsinger someone well familiar with China told TechCrunch that his startup Gloo, is building AI chat services on their own version of DeepSeek R1 instead of choices like Llama or OpenAI.But if anyone wants to ditch their data center plans in light of DeepSeek, Midra laughs and has a request: If you have extra GPUs, please send them to Anj.TechCrunch has an AI-focused newsletter!Sign up hereto get it in your inbox every Wednesday.
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  • Todays NYT Mini Crossword Clues And Answers For Saturday, February 1
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    Mini CrosswordNYTIn case you missed Fridays NYT Mini, you can find the answers here:The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles are sometimes larger, especially on Saturdays.Unlike its larger sibling, the NYT Mini crossword is free to play on the New York Times website or NYT Games app. However, youll need an NYT Games subscription to access previous puzzles in the archives.The NYT Mini is a fun daily distraction that usually takes no time at all. I try to beat the standard weekday grid in less than a minute. But sometimes I can't quite figure out one or two clues and need to reveal the answer.To help you avoid doing that, here are the NYT Mini Crossword answers (spoilers lie ahead, of course):MORE FOR YOUNYT Mini Crossword Clues And AnswersACROSS1) Computing platform? - DESK 5) Campanelle is a bell-shaped variety of this - PASTA 6) Daly of "Today" - CARSON 7) Kickstarter supporters - BACKERS 8) Landlocked neighbor of Georgia and Azerbaijan - ARMENIA 9) Sneaks a peek - GLANCES 10) Had a feeling about SENSEDDOWN1) Grows dim - DARKENS 2) Magazine whose 50th anniversary issue featured Naomi Campbell on the cover - ESSENCE 3) Legendary, as ones past - STORIED 4) State school whose students chant "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!" - KANSAS 5) Pellet-chomping arcade character - PACMAN 6) Eric ___, author of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" - CARLE 7) Items strapped to a golf cart - BAGMiniNYTYou do not often see too many Mini puzzles with this many seven latter words, which makes this not all that mini at all. That said, I didnt think this was the hardest one weve seen of this size, as clues like PACMAN and PASTA and BACKERS were easy to get, I thought. ARMENIA tests your geography knowledge and KANSAS your school spirit. Two minutes or so for me today, how did you do?Follow me , and .Pick up my sci-fi novels the and
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  • Todays Wordle #1323 Hints, Clues And Answer For Saturday, February 1st
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    How to solve today's Wordle.SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesLooking for Fridays Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here:February is here and boy did it come quickly! January was gone in the blink of an eye, and February is much shorter. Itll be over before you know, and then on to March and spring (though this winter has felt like spring) and on and on we go. Where it stops nobody knows.Lets solve the very first Wordle of February!How To Solve Todays WordleThe Hint: Fastener.The Clue: This Wordle contains a 4-point Scrabble letter.Okay, spoilers below!...The Answer:Today's WordleScreenshot: Erik KainWordle AnalysisEvery day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here. A tough word that I got with some lucky guesses today. CRATEa slight variation on Wordle Bots beloved CRANEleft me with just 52 words. REFIT slashed that number down to just one: RIVET for the win! Huzzah!Competitive Wordle ScoreToday's WordleScreenshot: Erik KainPlay Puzzles & Games on ForbesCRATE was definitely better than CRANE today. I get 1 point for guessing in three and 1 more for beating the Bot. 2 for me! Huzzah again!How To Play Competitive WordleGuessing in 1 is worth 3 points; guessing in 2 is worth 2 points; guessing in 3 is worth 1 point; guessing in 4 is worth 0 points; guessing in 5 is -1 points; guessing in 6 is -2 points and missing the Wordle is -3 points.If you beat your opponent you get 1 point. If you tie, you get 0 points. And if you lose to your opponent, you get -1 point. Add it up to get your score. Keep a daily running score or just play for a new score each day.Fridays are 2XP, meaning you double your pointspositive or negative.You can keep a running tally or just play day-by-day. Enjoy!Todays Wordle EtymologyThe word rivet comes from the Old French riveter (circa 14th century), meaning "to clinch or fasten," which is derived from rivet (noun), referring to a small metal pin or bolt. This, in turn, likely comes from the Old French river meaning "to fix, fasten, attach." The ultimate origin is uncertain but may be related to the Latin ripa ("bank, shore") in the sense of securing or fixing something in place.Let me know how you fared with your Wordle today on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog where I write about games, TV shows and movies when Im not writing puzzle guides. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
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  • 7 2025 movies we cant wait to see in IMAX, ranked
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    Table of ContentsTable of Contents7. Wicked: For Good6. The Fantastic Four: First Steps5. Jurassic World Rebirth4. Sinners3. Superman2. Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning1. Avatar: Fire and AshNot every movie is meant to play on the biggest screens available, but thats never stopped Hollywood studios from trying to line up as many IMAX theaters as possible for their top releases. The real test of a great IMAX movie isnt if it has the theaters; its whether the film can fully utilize the greater canvas and become more than just an average-looking flick on a bigger screen.Looking ahead to the rest of this year, there are seven 2025 movies that we cant wait to see in IMAX. Three of them are coming out in July since summer tends to have the big blockbusters. But our pick for No. 1 is coming near the end of 2025. When you consider the track record of the films director, its easy to see why we believe it will be the best IMAX movie of the year.Recommended VideosRelease date: November 21Almost everyone knew that the Wicked adaptation was going to be big, but who could have predicted that it would nab $717.9 million worldwide and become one of the top box-office hits of the year? This Wizard of Oz Broadway prequel had dazzling visuals that filled up the screen as it told the tale of the future Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), and her unlikely friendship with Glinda Upland (Ariana Grande).But now that we know what to expect from director Jon M. Chus Wicked: For Good, that easily makes it one of the most-anticipated IMAX titles of 2025. If Chu and his collaborators were able to go big in the first film, then theyll defy gravity yet again for the sequel.Marvel StudiosRelease date: July 25There are three Marvel Studios films coming in 2025, and no offense to Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts, but The Fantastic Four: First Steps is the one that excites us, even though there has yet to be a trailer. Everything we know about this film suggests that it will take place in its own corner of the MCU with a retro-futuristic take on the 1960s and the first real depiction of the Fantastic Fours planet-eating adversary, Galactus (Ralph Ineson). Casting Julia Garner as a female Silver Surfer has been contentious among some fans, but were eager to see how she looks on screen.The Fantastic Four in the comics are all about sci-fi adventures that go beyond standard superhero fare, and this film also has a great cast, including The Mandalorians Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Mark my words: This will be the Marvel movie to watch in 2025.Universal PicturesRelease date: July 2Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is one of the best Star Wars films of Lucasfilms Disney era, and the director of that film, Gareth Edwards, is making the leap to another sci-fi franchise with Jurassic World Rebirth. Edwards is bringing in a hell of a cast for this film with Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, and Rupert Friend in the leading roles.So far, Universal hasnt shared any extended looks at this film, but few things play better on IMAX screens than CGI dinosaurs attacking humans who were dumb enough to get anywhere near them. Story details for the film are also scarce, but we know it takes place five years after Jurassic World Dominion, and the worlds no longer very welcoming to dinosaurs.Warner Bros. PicturesRelease date: April 18Sinners is the dark horse choice for this list, but Ryan Coogler the director of Marvels Black Panther movies shot this film with IMAX cameras, so were expecting some eye-popping visuals in this period horror film.Michael B. Jordan is leading the cast in a dual role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack, who somehow end up fighting for their lives against vampires, including a bloodsucker named Mary (Hailee Steinfeld). So many modern IMAX films are either sci-fi or superhero-related. Its refreshing to see a horror film take advantage of the medium.Warner Bros. Pictures/DC / Warner Bros. Pictures/DCRelease date: July 11In James Gunn we trust. Even during Marvel Studios troubled period, the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the two films that came before it proved that he was a master of marrying spectacle with affecting emotional stories. Thats exactly the approach that Superman needs to take.This is a completely fresh start for the live-action DC movies, with a new Superman played by David Corenswet a new Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan), and a world of superheroes from the start. This movie even has the live-action debut of Supermans super canine, Krypto. Out of all of the superhero films of 2025, this is the one we expect to soar the highest when it reaches IMAX screens.Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning | Teaser Trailer (2025 Movie) - Tom CruiseRelease date: May 23In case you hadnt noticed, the combination of writer and director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise has transformed the last three Mission: Impossible films into high-caliber action flicks that are practically events unto themselves. Cruise even insists on filming several of the most dangerous stunts himself, which is one of the reasons these films look so good on the biggest screens.Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning is supposedly the last time out for Cruises Ethan Hunt as he searches for a way to neutralize the A.I. known as the Entity. Count on this to be jaw-dropping in IMAX, because McQuarrie and Cruise have always topped themselves before. And we fully expect that history will repeat itself in 2025.20th Century StudiosRelease date: December 19Surely you didnt forget about James Camerons Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in his Avatar series. If you have, its probably because Avatar: The Way of Water came out just over two years ago, an eternity for a franchise. Not everyone loves the Avatar films stories, but few could ever argue against the beautifully rendered visuals Cameron and his special effects artists bring to life on the screen. Their vision of Pandora is a very convincing alien world, and wed go back to the biggest IMAX screens just to appreciate those details.Cameron is also one of the few filmmakers who effectively utilizes 3D effects without slipping into gimmicky shots and features. Bet against Cameron at your peril. Between the first two Avatar films and Titanic, Cameron has three of the highest-grossing movies of all time. If Fire and Ash continues the trend of Camerons stunning visuals, then we fully expect this movie will be a monster hit as well.
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  • The Manhattan Project Was Secret. Should Americas AI Work Be Too?
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    DeepSeek is supercharging the debate over how much companies should share their AI knowledge.
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  • Sam Altman says OpenAI will embrace two new AI approaches, one from DeepSeek and another from Meta
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    DeepSeek's powerful, cheap AI models have taken the tech world by storm.Altman said OpenAI will embrace one of DeepSeek's popular approaches.The CEO said OpenAI has "been on the wrong side of history" when it comes to model weights.When rivals take a different approach and succeed, it sometimes pays to change course. This is what Sam Altman said OpenAI will do, according to a Reddit AMA session on Friday. The discussion touched on several AI topics, but in particular Altman was asked about DeepSeek, which has taken the tech world by storm after rolling out top-performing AI models that are relatively cheap to use. One Reddit user asked if OpenAI could show "all of the thinking tokens." This refers to the chain of thought that new "reasoning" AI models use to break tasks into smaller steps similar to how humans think through complex challenges. OpenAI's o1 and o3 models use this reasoning approach, however they don't show any of the intermediate thinking steps to users, and instead just show the final answer. DeepSeek's reasoning models, such as its R1 offering, show every step to users. When Business Insider demoed DeepSeek with the Chinese lab's DeepThink setting, it shared about 16 pages of mathematical steps before providing the correct answer to a tough question. On Friday, Altman said OpenAI would follow DeepSeek's approach. "Yeah we are gonna show a much more helpful and detailed version of this, soon. Credit to R1 for updating us," he wrote. Open-source and open weightsMeta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has said the biggest takeaway from DeepSeek's success is the value of open-source AI models versus proprietary ones. Meta's Llama models are mostly open-source, letting anyone access important details such as weights and parameters for free. Sharing the inner-workings of models like this allows other developers and many companies to customize these models for their own use. Despite its name, OpenAI has taken a more closed approach to AI development so far. Most of its models are proprietary and the startup charges for access. During the Reddit AMA on Friday, Altman was asked if OpenAI would consider releasing some of its model weights, and publishing some research."Yes, we are discussing. I personally think we have been on the wrong side of history here and need to figure out a different open source strategy; not everyone at OpenAI shares this view, and it's also not our current highest priority," Altman replied. Do you work at Meta? Contact this reporter from a nonwork email and device at pdixit@insider.com or pranavdixit@protonmail.com. You can also reach him securely via Signal at +1408-905-9124. Your identity will be protected.
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  • The Severance Self-Help Book Is Now Available for Real-Life Inspiration
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    By Cheryl Eddy Published January 31, 2025 | Comments (0) | Mr. Milchick (Trammell Tillman) pages through Ricken's book. Apple TV+ Been feeling a little lost lately, and in need of a new, authoritative voice on self-help that walks a very thin line between semi-profound insights and unvarnished New Age bullshit? Time to pick up a copy of The You You Are, written by Dr. Ricken Halepretentious but good-hearted brother-in-law of Mark Scout, the main character on Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller Severance. While the book was an in-universe plot device in season one (and if youve seen todays episode, you know its got a new part to play in season two), its now getting an actual, real-world release. The catch is that its not going to be a physical copy that you can leave on someones icy doorstep, or reluctantly share with someone named Rebeck at an author reading, or accidentally abandon in a conference room, or secretly read over and over while youre supposed to be handling your Macrodata Refinement duties. As Variety notes, your options for (full title) The You You Are: A Spiritual Biography by (full name) Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD are a digital download or an audiobook narrated by actor Michael Chernus, who plays Ricken to pompous perfection on the show. The book is only 39 pages, but it is free, so while you might not get full Ricken philosophical immersion, this is still a very fun idea. Heres what Apple Books says in its faux promo copy for The You You Are: Are you ready to meet the person who truly makes you You: You? In his quinquennial tome, Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD guides You on a brave journey of self-learnedness. Fertile with mind-engorging insights,The You You Areis an invitation to merge with your true You, and expel from your essence the dead-eyed conventionalism that has defined your life since infancy.For the first time ever, Dr. Rickens luminous writings are available in digital format, only on Apple Books. Though librarians strongly urge reading his complete oeuvre, this ebookfeaturing the inaugural eight chapters from The You You Areis sure to tickle both the completist and the layman. In addition, enjoy an exclusive letter of apology from the author himself, addressed to none other than YOU. New episodes of Severance arrive Fridays on Apple TV+. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, whats next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Germain Lussier Published January 31, 2025 James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Published January 29, 2025 By Germain Lussier Published January 24, 2025 James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson Published January 22, 2025 By Cheryl Eddy Published January 21, 2025 By Cheryl Eddy Published January 21, 2025
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